The spiritual sequel to 2015's Until Dawn, The Quarry is best described as an interactive animated horror film. As the player you make decisions (some of which involve a timer or quick-time event) that affects if certain characters live or die.
Like its predecessor this game is best experienced going in blind, so I won't comment on the narrative or specific characters. I'll just say that I thought The Quarry's mix of classic tropes and genuinely creepy atmosphere work really well. Some of the dialogue is a little too quippy, but part of me suspects that was done purposely. The cast is also phenomenal. There are no weak links but Siobhan Williams and Ted Raimi in particular put in stellar performances. I enjoyed The Quarry. But there've been no real quality of life innovations in the seven years between games. This means the strengths are still here, but The Quarry still shares the same major flaws Until Dawn had: Your character walks at a snail's pace and all cutscenes are unskippable. I understand that this game is trying to slowly build feelings of fear and anxiety, but I think improved speed features would be a fair reward for completing the game once. The game tries to remedy things with a "movie mode" that allows you to select different personalities for different characters, then watch the game play itself. But that just isn't satisfying for me. It sucks because narratively I'm definitely curious about how some scenarios would've turned out if I'd made a different choice. But I'll probably just watch them on youtube.
The Quarry is a fun spooky experience that doesn't respect the player's time. I'd recommend it if you really liked Until Dawn. Just don't pay full price, this game goes on sale all the time.
Like its predecessor this game is best experienced going in blind, so I won't comment on the narrative or specific characters. I'll just say that I thought The Quarry's mix of classic tropes and genuinely creepy atmosphere work really well. Some of the dialogue is a little too quippy, but part of me suspects that was done purposely. The cast is also phenomenal. There are no weak links but Siobhan Williams and Ted Raimi in particular put in stellar performances. I enjoyed The Quarry. But there've been no real quality of life innovations in the seven years between games. This means the strengths are still here, but The Quarry still shares the same major flaws Until Dawn had: Your character walks at a snail's pace and all cutscenes are unskippable. I understand that this game is trying to slowly build feelings of fear and anxiety, but I think improved speed features would be a fair reward for completing the game once. The game tries to remedy things with a "movie mode" that allows you to select different personalities for different characters, then watch the game play itself. But that just isn't satisfying for me. It sucks because narratively I'm definitely curious about how some scenarios would've turned out if I'd made a different choice. But I'll probably just watch them on youtube.
The Quarry is a fun spooky experience that doesn't respect the player's time. I'd recommend it if you really liked Until Dawn. Just don't pay full price, this game goes on sale all the time.