In the last scene of the Teacher, she is shown to have a passion for piano music, playing the piano beautifully and even twisting her neck to a particular note. She also slightly bobs her head left and right when she walks. She appears to be quite lazy, taking heavy, lumbering steps and quickly assuming that a noise was a coincidence, even if it is clearly not the case.
When she is truly idle, however, aspects of the Teacher seem almost human. The Teacher is perceptive and can not be fooled for long, as shown in the rafters scene and with the capture of the Fat Kid. The Teacher seems to be well aware that her presence unnerves children and acts in a deliberately unsettling way to put them on edge, as seen with the Fat Kid. She is extremely faithful to her work, teaching the class of Bullies (despite them apparently neither learning nor caring about what she teaches), punishing anyone who disturbs the environment of the School, and preparing biology presentations. The sadistic Teacher, as her alias implies, loves inflicting fear in her underlings and imposing that she demands constant obedience. Like the other characters in the franchise, the Teacher does not talk and her personality is shown through her actions. The Teacher also appears to have a very strong skull that it can bend down metals, as demonstrated when she chases Mono in the vents. Her most striking trait, however, is her neck- when she spots troublemakers from afar, The Teacher can stretch her neck by several meters, able to bend and flex it like a snake to move around obstacles and reach faraway targets. Her head is massive compared to the rest of her body, with baggy eyes, graying black hair, and a wrinkled mouth stuck in a permanent smug grin. The Teacher is a relatively large monster, with a height of about four times that of Mono and Six's. The Teacher is an elderly, slim woman who dresses similar to school teachers from the 1910s, with a gray skirt, a beige buttoned-up shirt, white socks, and black Mary Janes. In her domain, children should be seen and not heard, and if one should be heard, they will never be seen again. Misbehavior will not be tolerated in The Teacher's classroom, and nothing escapes her cold, twisted gaze.
Her class is full of well - behaved children. 10.4 Concept Art, Models, and Pre-Launch ImagesĪn educator with an unusual ability to detect troublemakers.The game is set to launch on February 11, 2021.
We played a preview build of Little Nightmares II on PC (Ryzen 7 3700X, 32 GB RAM, RTX 2070). So far, Little Nightmares 2 appears to be a very promising sequel and I look forward to seeing everything come together in the complete package. In this second preview, I encountered two terrifying monster characters that delivered on everything I loved about the creatures found in the original game. In the first preview, I got to check out the improved gameplay mechanics and spruced-up presentation. Good timing is required to dispatch these pesky hollow-headed kids. The teacher is accompanied by violent students who will strangle Mono at any opportunity, forcing the player to use heavy melee weapons for defense. Navigating around her requires stealth, though this often ends with quick sprints to the exit. Ever.Īfter being a little disappointed that there were no grotesque beasties in the levels I previewed back in October, I’m now sorry I complained, as the teacher monster in the game’s second level is just the absolute worst.Īrmed with a very, very long neck and sharp teeth, encounters with the creepy teacher are always horrifying.
Lore-lovers will appreciate the symbolism seen throughout this level and I’m looking forward to finally playing through the whole thing and piecing all of the clues together.Īfter the intense encounter in the woods, Mono and their companion come across a built-up city area, where they enter a school. Though it takes a while for the main monster to appear, his eventual introduction quickly ramps up the action as Mono and their newfound friend attempt to escape. There are steep drops and lethal beartraps to avoid, both of which teach brutal lessons. Rather than have a nice and easy tutorial section, Little Nightmares 2 chucks the player in at the deep end when navigating the deadly woods. Thankfully, there are a generous number of checkpoints and load times were fast on my PC’s SSD, so the lessons didn’t feel too harsh. This is a game that expects you to die tens of times throughout a playthrough, with horrible tricks and traps around every corner ready to end protagonist Mono and punish the player. As mentioned in my initial preview, Little Nightmares 2 is one of those games that teach through failure.