download the dark pictures anthology reviews

The Dark Pictures Anthology – Man of Medan: 5/5 With jaw-dropping graphics, some remarkable performances and a choose-your-own-adventure setup that's frankly embarrassing to any other contenders in the industry, Supermassive proves its got the capability to define horror gaming for this generation and the next. Man of Medan does a wonderful job of setting up The Dark Pictures Anthology – it's an ambitious, well-produced, amazingly written project that will easily be held up as a classic horror game in generations to come. Blair Witch Preview: How a loyal dog became psychological horror’s biggest innovation.The game might 'correct' you at times via harsh words from The Curator who likes to cut in every now and then to tell you how you're doing with some vague hint, wrapped in a riddle, but otherwise the risks you take and the actions you push characters have reasonable consequences. Do you want to try attacking the pirates that board your ship? Or are you better trying to sneak around them and nick their boat?ĭo you want to investigate that terrifying sound of a child's laughter down in the brig of the ship? Or would you rather head elsewhere and avoid that at all costs? Generally speaking, the game's logic is fair and you're never punished simply for being curious. Thanks to a series of menus and extras that allow you to smell out certain storylines or narrative threads, you can 'gamble' on different interactions. we can't help but try to guide him to safety.

Taking control of this bougie, cocky monster, though. It takes a good performance and good writing to make you have that response so rapidly, and Ashmore nails in from the first beat. You know, for example, that Shawn Ashmore's portrayal of Conrad is spot on because within minutes of meeting the character you know he's a cocky, loathsome snake. It helps that the performances of all the characters are well-realised and come in at the highest end of videogame acting we've seen in a long time.

Man of Medan: How Supermassive distilled the perfect horror movie experience into a game.(Image: SUPERMASSIVE) Read More Related Articles

Download the dark pictures anthology reviews