This review contains spoilers
Welp it's spooktober lads so obviously you play or watch something scary. I decided to play until dawn and man does this game do a great at job at being scary. Until dawn is a decision based game that takes place in blackwood mountain and it is divided into 10 chapters.You play as basically every character in the game except for 3 i think so there isn't really an mc. The characters in this game are Chris,Ashley,Emily,Sam,Mike,Josh,Jessica,Matt
Hannah,Beth,Dr. Hill and the stranger. The game introduces some of these characters in a pretty cool and unique way in chapter 1. Basically they have these intros that tell you about their personality and if they have a crush on someone or if their someone's best friend and girlfriend.
Sam is diligent, adventurous, considerate and she's Hannah's best friend.
Chris is humorous, methodical, protective and he has a crush on Ashley.
Jess is trusting, irreverent, confident and she's Mike's new girlfriend.
Emily is resourceful, intelligent, persuasive and she's Mike's ex.
Matt is motivated, ambitious, active and he's Emily's new girlfriend.
Mike is intelligent, persuasive, driven and he's Emily's ex.
Ashley is academic, inquisitive, forthrigh and she has a crush on Chris.
Josh is complex, thoughtful, loving and is Hannah and Beth's brother. Hannah,Beth, Dr. Hill and the stranger are the only ones without these character intros. This game definitely has a great cast. The story was great and interesting enough to keep me glued on the screen.If i had to name a problem about the story is that they didn't give Matt enough screentime. The decision making in this game really great. They actually matter in this game unlike in Twdg.Qte's are also handled very well. You don't need to have the fastest reaction time in the world but it also doesn't give any time to slack around and oh boy a failed qte in my playtrough literally got a character killed.Another interesting thing in this game are the totems. Basically when you pick them up they show you something from the future that YOU can prevent by making the right decisions. These totems are totally optional and i never really picked them up so i wouldn't know what could happen in the future. The visuals in this game are chefs kiss. The dark enviroments and the creepy sounds are definitely some of the things that make until dawn scary. Josh being the antagonist of the game was kinda predictable at first but the part where they make Chris save Ashley or save Josh made me think it was another person. And speaking of Josh he is absolutely a great antagonist. He basically pulls another epic youtube prank to all his friends because they were responsible for the death of his sisters. The sequences with him and Dr. Hill were very intriguing. At first you think Josh was the one who killed Jessica (she died in my playtrough) but then you learn about the scariest part about this game the wendigos. Their basically these orphan of kos looking monsters and whenever they appear the game gets filled with tension especially at the chase sequence with Emily and the part near the end where the lodge is crawling with wendingos. Don't even get me started on those parts where you don't have to move the controller. I would definitely recommend this to someone who likes decision based games or just wants to play something scary for halloween. Overall this is a damn good decision based game with great visuals, story, and characters. 9/10
Hannah,Beth,Dr. Hill and the stranger. The game introduces some of these characters in a pretty cool and unique way in chapter 1. Basically they have these intros that tell you about their personality and if they have a crush on someone or if their someone's best friend and girlfriend.
Sam is diligent, adventurous, considerate and she's Hannah's best friend.
Chris is humorous, methodical, protective and he has a crush on Ashley.
Jess is trusting, irreverent, confident and she's Mike's new girlfriend.
Emily is resourceful, intelligent, persuasive and she's Mike's ex.
Matt is motivated, ambitious, active and he's Emily's new girlfriend.
Mike is intelligent, persuasive, driven and he's Emily's ex.
Ashley is academic, inquisitive, forthrigh and she has a crush on Chris.
Josh is complex, thoughtful, loving and is Hannah and Beth's brother. Hannah,Beth, Dr. Hill and the stranger are the only ones without these character intros. This game definitely has a great cast. The story was great and interesting enough to keep me glued on the screen.If i had to name a problem about the story is that they didn't give Matt enough screentime. The decision making in this game really great. They actually matter in this game unlike in Twdg.Qte's are also handled very well. You don't need to have the fastest reaction time in the world but it also doesn't give any time to slack around and oh boy a failed qte in my playtrough literally got a character killed.Another interesting thing in this game are the totems. Basically when you pick them up they show you something from the future that YOU can prevent by making the right decisions. These totems are totally optional and i never really picked them up so i wouldn't know what could happen in the future. The visuals in this game are chefs kiss. The dark enviroments and the creepy sounds are definitely some of the things that make until dawn scary. Josh being the antagonist of the game was kinda predictable at first but the part where they make Chris save Ashley or save Josh made me think it was another person. And speaking of Josh he is absolutely a great antagonist. He basically pulls another epic youtube prank to all his friends because they were responsible for the death of his sisters. The sequences with him and Dr. Hill were very intriguing. At first you think Josh was the one who killed Jessica (she died in my playtrough) but then you learn about the scariest part about this game the wendigos. Their basically these orphan of kos looking monsters and whenever they appear the game gets filled with tension especially at the chase sequence with Emily and the part near the end where the lodge is crawling with wendingos. Don't even get me started on those parts where you don't have to move the controller. I would definitely recommend this to someone who likes decision based games or just wants to play something scary for halloween. Overall this is a damn good decision based game with great visuals, story, and characters. 9/10