The second instalment in the Dark Pictures Anthology. Little Hope is a step up from the substantially mediocre Man of Medan, but unfortunately still does falter in many of the same aspects of its predecessor. That being said, I did play this in co-op with a friend, which made for a consistently fun guessing game experience and frantically giving each other context to what the other was seeing. The psychological witchcraft infused narrative ticked a lot of my stylistic boxes and the group of characters this time around certainly aren't as irritating as in the previous game, though they still lack any tangible depth. The scare tactics largely fail miserably (with constant repeated jump scares) and the game is tremendously short (we beat it in two sittings just under 4 hours in total) and the finale reveal will certainly prove divisive for some. Overall Little Hope is a decent slice of pulp horror that is worth playing with a buddy. Intrigued to check out House of Ashes and The Quarry soon.

Reviewed on Jul 04, 2022


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