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<pclass="img-text">Epistory has moody and interesting scenery like the Forest,<br>and some long words to type here and there!</p>
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A quirky and fun game mechanic is the four different types of magic you can use. If you type 'ice' your words will freeze monsters to buy you time. Fire magic burns away the next word of the monster, which can be a huge help when there are lots of two-word monsters approaching! There's also wind and spark magic, which I'll let you discover for yourself. Some monsters and obstacles require a specific type of magic.
<pclass="img-text">A busy moment on the Island arena gets the combo meter going.<br>Note the fire-only monster near the top.</p>
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All menu options can be typed and movement is done with home-position keys so you don't have to mouse at all while playing – that's pleasant. If you're overwhelmed at any point, you won't lose lives but respawn without any punishment to try again. As an around 80 WPM typist, I mastered the top difficulty (Insane) so on my second run-through I set that instead of using the adaptive difficulty setting. Both gave about the same result, I think.
All menu options can be typed and movement is done with home-position keys so you don't have to mouse at all while playing; that's pleasant. If you're overwhelmed at any point, you won't lose lives but respawn without any punishment to try again. As an around 80 WPM typist, I mastered the top difficulty (Insane) so on my second run-through I set that instead of using the adaptive difficulty setting. The result was very similar, I think.
<ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Typing_of_the_Dead"><b>The Typing of the Dead</b></a> is a weird and wonderful thing:
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<ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Typing_of_the_Dead">The Typing of the Dead</a> is a weird and wonderful thing:
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The 1998 SEGA rail shooter arcade game <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Dead_2">House of the Dead 2</a> and
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its 2009 successor <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Dead:_Overkill">Overkill</a> converted into typing games! Heh. So much fun.
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The conversion is quite faithful, but with extra silly elements added – particularly in the first game. Zombies will often throw or wield kitchen utensils instead of knives and axes, and the main characters have their guns replaced with a SEGA Dreamcast console with a huge dry-cell battery strapped on their back as well as a SEGA keyboard before them.
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The conversion is quite faithful, but with extra silly elements added – particularly in the first game.
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Zombies will often throw or wield kitchen utensils instead of knives and axes, and the main characters have their guns replaced with a
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SEGA Dreamcast console sporting a huge dry-cell battery strapped on their backs as well as a keyboard before them.
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The original is still lying about and considered abandonware, so if you're interested you may give it a spin of the barrel.
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The original's drills can be downright handy for practising a particular aspect of your typing. There are exercises focused on typing speed, accuracy, reaction and special keys.
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There's even a typing tutorial (QWERTY-based but still quite useful).
<pclass="img-text">In <b>The Typing of the Dead</b>, you'll meet various challenges such as the Tower boss. Type in the right answer to defeat it.</p>
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The second installment, <ahref="http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/"><b>The Typing of the Dead: Overkill</b></a> is available on Steam, optionally bundled with several add-on dictionaries. It has more shine, but only three extra minigame modes.
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And I have a feeling that it's managed the nigh-impossible task of being even cheesier than the original. Beware!
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The newer installment <ahref="http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/"><b>The Typing of the Dead: Overkill</b></a> is available on Steam, optionally bundled with several add-on dictionaries.
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It has more shine, but only three extra minigame modes.
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And ... I have a feeling that it's managed the nigh-impossible task of being even cheesier than the original. Beware!
<pclass="img-text"><b>The Typing of the Dead: Overkill</b> has hi-res sound & graphics, and custom dictionaries such as this Shakespeare one!</p>
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<pclass="img-text"><b>The Typing of the Dead: Overkill</b> has hi-res sound & graphics, and custom dictionaries such as this Shakespeare one!</p>
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For the record: I like both. The original is what I've gone to for basic typing training, though. And the second one is sometimes a little too hard for casual play – but well worth it!
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As much as I like and enjoy both, I play mostly the new one now. The original is what I've gone to for basic typing training, though.
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And Overkill can sometimes be a little too hard for casual play – but it's well worth it!
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<p><span>More TotD info and downloads:</span></p>
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<p><span>TTotD info and downloads:</span></p>
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<h4>TotD 2000</h4>
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See MyAbandonware's <ahref="https://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-typing-of-the-dead-bee"><b>The Typing of the Dead 2000</b></a> page (free Windows version).
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See MyAbandonware's <ahref="https://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-typing-of-the-dead-bee"><b>The Typing of the Dead 2000 page</b></a> (free Windows version).
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After unpacking the .rar file there's an install.exe and then a setup.bat you should run to unpack sounds.
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See Steam's <ahref="http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/"><b>The Typing of the Dead: Overkill</b></a> page.
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See Steam's <ahref="http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/"><b>The Typing of the Dead: Overkill page</b></a>.
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On my aging Lenovo laptop, the game simply wouldn't run: It'd barely start before crashing to the desktop.
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What worked for me in the end was simply renaming the game's executable file from 'HOTD_NG.exe' to 'HOTD_NG-safemode.exe'. It works, yay!
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The Steam menu couldn't find the executable after this, but I could just run the .exe manually from its directory and make a link to it.
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Later on I got a new Windows 11 laptop, and now it just works without any worries. Yay!
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To make this method work with the Steam menu, Steam needs to still find the original executable. For this purpose, you can try making a Symlink.<br>
This is a really good and actively developed horror typing game and so I heartily echo <ahref="https://nichegamer.com/reviews/blood-typers-review/">the praise it receives</a>.
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In addition to typing fast and accurately, you'll have to stay composed and tactical under the onslaught of hellish hordes. Gory fun!
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<br><imgalt="Blood Typers character selection" src="res/div/TypingGames/BloodTypers_1.jpg" />
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<pclass="img-text">Select one of this quirky film crew to be your hero. Your friends, if available, can select theirs.</p>
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You can bring different characters, use a variety of found weapons and make beneficial dishes from foodstuffs.
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All while fighting baddies and trying to find the means of escape.
There are several other <ahref="https://store.steampowered.com/category/typing/">typing games and other programs on Steam</a> and around the internet in general, so do snoop around!
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<ahref="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3450/Typer_Shark_Deluxe/"><b>Typer Shark Deluxe</b></a> is a fun game I used to play a lot. You type increasingly difficult words to zap sharks that are out to get you.
<pclass="img-text">The Abyss is endless, and these tiger sharks take three hits each. Good luck!</p>
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The <ahref="https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1809/CAPSLOCKDAY_Bundle/"><b>CAPSLOCKDAY</b></a> Steam bundle is for those who want to try out what's around. It's a bunch of more or less typing related games at a somewhat friendlier price, but if you aren't interested in all you might as well buy just the ones you want. I tried them out, and had fun with most but not all of them.
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