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  1. Jan 17, 2021
    7
    It was much better than I was expecting. It's obviously gorgeous to look at, a little stiff to control, but that stiffness in controls doesn't hurt your chances at a good experience. It was sufficiently scary, but those scares were jump scares most of the time. The "keep calm" rhythmic heartbeat mechanic worked well to building tension and the mysteries were very cool. I hope we can getIt was much better than I was expecting. It's obviously gorgeous to look at, a little stiff to control, but that stiffness in controls doesn't hurt your chances at a good experience. It was sufficiently scary, but those scares were jump scares most of the time. The "keep calm" rhythmic heartbeat mechanic worked well to building tension and the mysteries were very cool. I hope we can get more lore relating to what happened on this ship in the future installments. I got a "bad ending" and it was still satisfying. Expand
  2. Sep 17, 2019
    1
    Horror game developers will never learn that a cheap jumpscare is not the way to make a game scary. There's so many screaming/scary things that pop up on your screen that it's just annoying, not scary.
    The graphics and gameplay/story is good but the cheap scares just make it another good "horror" game wasted...
  3. Sep 9, 2019
    1
    Complete **** No animations, no fear, stupid dialogs, very stupid!!! 1/10 verdict
  4. Dec 9, 2019
    4
    Не знаю уж о какой реиграбельности речь, но я и в первый раз прошел игру еле-еле дотерпев до конца. Надеюсь дальнейшие проекты антологии больше оправдают мои ожидания. Персонажи может и интересные, каждый со своей историей, но ты не успеваешь ни к кому привязаться, это тоже одна из проблем игры.Не знаю уж о какой реиграбельности речь, но я и в первый раз прошел игру еле-еле дотерпев до конца. Надеюсь дальнейшие проекты антологии больше оправдают мои ожидания. Персонажи может и интересные, каждый со своей историей, но ты не успеваешь ни к кому привязаться, это тоже одна из проблем игры.
  5. Mar 30, 2021
    2
    Un juego decepcionante

    Le tenia mucha fe a este juego, siendo los mismos desarrolladores que Until Dawn, un juego que me encanto la cual hice mi analisis en MetaCritic, esperaba muchisimo de este juego pero me lleve una gran decepcion. Arrancando por lo bueno de este juego y son los graficos, el juego se ve muy muy bien, el nivel de detalle que tienen las texturas son muy buenas.
    Un juego decepcionante

    Le tenia mucha fe a este juego, siendo los mismos desarrolladores que Until Dawn, un juego que me encanto la cual hice mi analisis en MetaCritic, esperaba muchisimo de este juego pero me lleve una gran decepcion.

    Arrancando por lo bueno de este juego y son los graficos, el juego se ve muy muy bien, el nivel de detalle que tienen las texturas son muy buenas.

    La musica, esta ok, esta bastante por debajo de la de Until Dawn, una musica muy generica en el ambiente de terror.

    Y ahora es cuando arrancamos con lo malo de este juego, la historia no me gusto para nada, tranquilamente podria haber durado 40 minutos pero no, hay algunas cosas que no tienen sentido y de obligan a tomar decisiones que no van por buen camino o no son muy eticas.

    Las actuaciones, movimientos y desarrollo de los dialogos son muy muy pobres, carecen de expresiones faciales los personajes.

    Algo que destaca de este juego es el modo cooperativo, donde podes jugar con un amigo por internet o localmente hasta 5 jugadores, la idea es genial pero no funciona; intente jugar con mi amigo por internet y tuvimos muchisimos problemas con los servidores, cada 15 minutos se cortaban, y esta funcion hace que cada jugador tenga una perspectiva distinta del videojuego, ya que no puedo ver lo que esta haciendo mi amigo. Y todo esto te obliga a jugarlo en solitario.

