I like schlocky horror movies and Supermassive Games are very good at capturing that invideo game form. I appreciate that The Quarry is full length game since we've been mostly getting shorter experiences since Until Dawn. This gives us a lot more characters to bounce around to with eight of them being playable who can all live or die by the end. Despite being annoying teenagers, the cast are all pretty likeable. The performances are all great especially from the adult characters who feature such horror icons like Ted Raimi, Grace Zabriskie and Lance Henriksen. I do often wish these games were more interactive. The gameplay is mostly just walking a short distance before the next dialogue choice (which is usually just two options) or quick time event. What it lacks in interactivity, it makes up for in consequence. You can get some pretty different routes based upon decisions you make. Some characters can die surprisingly early too. Very early decisions can come back to haunt you. I've always enjoyed breaking apart these games and seeing all the changes that can be made. I just wish Supermassive would add a dialogue skip or something to speed up cutscenes as you will have to replay a lot of the same stuff too. It's a good game and the developers have certainly carved a niche out for themselves.

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2023


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