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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

Supermassive Games

2020•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: adventurehorrormysteryteenfastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and pacy: a dark adventure game, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

73 / 100

217 ratings

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About This Game

Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Four college students and their professor are traveling by bus when a forced detour and a sudden crash strand them on the outskirts of Little Hope, an abandoned town in Massachusetts smothered in thick fog. With their driver missing and no way to call for help, the group ventures into the deserted streets, where they meet a wary local who warns them the place has long been empty. As they search for a way out, the fog repeatedly pulls them into visions of the town's 17th century past, where a manipulative reverend and a frightened young girl set the Andover and Salem witch trials in motion. The...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureHorrorMysteryTeenAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

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Details

Developer: Supermassive Games
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released: 30 October 2020
Series: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Season One
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 4h rushed, 5h normally
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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