

One of the more interesting features is that you can adjust the time of day through an alarm clock.

The setting is highly atmospheric, thanks in large part to the music, which is evocative of the X-Files, and sound, which uses creaking doors, muffled footsteps, and sudden surges of electricity to great effect. That's actually not a bad thing, as the developers have packed the science facility with plenty of interesting details. Unlike 2011's Tomb of the Lost Queen, which had you visiting an ancient tomb and a nearby archeological site, the setting in the Deadly Device is confined to one location. Does this mean smarter people can run an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3? Food for thought. You'll be able to browse the bulletin boards for a Periodic Table of Elements, for instance, or a sign detailing "15 Things You Never Knew About Electricity," with such factoids as your brain has enough power to run a Wii console. The developers have included a nice amount of educational content in the game without it ever feeling forced or heavy handed. You'll pull switches to switch off groups of colored lights, arrange gears to make an elevator work, mix the right amounts of chemicals to create a solution, and more. The facility offers gadgets galore, so the puzzles are more logic-oriented than in previous games. Once again a point-and-click interface is used to navigate your surroundings, with the environment of static screens filled with various objects and items that may or may not be important in your investigation. Renowned scientist Niko Jovic was found electrocuted after tinkering with a Tesla coil, but his death is apparently no accident.Īs with previous adventures in Her Interactive's long-running series, you'll play as Nancy Drew from a first-person perspective as you investigate potential suspects and explore the science facility's various rooms, hallways, and floors. The case has Nancy Drew working undercover at the alliterative "Technology of Tomorrow Today" facility in Colorado Springs.

after her exotic trip to Egypt in 2011's Tomb of the Lost Queen. If you are brave enough to go further, this is his story.Inquisitive investigator Nancy Drew must solve another mystery in The Deadly Device, which returns the titular teen to the U.S. This audiobook is not for the squeamish or weak of heart.

He enjoyed raping, torturing, and killing. But unlike his counterpart, Eyler did not attempt to cover up his crimes with false confessions or lies he was proud of what he’d done, and had readily admitted to his crimes upon capture.
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And when he would be satiated, he would take out his anti-gay sentiments on his victim, usually ending up with the victim dead of stab wounds while bound, and even dismembered.Īnd like transient serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, Eyler literally got away with murder because of his usual MO never or at least very rarely killing in the same area twice. Living this way gave him a wide area to find victims to fulfill his violent sexual needs. He could be found in Greencastle, Indiana, where he worked in a liquor store, a friend's place in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, where he shared his space with not only his lover, but the lover's wife and kids. He had three areas where he worked and played, as well as killed. One of the many serial killers who struggled with the fact that he was homosexual, Larry Eyler was the youngest of four children brought up in Indiana, often beaten by step-fathers and sent to live by his mother with a bunch of other families.Įyler, a house painter and liquor store clerk, stalked the streets of mid-western cities and towns of Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Wisconsin, even though he wasn't a "transient" by any stretch. He even believed in demons, and, considering his actions, might have wanted to be one himself. If there was ever a man that could be considered the personification of evil and cruelty, it was Larry Eyler.
