DeceasedCrab plays Trilby: The Art of Theft - Part 1 of 8

Well, since the Chzo Mythos is all wrapped up, it's time to check out a slightly stand-alone game where instead of dealing with an evil pain elemental and other macabre things, we go back to 1991 - a few years before the Chzo Mythos series - and see Trilby in his real element.

Workshop

The two icons on the upper-right are the ones you'll need to understand and understand quickly. When the light bulb is on, you're in full light. When it's dark, you're in either medium light or in low light. This is where the eye icon comes in. If it's red, you can still be seen. If it's green, congratulations. You're in low light and invisible to any cameras and guards.

The computer on the lower-right end of the tutorial level will tell you if you're doing it right. Just press X to hug the wall, and press X again to stop hugging it.

Cameras can see you in full light even if you hug a wall.

Press the Space Bar when you're under a thin platform to use the umbrella as a grappling hook, and launch yourself up a level. Hold Down on the Arrow Keys and press Space to go down.

Press up in front of an electric control box and you'll be able to open it up. Use the Arrow Keys to choose which wire to cut, and press either X or the Space Bar to cut it. Cut the green wire here, and remember - if you cut the wrong wire, you'll set off an alarm.

Hold Down and press X to crouch. From here, you can crawl underneath the fluctuating laser beam.

All vertical beams and most horizontal beams can be avoided by hugging against the wall, with some exceptions.

Press Z to hit someone with a taser if you need to. This will temporarily stun enemies.

Press Up on the Arrow Keys in front of a safe, and press X or the Space Bar to insert the lockpick when the gap is in the center. You'll have to do this twice to open the safe. Cracking safes gives you cash and Reputation Points. You can use the latter to buy upgrades and increase your skills.

To pick locks on doors, use Left and Right to maneuver the lockpick, and press X or the Space Bar to insert it when you're under the gap.

If you see a note on a wall, press Up while in front of it to read it. Here, you'll just get the names of the game testers.

Press Up in front of the desk to save and load games. The wardrobe next to the desk contains other wardrobes that you can wear, but you'll have to unlock them first.

The newspaper stand allows you to see how many Reputation Points you have, and also allows you to upgrade your skills. It also allows you to read your deeds.

Walk into the car to take off. You can also revisit old levels if you want.