Supermassive Games Studio, the creator of the “Before Dawn” games and Dark Pictures anthology saga, has just released “The Quarry”. A game of carnage that continues to dig a vein of horror with talent.
In a house lost at the bottom of a mountain, 8 friends quickly discover that they are not alone and will try to stay alive … until dawn. Accepted by fear, as tensions in the group increase, the player had to make many decisions that were often synonymous with life and death. Such was the playing field Before dawnReleased in late August 2015 on PS4.
Conceived and designed as a real tribute Slacher (With cool actors like Rami Malek or Hayden Panettiere), Before dawn Offered an experience between film and video games. And the result turned out to be really exciting.
After a few not-so-convincing products (Stationary It is noteworthy that it happened before the events of the game Before dawn), Development studio Supermassive Games has done it again Dark pictures. An anthology of horror in several episodes, including the first part, Medan manReleased in August 2019.
It has since been enriched with two episodes (and the next 4, The devil in me, Will be published this year), this anthology, though not devoid of features, blows hot-cold. The fault is especially the weak level of writing.
If we do a little recontextualization, that’s because it happens Career Adjust the blow. With this new game, amazingly published by 2K, which is not really accustomed to this kind of production, Supermassive’s new game has reached the mark and can be said to follow in its footsteps.Before dawnEven if it does not work.
If you miss the start …
When the sun sets on the last day of their summer camp, the nine counselors at Hackett Squirrel Camp decide to have a small party. Beautiful bonfire, in a magnificent setting, by the lake, in the middle of the forest. The environment is as wonderful and wild as it is isolated: of course, cell phones do not pass through the area …
After “truth or courage”, which doubles the fire and jealousy that are badly extinguished, the group disintegrates … and soon lives in a nightmare. Early petty jokes and irritating flirtations pave the way for life-and-death decisions. Because out there, around, there is an evil that stretches the nerves and damages the relationship between the characters (or not). ზIzan? I try to keep this little world until dawn …
Watch the trailer …
Thought it was a wonderful tribute Summer Camp Horror MoviesThis subgenre of films largely covered titles such as Carnage in the 1980s, and in which the ninth season of American Horror Story (firmly) reinforced its history. Career Already illustrated with Hollywood talent headlines; A hallmark of studio products from the beginning.
Thus, we find David Arquette, who is apparently still subscribed to scary franchises; Justice Smith (Jurassic World); Lance Henriksen and his more spoiled face than ever; Lin Shay; Halston Sage; Or even Ted Raim in the guise of a shadow cop who is none other than Sam Raim’s brother. Visually the result is often very convincing; Sometimes even impressive. But, unfortunately, we do not escape Uncanny Valley Syndrome from time to time.
Nevertheless, the animations of the characters have made some progress; They are now less rigid and rigid as bets. Noticeable when you are spinning in the environment in search of advice.
A solid narrative that takes time to develop
With all its 10 chapters and a little over ten hours of play, it’s time for the first run! Career Spreads compelling writing; Superior to opuses Anthology of Dark Images. The characters that often develop in pairs are not always the chapters they can fear.
If they obviously do not always avoid clichés, it is often better to scroll them exactly, not to try to challenge each other with well-thought-out answers. This is all the more important because their respective character traits also affect the choices made by players, the course of certain situations that are sometimes tense before they explode.
And, in times of trouble, a collective game is better than a personal one. Currency “What does not kill us strengthens us”Written by the philosopher Nietzsche in 1888 The twilight of idolsWhile repeated like a mantra throughout the game, unity is strength. Therefore, I advise you to avoid alienating the relations between the characters as much as possible.
We also welcome the studio that has been quite lightened Jump Scare, Who has insulted the latest products. If they remain as obvious as any good self-respecting horror film, they remain here with distilled drops and drools. The result is very effective, precisely because it increases the peak of tension that is encountered, especially in sections where the character does not have to make noise in order not to notice, under certain executions.
Return before death
If it can be avoided, death is an integral part of the game experience. It is often very painful, though less punitive and radical than in the original model. Before dawn. The studio really integrates the ability to “return to death”: if one of your characters dies, it is possible to go back, sometimes even above an unfortunate choice or a QTE miss.
Fortunately, the process is not optional as we only have the ability to do it three times throughout the game, at the same angle, it is possible to generously customize the reaction time in tense situations and QTEs. We recommend that you leave the default settings. After all, a small increase in stress caused by a short reaction time is also the salt of the game …
More than ever before in its cinematic dimension, The Quarry combines exactly three movie modes, baptized “Everybody Survives”, “Everybody Dies” and finally “Director’s Chair”. If the first two modes are clear enough that their explanation is not necessary, the third is very friendly and clever.
You can pre-determine the behavior of all the characters under your control. In a dialogue, show kindness or not, emphasizing the antagonism of one; Show vigilance, recklessness or negligence in the search phases. During the fight he shows calmness, restlessness or doubt.
Once all the options are selected, it is enough to sit in a chair (or sofa as you prefer) and watch this story in front of you. Of course, we do not recommend running one of these movie modes until you finish the story for the first time!
In the reserve radius, as it is, we are already building the game on VF. If it is not infamous, it remains clearly less subdued than VO; Also to blame is the recurring problem of lip synchronization, which breaks the sink several times. Shame. Career Does not avoid certain inconsistencies and false connections, but neither is anything dramatic.
Take advantage of the Welcome Replay Value, a delightful history that happily follows one another! Career It has been Supermassive’s best game ever since Before dawn. Therefore recommended!
Source: allocine
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