A solid choice based narrative game that at times is incredibly interesting, engaging, with a great art style but other times, the game is the exact opposite.

As Dusk Falls tells the story of a family trip gone awry and the grey areas that lead up to this situation. The choose your own nature of it isn't that different but the choices you make in the game do feel like they hold weight and can wildly change the story and events that will follow.

I also like that the game is willing to explore the events before and after, especially the after. You get a really good idea as to how your choices have effected the characters when you can see them over a decade after the main portion of the game.

The flashbacks and flash forwards though aren't all great so they at times feel like padding more so than anything worthwhile.

The art style is also very hit or miss, as is the voice acting. Sometimes, these are great, other times, they are a bad distraction.

Overall, As Dusk Falls is an inconsistent but enjoyable game. If you like these kinds of games, there are a ton of choices to explore and a lot that change things up so you'll get a lot of play out of this if you want to check out every option and how it changes things.

Reviewed on Dec 16, 2022


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