    Otros problemas que tuve fueron los subtitulos, yo lo jugue en ingles con subtitulos en español, y duran muy poco tiempo obligando a leerlo super rapido sin prestarle mucha atencion, e inclusive se trababa el subtitulo y no pasaba al siguiente, ademas de subtitulos que no aparecen. Otro problema son las cinematicas que se me cortaban a cada rato o cinematicas mezcladas sin sentido alguno.

    Otro problema fue la jugabilidad, es decir, hay momentos donde tenes que apretar alguna tecla especifica en un periodo de tiempo super super corto, lo cual para mi fue imposible, esto te obiga a tener bien sujeto el joystick y estando atento para el momento en que te toque apretar una tecla.

    Los controles no funcionan bien, yo lo jugue con joystick y cuando arrancaba el juego parecia que empezaba a jugar con teclado, la solucion es pausar el juego y reanudarlo.

    Una cosa que no me gusto es que se perdieran las funciones del Dualshock 4 que tenia el Until Dawn, reemplazaron la funcion de mantener quieto el joystick por apretar una tecla como si fuera el Guitar Hero, el trackpad ya no funciona.

    En resumen, no lo recomiendo, un juego con muchos problemas tecnicos y con una historia no muy buena.
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  6. Nov 5, 2020
    8
    8/10 i played by pc, so many bug but grat game,cute story and that takes...
  7. Aug 29, 2021
    1
    Dead black screen problem after loading saved game turns all that nice first impression to rage against developers who can`t fix this trouble.
  8. Aug 29, 2019
    4
    I played this on PC, as it's my preferred form of gaming. The first line of dialogue made me break out in laughter. Not because of a witty line cleverly written by the creators, no. I laughed my ass off for 3 minutes because of how horrendous the acting, movements, emotes were. The graphics are up-to-par with any large release game like this but the character animations - good God areI played this on PC, as it's my preferred form of gaming. The first line of dialogue made me break out in laughter. Not because of a witty line cleverly written by the creators, no. I laughed my ass off for 3 minutes because of how horrendous the acting, movements, emotes were. The graphics are up-to-par with any large release game like this but the character animations - good God are they absolutely awful. The controls are frustrating, the (supposed to be) cinematic camera movements are choppy. The story is boring. The characters have no personality traits. This game is one hell of an experience. At one point I quite literally tossed my hat across the room and slapped my forehead into the palm of my hand due to how frustrating this piece of garbage is. Even if this were a regular movie, it would still be trash! The acting, writing, story... It's all so boring and just uninspired. The concept of an interactive horror movie is great, sure, but if I continuously had the urge to browse r/DankMemes during the cut scenes due to boredom, you know it's not good. I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy. Expand
  9. Nov 15, 2019
    7
    I loved Until Dawn and was excited to give this game a go. While the DNA can certainly be felt in places, it doesn't quite live up to its precedent. It does make some improvements to their formula, such as getting rid of the much dreaded "Stay Still" for a rhythm game that feels more skill-based as opposed to hoping the game doesn't think you nudged the controller.

    First of all, the
    I loved Until Dawn and was excited to give this game a go. While the DNA can certainly be felt in places, it doesn't quite live up to its precedent. It does make some improvements to their formula, such as getting rid of the much dreaded "Stay Still" for a rhythm game that feels more skill-based as opposed to hoping the game doesn't think you nudged the controller.

    First of all, the game is shorter, lending itself more toward replaying for alternative choices, and I think the wealth of choices and outcomes is a huge plus in this game's favor.

    I started a second playthrough and it's impressive just how much character interactions can change based on past decisions, while the personality trait system of Until Dawn felt superfluous at times, you can feel its influence in moments. Saying something brash can make your character act more confident later on, as opposed to if you chose the other option and your character might approach the same conversation/scenario completely differently.

    Another neat moment I had was after finishing the game, I replayed the final chapter hoping to make a decision that would lead to something very specific happening. I was surprised when what I wanted to happen didn't happen at all simply because of one small thing I didn't do earlier, and I got to see a scene that a lot of people probably won't see playing through the game naturally.

