Until Dawn (PS4)

It's extremely rare for me to essentially finish a game this fast (Barely two days). But the way Until Dawn is structured you'll find it hard not to sweep through it in few sittings. And that's far from a criticism of the game, it's just that the way the game is laid out it is designed to keep you on your toes. Plot summary: Until Dawn follows the fortunes of eight friends, who meet up one year after a tragedy, naturally at the location of said tragedy. And of course, things don't go swimmingly for them as the horrors of the mountain setting become abundantly clear. Until Dawn is essentially a hybrid of Resident Evil (fix/tracking camera), Heavy Rain (few controls, choices, QTEs), and every teen slasher horror movie you've ever seen - and to its utter credit it does it all extremely well. Visually, if not astounding (I'm used to PC-level graphics), it is very good and sets the tone impeccably - weather effects are impressive and the environments are atmospheric. The model visuals are reasonable from a distance and exceptional up close - the realism of the actors is very effective. The acting is excellent - can't be flawed, and the sound/music/ambience is truly top notch. Now, as to why I finished it quickly: basically this IS a horror movie. It looks like one, feels like one, and is structured to grip you on first playthrough. After all, you don't stop watching a movie after 20 minutes for a break, and after each episode here you're compelled to keep going. This, in every sense, is playing a horror movie, and it does that brilliantly. The story is also extremely good. Certain aspects might require a suspension of disbelief, but then that's the very essence of horror. And the game structure is good too, and tells you a lot about yourself. Quick decision and choices decide the outcome - cause and effect, and it's done absolutely wonderfully. One thing you do in one chapter will affect a scenario in a later one - quite directly as well - as such your choices define who lives and dies, and the way the chapters unfold makes your personality define those outcomes. I learned a lot about myself from the outcome, and it didn't surprise me. There is one drastic flaw, and they added the flaw deliberately to create tension: you can't run! You can't even jog. You can only 'quick walk', which is a parody of all movies where the dude walks when he really should be running. Well, this is the same. It just feels silly when you know you're in danger and your character just walks a bit faster! That aside I can't really fault this game, it's a high-quality production and the closest yet to an interactive horror movie where you decide how it ends.

I have never reviewed a game before, but here goes... After playing far too much assassins creed, i was looking for a different game to try out (without breaking the bank). This game is now at a great price, so on that basis i would say, buy now!! But i would have been really disappointed if i had paid more. So, to start of with i would say this game is 1. REALLY SCARY and 2. REALLY CLEVER. I won't give any spoilers away as i don't want to ruin it for you, so i will just say that the game starts out with a bunch 10 friends who go to a cabin on a mountain, 2 of them die, and so the story is all about the remaining 8 friends going back to the mountain on the 1 year anniversary of their death. It is up to you who survives 'until dawn', and to also uncover the secrets that lurk in the mountains! The 'Butterfly effect' aspect to the game is really clever, and there is a menu in the game that explains how one decision you made led to another. So it really is true how no 2 games are the same! There are some points in the game where you have to make decisions as to how you want the story to play out, but be warned, some of them are quick fire, so you have to make split second decisions, which could be the difference between that person living, and dying! The game is super scary too, there are moments where you are made jump, and others where the tension is too much to bear. So this game isn't for the faint hearted (or maybe I'm a scaredy-cat! Lol!) So without giving too much away, hopefully i have explained how the game works and what to expect. I would definitely recommend the game, it is really good and really clever. could be played multiple times (however, i won't be playing it again). I managed to kill 5 people, my friend only killed 2, so just goes to show that the game really can be completely different for 2 people. So, for the negatives... The only 2 negatives i would say is that a couple of the characters, the acting isn't great, so not that convincing (Rami Malek is obviously great!), and the other negative would be that the game is quite short. I completed it in a couple of nights playing. There are 10 chapters in the game, but some of them are really short, so again, for the price of the game, i wouldn't pay any more than i did (18.99) otherwise i would think i have wasted my money.

La entrega del producto fue excelente, llego en el plazo establecido y se encontraba sellado. Lo compre al vendedor Top Gamer. El juego es muy bueno, es de suspenso, si te gustan los juegos de acción, este no te va a gustar. Es un juego de terror o suspenso tipo "Drama interactivo" Basicamente una pelicula interactiva si lo quieren ver así, pero la vdd es que te atrae mucho la historia, cada decision que tomas afecta el futuro por lo que es un juego que debes de terminar varias veces si quieres saber que hubiera pasado si en lugar de tomar la decisión A tomas la B. En resumen recomiento bastante la compra.

Good game in a good condition

Total das interessante spiel. Doch nicht gesehen das es nur auf Englisch ist, sonst sehr interessant und das spiel wird nie langweilig

no scratches, tears, or marks on the protective plastic, the case, or the disc. high quality and well protected. no regrets buying this

Great game, more like interactive cinema. That said, it was a gorgeous game with a fun horror movie story and you are in some way responsible for the life and death of everyone in the game. That made it very engrossing for me. Has some replay value but not nearly enough. The story has real variation on replay but could have had a lot more in my opinion. Regardless if you like horror movies and video games this should be a fun one for you.