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Until Dawn new previews and gameplay
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ugh_the_boot
Banned
Out of all the upcoming games this one looks like one of the more interesting ones. There have been some good horror games lately so hopefully this continues that trend. Also a lot of effort has gone into dat ass lol
Mad Season
Banned
I'm interested
Acquiescence
Member
It's going to be 8 hours, accept it.
I asume it will be shorter to encourage more playthroughs
EdReedFan20
Member
As fun as this seems, I think it would've been perfect to release this during Halloween, but considering that period is so stacked with big time releases, it does make more sense to release it in August, especially if its ready. No point in holding off on release. I just hope they do a fun marketing campaign during Halloween, as it seems like a great Halloween game.
BattleMonkey
Member
Isn't the game coming out next month? Don't think your going to see much improvement to animation or frame rate at this point
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
GOTY.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
This game is shaping up to be exactly what I wanted. Amazing.
Wow, best vid yet on this!!!
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Yeah, that's the only video I watched in the OP and it was fantastic! This looks like the real deal. **blackout mode activated!**
zackmorris
Member
I know it will probably recieve very mediocre reviews, but I'm really excited for it. It at least seems like a cool idea that's trying something a little different.
YOOOOO Media blackout engaged! Game looks ridiculously fun!
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I think it's going to review surprisingly well.
It looks much better than many thought it would. Reminds me of Heavy Rain/Beyond (in a good way) I might get this day one now. Hope it doesn't scare me too much, I'm a little weak when it comes to these types of games lol.
Tranqueris
Banned
Wow, Peter Stormare and the guy who plays Ward on Agents of Shield are in this game.
Callibretto
Member
The game actually have way more gamey element than I initially thought. I was ready for a straight forward adventure game with occasional branching path. But the game had a lot of gamey element like relationship meter between character, hidden items with clues of upcoming events, the interview scene where they ask you questions that we assume will affect the game story.
Basically, there seems like a lot of element that determine what story or experience you'll get, it's not from a simple multiple choice options
Basically, there seems like a lot of element that determine what story or experience you'll get, it's not from a simple multiple choice options
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
Game looks so much fun! Can't wait to play it!
XxRampage07xX
Member
Damn I'm intrigued. Day 1 it is then!
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Yep, if Heavy Rain can get good reviews, why not this one? It looks pretty on par with Heavy Rain - maybe even better.
xenorevlis
Member
Man, imagine if they (Supermassive) could make another Doctor Who game with the graphics of Until Dawn. As a fan of horror movies and some games, and games like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, I'm most likely getting this!
Acquiescence
Member
Danny seemed to like it a fair bit, so that bodes well.
I just don't want to get my hopes up and start believing it'll be a good game when it could really go either way right now, especially with Supermassive's track record in mind. I fully expected The Order to be a winner and look how that turned out. Not that I thought it was a complete stinker either, but it definitely disappointed on some level. I suppose, in a way, it's to Until Dawn's benefit that there isn't a downpour of hype following it everywhere. If expectations are kept low then that's better for everyone, regardless of the outcome.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
The Order never looked good.
dead monkey uk
Member
You should get a job in PR with that thinking
MisterR
Member
Not really. If they are expecting multiple replays I'd say 8 hours is more than enough.
The first time I saw this game was in Gamescom 2012. Back then it was supposed to be a Move controlled PS3 game and the presentation looked cheesy as hell. Last week I went with two pals from my website to check the preview, and now I'm actually pretty excited to see the rest of the game.
It's a bit clunky at points, facial animation is creepy, and voice acting ranges from pretty bad to pretty good. But those Peter Stormare bits are awesome, and the choices you make seem to actually affect the story. There's also a nice touch to the QTEs: Dualshock speaker makes this ticking sound to alert you that you need to react.
This is exactly like a dumb horror flick that you want to watch with friends while downing a few beers. And I really want to see, how the story continues.
It's a bit clunky at points, facial animation is creepy, and voice acting ranges from pretty bad to pretty good. But those Peter Stormare bits are awesome, and the choices you make seem to actually affect the story. There's also a nice touch to the QTEs: Dualshock speaker makes this ticking sound to alert you that you need to react.
This is exactly like a dumb horror flick that you want to watch with friends while downing a few beers. And I really want to see, how the story continues.
ShogunDarius
Member
that is a waste, you're not getting the full value out of your games hen
8 hours sounds totes all right for this.
Callibretto
Member
8 hours per playthrough is actually longer than I expect. this kind of genre didn't have core action gameplay mechanic like other game that can be repeated and usually fill most of the total game length.
in this game, you're going straight from cutscene to cutscene with choices and QTE in between, even the exploration for finding some clues/hidden item seems pretty simple and straightforward. I probably expect the length to be around 5-6 hour per playthrough.
in this game, you're going straight from cutscene to cutscene with choices and QTE in between, even the exploration for finding some clues/hidden item seems pretty simple and straightforward. I probably expect the length to be around 5-6 hour per playthrough.
Could actually be too long for a whole play through with friends shouting at the TV.
Give War A Chance
Member
You can't sustain this stuff for much longer than like 5ish hours. Most horror movies are less than 2 hours (mentioned basically to say that they are shorter than your average big budget movie), especially the horror movies that a game like this is drawing from.
If it's even 8 hours, I bet it gets crushed in reviews for "wearing out its welcome" and "dragging on."
8 hours of content for a single play through is more than sufficient and surpisingly lot, given the amount of work they have to do for multiple animations for each and everytime a choice has to be made even when they string to the same knot in the story, along with butterfly effect consequences means a heck lot of work for the dev. It's the nature of the beast for this type of game. (Edit, yes, I think 8 hours may be a bit too long for constantly tryting to up the tension.)
That's the spirit. GameStop will love this game but I'm sure Sony knows this already.
Magic Mushroom
Member
Like the Gamespot dude, I wasn't interested in this, but that video makes it look really fun.