    The main thing holding me back from an 8/9 score is the story, you will probably solve the game's mysteries long before the characters do. The characters can be hit or miss - Fliss appears to be the fan favorite and I can see why.

    Additionally there are small technical problems that might frustrate you such as dark, almost monochromatic environments where it can be hard to find your way forward. There were also a few times my character would attempt to walk forward and get caught on some part of the environment and I'd have to wiggle them off.

    Over all, I say that if you're a fan of Until Dawn or narrative-based games in general, it's worth a try especially if you can get it on sale. I will most likely be playing the next game in the anthology when that comes out.
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  10. Jan 11, 2020
    9
    Разнообразие в выборах есть, графика есть, средняя история есть, хотя бы несколько концовок есть. Вполне годный проект, если не пугает однообразие локации (впрочем, логично, ведь это корабль), который я не считаю минусом.
    Итог: 9.766/10, жду продолжения банкета.
    Разнообразие в выборах есть, графика есть, средняя история есть, хотя бы несколько концовок есть. Вполне годный проект, если не пугает однообразие локации (впрочем, логично, ведь это корабль), который я не считаю минусом.
    Итог: 9.766/10, жду продолжения банкета.
  11. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Clunky controls, cliched and unoriginal dialogue, you'd be better off buying this for the comedic value of the terrible vocal acting and crappy story. Save your money
  12. Sep 10, 2019
    8
    Ждал игру т.к. PS4 у меня нету, а годных интерактивных фильмов на Пк почти нету(Игры Telltale Games не беру в счёт). Проходил прошлую игру Supermassive Games я благополучно на ютубе, как и 80% Пк геймеров, и ожидал такого же атмосферного ужастика как и Until Down, но получилось, что-то непонятное при этом не особо страшное! Запомнился только один скример с угрём в самолёте под водой.Ждал игру т.к. PS4 у меня нету, а годных интерактивных фильмов на Пк почти нету(Игры Telltale Games не беру в счёт). Проходил прошлую игру Supermassive Games я благополучно на ютубе, как и 80% Пк геймеров, и ожидал такого же атмосферного ужастика как и Until Down, но получилось, что-то непонятное при этом не особо страшное! Запомнился только один скример с угрём в самолёте под водой. Поставил (8) потому что пока что игр такого качества на Пк нету, к следующей части The Dark Pictures буду подходить более критично, так что лучше бы Supermassive Games подтянули уровень до того же Until Down! Expand
  13. Sep 5, 2019
    0
    Awful clunky controls, paper thin characters, unoriginal story, bad voice acting, lifeless environments, cutscenes with awful camera angles (because some scenes might be missing depending on choices) making them seem disconnected, QT events are too fast and therefore too easy to make a mistake, in general a bad game. I've finished it once and uninstalled it immediately.
    If you are
    Awful clunky controls, paper thin characters, unoriginal story, bad voice acting, lifeless environments, cutscenes with awful camera angles (because some scenes might be missing depending on choices) making them seem disconnected, QT events are too fast and therefore too easy to make a mistake, in general a bad game. I've finished it once and uninstalled it immediately.
    If you are expecting a game at the same quality level as Until Dawn, well.. you are gravely mistaken.
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  14. Aug 29, 2019
    3
    A few hours in and an original idea has yet to present itself. Cliche, trite, and unoriginal.
  15. Aug 29, 2019
    5
    If you enjoy bad horror movies on netflix, you might enjoy this one.

