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It's shorter in scope than Until Dawn but I think there's more ramifications on the story on this one. It was fun, specially playing with friends in movie night mode, but it's a bit restrictive and when you think about it it's basically just a QTE game, and I was never really a fan of QTE. Still, I had a good time with it. Recomended.

I try not to judge a mystery on whether I figure it out before the big reveal, but in this case the reveal was so obvious that I was certain there had to be another twist coming that would make it interesting. Several hours of gameplay later... nope.

I still consider 'Until Dawn' to be one of the best, or maybe even THE best interactive movie / adventure even to this day. So, naturally, I got really hyped when I first heard news of 'The Dark Pictures Anthology', and its first installment, 'Man of Medan', following in the footsteps of 'Until Dawn'.

Even if it could not live up to its predecessor, overall, I wasn’t disappointed in this game. It was exciting, it was scary, sometimes it was even quite challenging. Unfortunately, it’s quite short and there are a few glitches here and there, but as far as I’m concerned, the replay value and co-op mode made up for these shortcomings.

I believe the weakest element in the game is the graphics, especially the facial expressions. Don’t get me wrong, they’re not ugly at all, but compared to 'Until Dawn', that came out four years ago, they look somehow awkward. Still, not bad, just could have been better.

All in all, I highly recommend this to all fans of the genre. Great, budget-priced thrill!

Zugegeben, es ist etwas zu kurz, aber es war in der Zeit trotzdem spannend und es gab viele Schreck Momente. Wie man es von Until Dawn kennt, gibt es auch hier verschiedene Enden. Fehler, die hier in einigen Reviews genannt sind, sind bei mir nicht aufgetreten. Die Bonusinhalte, welche man freispielen muss, sind auch sehr interessant. Bin auf den nächsten Teil "Little Hope" gespannt, hoffe das es dann auch etwas länger ist.

I always wanted to play Until Dawn but lacked a PS4, so I guess this is the next best thing.

Honestly, the horror stories set on a ghost ship have always bored me to death, and I guess this one is no different. I'm very into the "butterfly effect" mechanic and the different outcomes it creates in the story depending on the most minimal details and choices.

I would have rated this game a little bit higher if it weren't for the stupid jumpscares coming at me every 3 minutes, it gets reeeeeaaaaallyyyyy annoying really fast. Also there's cringe dialog here and there.


Great characters! Engaging story. Spooky atmosphere. Played on XBOX Series X

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Very interesting "horror" story Game to play in KOOP. The Multiplayer part is very well integrated and the Game is all in all a good one. The Gameplay is very simple but its more about your decisions in certain situations.

The main thing horror isnt really that good, mostly these parts are jump scares, but you never feel very frightened. The facial expressions are sometimes way over the top and some graphic issues coming along.

Sad is that the game is very short and u cant really connect to the characters.

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Kurzweiliger "Horror"trip der es aber nicht allzu oft schafft wirklich zu gruseln. Optisch ist das ganze hübsch, hat jedoch ein paar Ruckler und FPS Probleme (halten sich aber noch in Grenzen). Schlimmer fand ich die teilweise völlig überzogene Mimik, ist diese aber on Point sieht das schon sehr gut aus.

Haben es Koop gespielt, was wirklich gut umgesetzt wurde und Spaß gemacht hat. Das Spiel ist halt einfach zu kurz, weswegen man kaum eine Charakterbindung herstellt. Steuerungstechnisch kennt man es ja QuickTime und schnelle Entscheidungsfindung.

Da wir uns das Spiel geteilt haben gehen die 15€ in Ordnung.

joguei com o meu amigo e foi um desperdício de tempo

a drudgery that keeps crashing just at the point that anything interesting at all starts to happen.

Primer acercamiento a esta antología tras lo que disfruté de Until Dawn, y debo decir que es fácil ver porqué estos proyectos no han sido tan bien recibidos como el primero si todos son como este.

Su mayor punto fuerte ya estaba en Until Dawn: meterte de lleno en una película de terror con un sistema de desiciones satisfactorio que acaba decidiendo si los personajes viven o mueren. El único añadido a la fórmula es la posibilidad de asignarle personajes específicos a cada jugador ajustando la dificultad cuando lo estás jugando pasando el mando, lo cual está muy guay.

