Walkthrough

Last Call

It’s last call at the roadhouse. Roundabouts 1:50 AM, time to get one more beer in before you hit the road. Of course, when your girlfriend’s the bartender, the rules can bend a bit in your favor. Tonight, though, no one’s going to stay late...

Feel free to walk around the bar and attempt to use all of the objects that you encounter. The urinals can be flushed, you can plop soap out of the soap dispensers, use the sink, etc. Fun stuff! It’s the most interactive toilet in the history of videogames, and you’ll probably be in it for all of 10 seconds.

When you reach the bar proper, start looking around at your grandfather Enisi and girlfriend, Jen. They, along with the two bikers here, will be who you need to interact with before you can get the game started properly. Keep in mind that the other characters won’t talk to you unless you’re close to them and looking their direction, so if you want to take your time and play some video poker, feel free to do so.

Eventually, the two bikers will get rowdy and refuse to leave the bar at closing time, leaving you with little to do but beat them mercilessly with your wrench. After they’re both on the ground, the aliens will finally attack, sucking you and your family up into the sky...and onto the Sphere.

This all could’ve been avoided if they hadn’t been so blurry.

Escape Velocity

The beginning of this level is a long rail ride into the unknown. You’ve been captured by aliens, that much is sure, but why? And how? And better yet, what are you going to do about it?

You won’t have to wait too long to find out the answer to the last question, as Tommy is freed from his captivity soon after arriving in the Sphere - apparently there are freed slaves wandering the interiors of the area, attempting to set free other captives and...then let them fend for themselves. Even after you manage to get free of your restraining cage, your benefactors won’t be around to help you out, so it’s going to just be you and your wrench against the world.

Fodders

Start heading down the passageway here, killing off the first Fodder enemy that you spot. These little guys have a bite attack, which can deal some damage, but aren’t particularly threatening. Beat the first one down, then either ignore or kill the human nearby. Nothing bad will happen if you decide to whack him with your wrench; you’re in something of a grey zone as far as the law is concerned. You might feel bad, but morality is somewhat mutable in a situation like this.

Anyway, activate the door by pressing the switch nearby. Make your way past the Fodders in your path until you reach another doorway, which you can crawl through to reach the first portal of the game.

It’s worth taking a moment to explain these portals: basically, they’ll let you jump from one area of a level to another instantaneously, without any loading screens or waits. They can be found in numerous areas and in different sizes and shapes. Sometimes they’ll appear out of thin air and appear as yellow or blue circles, but they’ll often be anchored to some kind of doorway or structure, as is the case with the portal here. Portals can usually only be entered from one side, so if you attempt to walk around to the back of the portal, you probably won’t be able to see it. You can look through portals to see your destination, as well, and if you happen to spot an enemy on the other side, feel free to fire away; bullets travel through portals as they normally would.

Yeah...that’s probably not going to feel so good.

So, with all that said, feel free to head through the portal here; you’ll have to crouch and move to the rear of the box to reach it. It leads to another long passageway that branches left and right. Left doesn’t lead anywhere, but taking a right will let you pick up some health from the membranes on the floor. Also take note of the pictures on the wall; it would appear that the aliens know who your relatives are. Perhaps they’re intending to make an example of them?

Anyway, crawl through the portal nearby to reach another area. Use your lighter to see the Fodders in your path, then kill them and move on. You’ll come to a machine that’s apparently used to liquefy humans...a lot of humans. It’ll keep on killing people as long as you stick with it and watch, if you want to gross yourself or your friends out. When you get tired of doing that, move around through the doors, watch Enisi bite it, then move through the portal that opens up to load the next level.