![]() It’s still intense, and the stakes seem very high, but it’s grounded a bit closer to reality. It certainly wasn’t unwelcome at the time, but Labyrinths pulls it back a bit for the ending. They might also remember it got a little too ‘Hollywood’ in terms of the stakes. Players of the original Hacknet might remember the end-game, and how intense things got. That’s easy enough, but adds another complex tool to the mix, later down the road. At one point, you’re tasked with performing some deep forensics on some already provided memory dumps, to find clues as to some people who have some stuff. ![]() In a game where you’re illegal exploits are being traced, setting a time limit on your access of a system, a port cracking program that requires other ports to be opened adds a level of complexity that helps heighten the tension of even the most mundane job.Īnd then you get introduced to the Memory Forensics tool. But it’s more interesting than complicated. That might sound complicated - and it is, a little bit. You need to gain access to a different port first, then designate which port you want to open, then designate which already opened port you want to use to do it. The SSL trojan works slightly differently. Any other tools, you just type the first few letters and hit Tab to auto-fill the program name, type out the port number, and hit enter to get it going. Instead of using it the way every other tool works, it’s notched up slightly in difficulty. One in particular stands out - the SSL trojan. Some are twists on tools from the main game, and some are brand new, made just for the expansion. You’re then set up with a new set of port-cracking tools for all your hacking needs. You can’t really interact with it, but the chat and the few occupants within serves as a method of dishing out constant story nuggets. Your email server icon is taken away - you’re in a whole other place, basically - and instead you’re presented with a ‘live’ chat. As you beat The Kaguya Trials and get properly into the expansion, your whole interface changes. I wanted to see how it would handle things.Īs it turns out, it handles it well. At the earliest point you can accept it, you haven’t even gotten a full compliment of hacking tools. It’s all gravy.’ Me, being me, accepted the mission straight away. ‘This is gonna be a thing’, it basically says. A ‘point of no return’ similar to what you might see when you close in on the end of other games. ![]() ![]() Taking the mission hits you with a stop-gap message. Do the thing, finish the mission, get more story, repeat. All of the other tasks you’ve been doing at this point are one-offs. Not a *lot* - you basically get through the tutorial and a few easy missions, when you’re presented with The Kaguya Trials mission. Hacknet Labyrinths is accessible from most of the game, but starting fresh you need to do a bit of legwork. If you aren’t sure what that means, check out my original review from way back. We’re here to talk about Labyrinths, the DLC expansion. Something about the perfect blend of herbs and spices j– no, wait. Hacknet is still at the top of the list for my tastes, though. There were more technical hackers, and SINCE then more hacking style games have come out. There was Uplink, of course, but other than that, it was basically a vast and empty field. Back then, there just weren’t a lot of ‘Hollywood’ style hacking games. In 2015 I zoned in on Hacknet in a big way.
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