El problema es que la historia de terror que cuenta este juego es muchísimo peor que la de Until Dawn. Personajes aún más manidos, con peores actores, una trama muy muy cliché y un montón de jump scares bartillos. La fórmula sigue funcionando lo suficientemente bien para enganchar (y además es muy corto), pero no he salido para nada tan satisfecho como con el juego anterior del estudio.

É um jogo relativamente com alguns na plataforma, e em certa parte ele deixa de ser assustador ou tão imersivo. O jogo acabou muito abruptamente na minha opinião, e eu acho que muita coisa podia ter sido mais desenvolvida.

No geral, foi uma experiência legal, mas não está a altura de outros jogos baseados em narrativa e escolhas que eu já joguei

I mean the main appeal is obviously playing with a friend and going through the game over and over to see all the outcomes. I played it alone because I've had it on PS5 for a while from PS Plus and I finished it in one sitting, not because it was exciting or really that enjoyable but it was just a very quick game, not for me personally but I see the appeal.

o plotwist no final... que sabor! parece algo tirado de um remake de terror dos anos 2000, so que bem feito e muito assustador. jamais esquecerei daquele susto onde você olha a grade da tubulação e tem um velho puro osso pronto pra te dar um jumpscare, e eu quase me caguei com esse susto, ainda fiquei uns 10min pra me recuperar.

Sorry but Supermassive can't write compelling characters and narrative to save their lives

sorry but this game is laughably bad

saved brad and fliss so i technically win

Pretty lackluster story overall, but it felt good to return to this style of game. The game ran horribly on my console.

Senua! Jack JOYCE! Just kiddin'...
Too good story, scares a bit

It retains the same high production quality of Until Dawn, but every other aspect is disappointing. There are some clunky dialogue and controls, the characters are even more bland and unlikeable than the ones in Until Dawn, it relied too heavily on jumpscares, and the length is disappointingly short. The twist is also too predictable right from the prologue.

Don't really got too much to say here. While I believe the graphics here are real quality, that's pretty much it. The characters were dull, the dialogue was all sorts of choppy, and most of the "horror" bits were just obnoxious jumpscares.

La idea de la antología de juegos de este estilo me encanta, sin embargo, este primero deja ver lo que se sacrifica; enfoque y tiempo de desarrollo. Aún así deja con muchas ganas de más porque en multijugador de sofá con amigos es genial.

Maybe the best of the series, it's all downhill from here.

C un grau bato qui fé peurr


This ghost story won’t break the mould but thanks to its production values it’s a fun experience to be had together with some friends. Quite a few jumpscares too! Looking forward to the other episodes in the anthology.

Fun but not terribly good in retrospect

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O pior Dark Pictures sem dúvidas, e olha que até hoje o máximo que eu joguei foi esse e Little Hope.
Pra ser justo com nota alta que eu dei, todo jogo com amigo fica mais legal.
Esse jogo tem um "plot twist" que eu já sabia pois assisti a série do BRKsEDU no lançamento do game, e mesmo sem assistir a série, o jogo tem uma narrativa que dá raiva pela incompetência de quem dirigiu porcamente o andar da história, porque com a devida atenção, você já descobre o plot twist no começo com algo que poderia ser mostrado como um flashback perto da parte final.
O jogo claramente teve pouco orçamento porque parece que eles tavam sendo forçados com uma arma a fazer um Dark Pictures pra cada ano ou sei lá.
A atuação e a ausência de expressões faciais faz ficar difícil de se identificar ou se importar com algum personagem sequer.
Tem uma parte que é muito boa no jogo que você pode fazer um personagem se separar do grupo e jogar com ele sozinho, que é algo que por si só é impressionante que tenha nesse jogo e seria um ponto muito forte se o resto do game não fosse um chorume.
Realmente uma tristeza e imagino a decepção de quem transicionou de Until Dawn para essa decadência, se estiver querendo um game multiplayer de terror e tiver com dinheiro sobrando, recomendo um Little Hope pois ele fica meio barato nas promoções e é muito superior a esse (não que eu esteja dizendo que ele é muito bom ou algo do tipo).
Man of Medan? Tá mais pra Man of Merda não é não? 😆😆


Foi tudo um sonho do Chinês.

it wasn't bad, it just wasn't good