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nikolino840
Member
Day One for me
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I am all in on it at some point. The title intrigues me, and Until Dawn was great.
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I'm nobody
Member
Prob only worth a rent ill wait till it turns up on ps plus or ps now. For them who not played until dawn yet it's a must way before this game because I can see this game doing them a little damage.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan — PC Review
Review copy provided by Supermassive Games. Reviewed on PC. Daedalian and sombre, wrapped in a tangle of confused matter, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man ...
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Filthy Casual
Member
Will wait for a heavy discount.
The Cockatrice
Banned
How long does one playthrough of the game take to finish? I feel like playing a horror game but I'd like something more substantial to keep me busy for at least 8 hours or so.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I love Until Dawn and even enjoyed Hidden Agenda and The Inpatient. But their output definitely seems to have gone down hill since Until Dawn.
I'm looking forward to this but maybe not right away. Come Halloween hopefully it'll be included in most storefront's "spooky sale" for a modest discount. In all honesty, I probably wouldn't play it until then anyway.
I'm looking forward to this but maybe not right away. Come Halloween hopefully it'll be included in most storefront's "spooky sale" for a modest discount. In all honesty, I probably wouldn't play it until then anyway.
Stuart360
Member
The Medan incident is supposed to be a 'real' thing. I dont know about it myself but remember the voice actor talked about researching it.
Airbus Jr
Banned
metareferential
Member
Definitely buying this on sale to play coop.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Hmmm will wait for Easy Allies review before I make a decision but this sounds like a let down after Until Dawn after hearing Karak's review.
blackjon24
Member
Should have been an exclusive until dawn sequel.. what a shame I'll probably still get it (deeply discounted) but man was until dawn a cool experience
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Cr1ptkeeper
Member
In a review by a duch gaming site they said framerate drops often when jumping from scene to scene. When that happens voices can be out of sync with the characters mouth for up to one minute!
Damn...
They played it on a standard ps4
Damn...
They played it on a standard ps4
Acquiescence
Member
I'm starting to think that Until Dawn was a fluke. Did Supermassive make any games prior to UD that were actually any good? It sure as hell hasn't been smooth sailing since its release.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Highly subjective but I would say no. Here is a list of their game releases, in chronological order:
Supermassive Games - Games - Supermassive Games
We've released many games since we were founded. This page contains details on all of them.
Personally I thought their Doctor Who game was... okay? Kinda? Everything else was ports and/or trash in my opinion.
nikolino840
Member
Well until dawn has 79 on metacritic and 8.3 users score
mcz117chief
Member
As a big big fan of Until Dawn I am really looking forward to picking this up along with Astral Chain. The best thing is that I got enough store credit to get this game completely free 
Vampire On Titus
Member
I didn't much care for Until Yawn but I'll check this out to see if they have leveled up their design on par with Quantic Dream... Or even DontNod.
semiconscious
Member
yeah, thanks for this. fact is that until dawn, awesome as it is, didn't exactly set the critical world on fire, either. i'm in...
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
SO MUCH THIS!
New Yorks Finest
Banned
Huuuge disappointment, glad for Blair Witch releasing same day on GP 
Tiamat2san
Member
Pre-ordered , I can’t wait , I loved until dawn.
And there’s blairwitch the same day...
I won’t sleep that night!
And there’s blairwitch the same day...
I won’t sleep that night!
bitbydeath
Member
Someone on here said they played it and it took them 4.5 hours to beat. Not sure if that was a rushed play or whatever.
It’ll all come down to the pacing though.
Vawn
Banned
Huuuge disappointment, glad for Blair Witch releasing same day on GP
I feel like noone is talking about Blair Witch - good or bad. Has there been any early impressions?
New Yorks Finest
Banned
Not sure about any early impressions yet, but it launches soon so maybe tomorrow they start poppin up.
I have seen buncha gameplay videos and looks hella spooky/scary..hoping for decent reviews, a high 8s maybe
I'm nobody
Member
This game is a downgrade to until dawn sadly
hollowcupra
Member
Although reviews are just professional opinions, so in the end opinions differ, i get the feeling that the scores it gets don't match with the actual text from the reviews.
