Until Dawn was excellent. Man of Medan, not so much. I'm a good sucker for this sort of game, but Man of Medan just doesn't quite deliver. I was a big fan of Detroit, Heavy Rain and Until Dawn, so it seemed to me that Man of Medan was gonna be a slam dunk. But it's easily the worst of those.

The gist is real good. But the execution is a mess. The story is weak and it's a little too fast. The story is both in the way of itself and in a hurry to get it over with. There's not enough time to rest or enough backstory to get attached to the characters like in Until Dawn. There's not enough in the stakes or enough twists like in Heavy Rain or Until Dawn. The subject matter and universe isn't particularly engaging like Detroit: Become Human.

The heart rate minigame kinda felt like bullshit, I also didn't enjoy how often the 'right' choice required not doing anything (nor how quickly and easily it was to figure that out). Also, a pet peeve of mine in all of these games is abundantly present in Man of Medan. I hate when these games force you to slow walk and double back perusing every corner of an area when the pace of the game is picking up so rapid fire. You miss out on all the little secrets and easter eggs if you don't. But you crush the tension and fear when you have to slow plod around the room while your compadres sprint and and holler down the hall.

Ultimately the gameplay in these things is relatively thin. So it has to be crisp. And it's not. Even worse, the story has to be excellent. And it's vey much not. The graphics are still nice, production quality is pretty good. I love the concept of the narrator and the anthology nonsense. But execution is so bad. Dialogue is a mess, story is obvious and rushed. Just a real pity.