GSY Review
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PS4
Xbox One
If like us you liked Until Dawn, chances are you were eagerly waiting The Dark Pictures - Man of Medan, to be released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One in a couple of days. Time for another Gamersyde verdict then, with a bunch of HQ videos as usual.
Rig used to review the game: i9 9900k, RTX 2080 Ti, 16 GB of RAM.
Verdict
Until Dawn had managed to surprise us back when it was release, not because it was technically impressive, but because its narrative and mechanics were so tied that they made us care about what was going on. Man of Medan is actually quite the contrary. It is an undeniably impressive game in terms of visuals and animations but it fails short when it comes to telling a spooky story and developing endearing characters. While playing, we never truly cared about the 5 main protagonists and when we reached our first ending (4 survivors out of 5, one having stupidly being lost to a missed QTE in the first part of the adventure), it felt as if things were just getting started. It's really a shame because the atmosphere is spot on, the place itself is the perfect setting for a good scare, but in the end, the only thing we feared is that the game would eventually disappoint us. Still, we are truly looking forward to playing the next games in the anthology, but until then, it's hard to recommend a game you'll complete in 4 hours the first time with almost everyone alive.
- On the upside
- Visually stunning
- Superb animations
- Great atmosphere...
- The soundtrack
- Until Dawn's mechanics still work well...
- Some replayability
- Co-op is both original and nice
- On the downside
- Less convincing visually in the daylight
- Some uncanny valley moments
- ... bit it's never really scary
- Most jump scares just don't work
- ... but too short an adventure to make them shine
- Why would they chance voice actors when they start speaking French?
- Abrupt ending leaves the impression that not much has happened
All comments (19)
But I agree on the acting that is not really believable (technical reasons or actors' performances, I can't put my finger on it), and maybe it's the personalities of the characters.
the characters in this are from Hidden Agenda and look identical. the models are literally ripped from it.
I am surprised no one mentioned this. Hidden Agenda was also UE4.
" It is an undeniably impressive game in terms of visuals and animations but it fails short when it comes to telling a spooky story and developing endearing characters"
I think playing the demo months early is what did it. and all of it's replays posted on yourtube.
if you've already seen all of it's jump scares before then not much will draw you back in.
if that's the case then i would agree. I've seen the same location and dialogue like 10 times already.
I still can't wait to give this ago however.
I saw nothing of the game before playing it. Also 4K/60 only works in the intro, then framerate oddly drops just above 30. 1440p is smooth but not perfect, there are still a few drops here and there.
at least there is a version that have settings to optimize.
also the writing of both Until Dawn and Hidden Agenda were considered B class movie grade.
at the very least it continues this.
at the very least it continues this.
despite both developers under a budget. it is pretty evident that Remedy is very talented as a standalone.
at least there is a version that have settings to optimize.
also the writing of both Until Dawn and Hidden Agenda were considered B class movie grade.
at the very least it continues this.
A come the f- on. Until Dawn was schlock decent fun teen writing and worked. Hidden agenda is HILARIOUS Bad it's almost.... nah, still shit.
each containing new content and characters. the parts will likely see a gradual increase in horror narrative and atmosphere. so far the first part is doing not too bad.
PC invasion - 9/10
https://www.pcinvasion.com/man-of-medan-pc-review-...
The Xbox Hub - 4.5/5
http://www.thexboxhub.com/the-dark-pictures-anthol...
PSU - 8.8/10
https://www.psu.com/reviews/the-dark-pictures-man-...
considering this is the first project of it's kind from the developers. this is actually pretty good.
first time experiments can be at times not as well received.
I was planning to give it a try, but seems like everyone who liked Until Dawn thinks Dark Pictures is disappointment.
The game is sitting at 70 on metacritic and 71 on open critic. It's reviewing like a lower quality telltale game. It's pretty clear this experiment isn't being that well received. It's not abysmal, but it's not particularly good either.
The game is sitting at 70 on metacritic and 71 on open critic. It's reviewing like a lower quality telltale game. It's pretty clear this experiment isn't being that well received. It's not abysmal, but it's not particularly good either.
seeing how it's in Dark Pictures as well, i'll try to manage past these parts.
"To be fair you can make any game seem like it is being reviewed well when you cherry pick which reviews to show people."
Until Dawn - 7.5/10 = GOOD
https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/24/until-dawn...
Dark Pictures (Part 1) - 7/10 = GOOD
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/28/the-dark-p...
a ".5" an't that much better though...
it'll feature parts not in your first playthrough.
Games like this one would be amazing in VR and way more scary making you feel like you're there inside the story.
The Dark Pictures : Little Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSytATmTF1U
Part 2 takes the story to a small town in the forests. has a fresh new cast of characters.