brandonh83
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These people need to do Friday the 13th asap.
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Until Dawn |OT| I know what you'll play this summer
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Doctor West
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I'm about to start my second playthrough now. Is it better to just start a new game and wipe everything clean, or go chapter by charter?
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I think it'd be cool if Supermassive did a sequel American Horror Story style, bring all the actors back to play new characters in a new setting.
Peter Stormare is great.
Peter Stormare is great.
This is a legit sleeper hit. Like there was no way I would've pegged the game for being this awesome when we saw it last year. I just want it to sell well now
I think it's safe to say it will sell all of its first run, given anecdotal evidence of many retail stores being sold out of non-preorder copies day 1, we'll see if it has any legs.
Might pick back up in October, especially if it times well in a sale.
ScaryShark
Banned
I'm fairly certain you need
the tattoo parlor clue and the journal that is in the cave. I had tattoo clue on first playthrough and Josh got killed, second time I had tattoo clue and the notebook (which makes Sam talk to Josh about it) and he 'survived'
Seems like a game that will live on positive word of mouth. At least I'm hoping so.
I'd love that. I don't want a sequel to what happens in this game even though it feels like they are moderately teasing the possibility of one in the end credits.
That's basically what piqued my interest. Went from not caring about the game, to it being a definite purchase. So much for the early impressions just being hype!
I predict a lot of LTTPs for this one.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
That part totally reminded me of Heavy Rain.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Never imagined this would be on my shortlist for best games this year, with the way the year is stacked. It's just a perfectly executed little package, out of nowhere pretty much.This is a legit sleeper hit. Like there was no way I would've pegged the game for being this awesome when we saw it last year. I just want it to sell well now
Just start from where you would have made the same decisions. The game will essentially reset without you having to play everything over again.
If you're going for different story beats you might want to wipe everything as:
the game will change if you leave your group in the dark about things, like the miners, Josh or The Twins. Not super massive changes but different dialogue and some new scenes.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Haha, yeah! The Trials in Heavy Rain were pretty good.
ScaryShark
Banned
If you're doing a collectibles run just start at the prologue or chapter one because what you have found before does carry over and you don't have to get everything again.
I was looking forward to this as a fun distraction and change of pace before MGS V and something my wife could enjoy watching me play but I got a much richer experience than I could have anticipated. I've played through it three times in 2 days and I'm usually sick of these types of games after one run.
SomedayTheFire
Member
I'm kinda stuck, I want to play it so everyone survives, like I get the tropes and everything. Obviously it might subvert them as I get further in, but I also just want to play like an actual horror film and do everything really dumb and play along.
Absolutely. Bare minimum
Peter Stormare should return as the Analyst to kind of loosely tie the series together. Kind of like Igor from Persona.
Positive word of mouth plus all the streams will hopefully lead to some great sales. The game deserves it. So much attention to detail in the presentation.
Sometimes the dumb thing to do is the smart thing, and sometimes the smart thing to do is actually the dumb thing! Just go with your gut.
I second this statement.
Yeah I said it before but I would have preferred it if it was self referential enough that doing all the dumb cliche stuff would lead to the best ending.
ScaryShark
Banned
Just go with your gut and don't look back on playthrough one. The 'everyone survives' outcome is very satisfying in its own way but I wouldn't change my original playthrough at all.
Manny Calavera
Member
Many of the jump scares so far has really gotten to me as well and I'm still really early. I play myself with a headphones set to proper volume at night. But yeah they really wreck my wife also. This is probably the most fun watching her play anything. Having a great time with this game so far and can't wait to play more tonight.
Kwansu Dudes
Member
Any chance we'll be able to skip cut scenes?
I think I saw too many of these kind of movies for the jumpscares to have an effect.
ScaryShark
Banned
If you don't like at least one character by the end of this game I'd be surprised.
Just finished it
What an amazing experience!
I was worried about the story/narrative and how it would flow/be told, but WOW.
I love the story and the way it's told, characters, atmosphere, the gameplay aspect fits perfectly, tension/suspense.
BRILLIANT
9.5/10
Well done to Sony and SupermassiveGames
Holy cow I was not expecting it to be this good! WOW
I am about to start a 2nd play through. Can you skip cutscenes and conversations?
What an amazing experience!
I was worried about the story/narrative and how it would flow/be told, but WOW.
I love the story and the way it's told, characters, atmosphere, the gameplay aspect fits perfectly, tension/suspense.
BRILLIANT
9.5/10
Well done to Sony and SupermassiveGames
Holy cow I was not expecting it to be this good! WOW
I am about to start a 2nd play through. Can you skip cutscenes and conversations?
ScaryShark
Banned
Nope. I mean, that's sort of the entire game.
