Until Dawn
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Until Dawn

Supermassive Games

2015•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: adventuredramahorrormysteryanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/danceunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury adventure game, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Game

Until Dawn is an interactive drama survival horror video game. It was originally planned as a first-person game for the PlayStation 3's motion controller PlayStation Move, but the motion controls were later dropped when it became a PlayStation 4 exclusive game. Until Dawn is designed to be played multiple times, as players will miss out on quite a bit of content with a single playthrough. Each will last about nine hours in length and the game mechanics utilize a new in-game system called the "Butterfly Effect" in which any choice of action by the player may cause unforeseen consequences later on. For example, locating a weapon in an earlier chapter may allow the player to pick it up down the line when a chase scene leads back to the same room. Throughout the game, players will make difficult decisions during ethical or moral dilemmas, such as sacrificing one character to save another....

Summary: IGDB

Story

When a trip to a remote cabin leaves eight friends stranded on a mountainside, sinister events make them suspect they're not alone... Gripped by fear and with tensions in the group running high, step into the quaking boots of each of the eight terrified characters as you search for clues to the deranged killer's identity. By making life or death decisions using the sophisticated "butterfly effect" system, everything you do will drastically alter the course of the story - and the fate of each character.

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureDramaHorrorMysteryAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceAll consuming questComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

Interactive movieInteractive fictionDeerFemale protagonistInsanitySkeletonMultiple protagonistsMultiple endings

Details

Developer
Supermassive Games
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Released
25 August 2015
Series
Until Dawn
Platforms
PlayStation 4
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
8h rushed, 8h normally, 17h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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