Games

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Supermassive Games

2019•Adventure•PEGI 16•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: adventurehorrormysteryholidaysmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, glossy adventure game, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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

IGDB rating

70 / 100

303 ratings

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About This Game

Enter the world of The Dark Pictures - A series of standalone cinematic horror games. Players will be challenged to explore and uncover each story with the knowledge that all their choices have consequences and all playable characters can live, any and all can die...

Summary: IGDB

Story

Man of Medan is the first game in The Dark Pictures anthology, bringing supernatural horror to the South Pacific. Five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip with a rumored WWII wreck to find. As the day unfolds and a storm rolls in, their trip soon changes into something much more sinister. Who will live? Who will die? It’s down to you. Can you save them all?

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureHorrorMysteryHolidaysMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Keywords

CinematicMultiple endingsNarrative-drivenSwimmingBranching pathsAnthologyShip

Where to play

Details

Developer: Supermassive Games
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released: 29 August 2019
Series: The Dark Pictures Anthology
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 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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