Still only in chapter 1, so you're probably right.
I was pretty pissed that
Beth
Pretty entertaining game so far :lol
TheProdigal
Member
man... I just fucked up and killed two of my friends. late game spoilers
, I wasnt thinking and made a stupid decision. please tell me after i beat this i can replay chapters?
i'm in the cabin with the wendegos and i cut the light switch on too soon thinking everyone got out for some reason poor agent ward
You can
I feel like I won't really get as much replay out of this as others seem to suggest they are.
Maybe if it borrowed from 999 and gave a fast forward button through everything you've seen before.
If you don't manage to get anyone killed early on, which only has a couple opportunities, it feels like every really interesting variation is in the last two chapters. I mean, I guess trophy hunters could get some, creating some of the rarer situations, like getting Ashley to hate Chris, but it I dunno, just not that compelling to me. So I'll replay the last couple, try to save everyone, and maybe see the "no survivors" ending too, but I doubt I'll do much else.
Maybe if it borrowed from 999 and gave a fast forward button through everything you've seen before.
TheProdigal
Member
Well i normally hate using subs but sometimes i cant hear what they're saying so i had to put em on
The volume is very high, but the camera showed me not moving at all during the first 4 scares. Maybe later ones will!
Manny Calavera
Member
Yes that's a valid point. I also have seen plenty of horror movies and pretty much all the older ones worth mentioning for and too many that are complete crap as well. I don't know I think in my case the film knowledge just heightens my immersion and enjoyment of the game. Even though I've never been that big fan of the slasher genre but I like the first Halloween a lot and The first Nightmare on Elmstreet is pretty good as well. I think I've seen every Friday the 13th movie when I was younger, but don't really care for them. I absolutely love the original Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Suspiria, but don't really count them as slashers.
I've been really enjoying the sessions with the psychiatrist so far and hope they'll continue till the end. I assume he was named after Dr. Hill from The Rosemary's Baby.
TheSlySoul
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My main compliant is audio as well. Got to chapter 9 last night on my "kill everyone" playthrough.
The last section is a tone shift from the start.
The last section is a tone shift from the start.
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2015's Alien Isolation
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Finished! It was a great ride, but man did things go to hell quickly for me LOL. I managed to save
BIG SPOILERS:
Overall, a great experience!
Mike, Emily and Matt.
BIG SPOILERS:
Jess died at the very start because Mike was to slow to get to her.
Chris died from a Wendigo after Josh had disappeared.
Ashley went to investigate a sound by herself in the cave and got killed by a Wendigo.
Josh got his head crushed by his sister as a Wendigo in the cave while in the water.
Sam got killed by a Wendigo in the cabin because she couldn't keep still enough.
The Wendigos are easily one of the most frightening things I've seen in games. So damn ugly! Also WOW at the hallucination scene with Josh! O_O
Chris died from a Wendigo after Josh had disappeared.
Ashley went to investigate a sound by herself in the cave and got killed by a Wendigo.
Josh got his head crushed by his sister as a Wendigo in the cave while in the water.
Sam got killed by a Wendigo in the cabin because she couldn't keep still enough.
The Wendigos are easily one of the most frightening things I've seen in games. So damn ugly! Also WOW at the hallucination scene with Josh! O_O
Overall, a great experience!
Hey guys so im in the
with
and I chose to investigate a sound and now i cant progress the other characters stand still and if i try to continue I clip into the walls?
Edit: According to a walkthrough I should be controlling a different character at this point, guess I'll have to restart the whole game?
Mines
Ashley, Em, Sam, and Chris
Edit: According to a walkthrough I should be controlling a different character at this point, guess I'll have to restart the whole game?
Played a few hours last night with my buddies and I can't stop thinkin about how awesome this game is. Amazing job to Supermassive. Hopefully the budget wasn't too high because I would love to see more from them in the future!
Btw, the facial animation is ON POINT! Especially with that creepy guy ^_^
Btw, the facial animation is ON POINT! Especially with that creepy guy ^_^
I don't want this game to end, it's unfair to live in a world with 500 FPS with crap plots every year and two games like this one per generation. I've come to almost never beat the games i buy and i thought i was the problem, but playing this i realize the industry has to broaden its horizons really bad. This is a step in the right direction but now i need more. We need a full season of this every year, by several developers.
lol I just had that exact thought yesterday.
Manny Calavera
Member
Words of wisdom here. I definitely agree with you two. I actually try to play the game as slowly as possible and take in the atmosphere and inspect every possible corner.
I've always preferred story and narrative based games mainly because I grew up playing old adventure games. I love skill based games as well, but I'm tired of the run of the mill shooters, which is why I hardly ever play them.