For example:
"The deluge of branching paths and chilling atmosphere combine well enough with its brief yet keen story that invites players to repeatedly run through it. But an abundance of cheap jump scares, semi-frequent slowdown, and initially goofy cast members mean that it pales in comparison to Until Dawn; the studio’s magnum opus that all of its titles will forever be compared to."
or
"Mad of Medan looks and sounds gorgeous, but it's spoiled by some technical issues and, depending on your choices, characters doing stupid things just so the plot can continue, both of which break the flow of what could have been a decent horror story. It's an excellent night or two's entertainment with a bunch of mates in a dark room and plenty of beer, though playing by yourself or online with a chum is an altogether more muted experience. This is a fair start to The Dark Pictures Anthology."
or
"At its best, Man of Medan is every bit as gripping, beautiful, and giddily silly as Until Dawn, but technical issues, a rushed story, and a confusing approach to player choice betray the limited resources the game’s creators had to work with. Man of Medan is currently the best option for those desperate for more Until Dawn, but I'm hoping Supermassive Games can scare up something a little more substantial for future The Dark Pictures titles."
The score is 7 on all of these. I mean for a game of this genre the mini review at the list on metacritic describe a mediocre game, unless scoring has greatly changed so a 7 now means bad.
From my experience, finishing the game, the length, the technical issues, like slowdowns that occur on every scene change, many times during QTE's, the bad dialogs or catch phrases like characters keep saying i think we already saw this place or choises that don't make sense would fit perfectly on a score lower that the 7 for this type of game.
For example:
"The deluge of branching paths and chilling atmosphere combine well enough with its brief yet keen story that invites players to repeatedly run through it. But an abundance of cheap jump scares, semi-frequent slowdown, and initially goofy cast members mean that it pales in comparison to Until Dawn; the studio’s magnum opus that all of its titles will forever be compared to."
or
"Mad of Medan looks and sounds gorgeous, but it's spoiled by some technical issues and, depending on your choices, characters doing stupid things just so the plot can continue, both of which break the flow of what could have been a decent horror story. It's an excellent night or two's entertainment with a bunch of mates in a dark room and plenty of beer, though playing by yourself or online with a chum is an altogether more muted experience. This is a fair start to The Dark Pictures Anthology."
or
"At its best, Man of Medan is every bit as gripping, beautiful, and giddily silly as Until Dawn, but technical issues, a rushed story, and a confusing approach to player choice betray the limited resources the game’s creators had to work with. Man of Medan is currently the best option for those desperate for more Until Dawn, but I'm hoping Supermassive Games can scare up something a little more substantial for future The Dark Pictures titles."
The score is 7 on all of these. I mean for a game of this genre the mini review at the list on metacritic describe a mediocre game, unless scoring has greatly changed so a 7 now means bad.
From my experience, finishing the game, the length, the technical issues, like slowdowns that occur on every scene change, many times during QTE's, the bad dialogs or catch phrases like characters keep saying i think we already saw this place or choises that don't make sense would fit perfectly on a score lower that the 7 for this type of game.
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mcz117chief
Member
Having a lot of fun with it myself. Maybe a bit less jump scares would be nice (some are pretty good though) and the voice quality is terrible in some scenes especially at the very start (I had to check my set-up because I genuinely thought it was acting up only to find out it was the game).
Dthomp
Member
Just picked it up at my BB, and waiting for the update before I jump in. I absolutely loved Until Dawn so this was always going to be a day 1 for me. Had I paid more attention and read up (I like to be surprised by games) I may have gone digital to play with my wife but alas solo it is
bender
What time is it?
Just finished. Having loved Until Dawn, I'm really disappointed. The character introductions are too brief to find yourself interested in the well being of any of the cast. The dialog between characters is atrocious. The sound mix seems really off too. I'm have little desire to revisit the game for alternative outcomes.
mcz117chief
Member
Yeah that sound mix is legendary bad. I can't imagine someone green lit it.