The Stolen Artifact — Slitterhead Walkthrough

The premise involves a bodiless spirit in Hong Kong who hates Slitterheads, monsters that possess humans and eat brains. You counter this by possessing humans yourself and making them fight.

Combat is primarily melee hack-and-slash. Initially, enemy attacks can stun-lock you, but the combat clicks when you realize the advantage of rapidly body-switching to utilize buffs from newly possessed characters.

Chasing down Slitterheads before they can escape is a key gameplay element, offering a satisfying experience as you intercept them.

Identifying disguised Slitterheads involves a mechanic similar to Siren's sight-jacking, but the repetitive environments and a prominent visual effect pointing to the Slitterhead make this less crucial.

The game features a mission-based structure, alternating between dialogue-heavy conversations and exploring urban levels to complete objectives, often involving chasing or fighting enemies.

The story begins with a clear objective: kill Slitterheads. It introduces a time loop element and then becomes convoluted with shifting alliances and parallel universe plotlines.

The plot centers around 'Rarities,' characters with special upgradable superpowers. The game can halt progress until optional characters are found, even if they have little plot relevance.