    For hardcore/horror gamers.. don't. Awful jumpscares, extremely annoying characters and absolutely absurd writing for the dialogues. The game is 4 hours long and feels like 2 of those should be scraped off, bad pacing, bad story. It's just decent graphics and thats it.
  16. Aug 30, 2019
    1
    Very bad game honestly. Dont play co-op. Dialogues gonna be very bad. 3 hours of gameplay. Graphic its not good not bad. Story is better in Metin2 than Rambo Video Game. Dont buy it. Better go play again UNTIL DAWN then Heavy Rain not this.
  17. Aug 30, 2019
    9
    I don't actually play horror games but I am a HUGH fan of them. I make my husband play them while I watch. Some of my favorites include silent hill, outcast 2, penumbra, fatal frame, and of course until dawn. I recently bought man of medan and so far we have played through twice. I enjoyed it both times and hope to see it a few more times. They story was very different both times.I don't actually play horror games but I am a HUGH fan of them. I make my husband play them while I watch. Some of my favorites include silent hill, outcast 2, penumbra, fatal frame, and of course until dawn. I recently bought man of medan and so far we have played through twice. I enjoyed it both times and hope to see it a few more times. They story was very different both times. (now we preordered so once we played the regular and the second was curators cut, so I'm not sure how much that had to do with the differences. We felt like the differences were more because of our choices though) I really fell that for the price it was a good game! I would recommend it! Expand
  18. Sep 1, 2019
    7
    TL:DR People are being too harsh on this game.
    Ok, a lot of people are giving it a 0, 1, 2 for unjustified reasons
    First of all, comparing this to Heavy Rain, Until Dawn or Detroit: Become Human is pointless because they are charging you 30 USD. Second, a lot of people are complaining about the duration of the game, well this is a choice-based game. It is designed so you play it at
    TL:DR People are being too harsh on this game.
    Ok, a lot of people are giving it a 0, 1, 2 for unjustified reasons
    First of all, comparing this to Heavy Rain, Until Dawn or Detroit: Become Human is pointless because they are charging you 30 USD.
    Second, a lot of people are complaining about the duration of the game, well this is a choice-based game. It is designed so you play it at least two times (A lot of people don't, I don't and i still enjoyed it).So if you like playing these games more than once, dont worry about the duration. After a first play-trough you'll feel like you could have done things better , and that might make you want to go for a second play
    And if you only play these games one time, maybe wait for a sale but i dont think it is a bad spent money.
    Third, The acting is totally fine, maybe some lines are a bit weird and some are even cringe but its not that bad, there are a few bugs to fix but nothing that will ruin your play session.
    If you enjoy these types of games, dont let the reviews of people that might like more action driven games private you from playing this game, youll enjoy it.
    Again, its not perfect but its not ''completely trash'' as some other users suggest
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  19. Sep 15, 2019
    10
    Лучшая игра в данном жанре на сегодняшний день)) Графика, звук, интрига и история!
    Играть в одиночный режим - очень даже забавно!
  20. Sep 1, 2019
    9
    El Juego es muy interesante , la narrativa no es perfecta pero cumple con lo que se esperaba, la jugabilidad esta acorde a un juego al estilo until dawn ( osea esta bien), la cantidad de finales y variantes son bastantes, pero no me dio la sensación de que sea muy rejugable, mi única critica es que la cantidad hs/precio es muy alto, es un juego muy corto, me hubiese gustado por lo menos 6El Juego es muy interesante , la narrativa no es perfecta pero cumple con lo que se esperaba, la jugabilidad esta acorde a un juego al estilo until dawn ( osea esta bien), la cantidad de finales y variantes son bastantes, pero no me dio la sensación de que sea muy rejugable, mi única critica es que la cantidad hs/precio es muy alto, es un juego muy corto, me hubiese gustado por lo menos 6 horas . pero en resumen es un juego muy correcto... estoy con ansias de jugar a little hope. Expand
  21. Aug 30, 2019
    8
    I played through solo, not sure I will do the multiplayer to be honest. But I will say I enjoyed the game my wife and friend watched as I played and helped make the decisions. We will definitely play through a few more times.

    To be honest before reading the reviews we talked about the price at the end of the game and all felt is was well worth the price of admission. I have read the
    I played through solo, not sure I will do the multiplayer to be honest. But I will say I enjoyed the game my wife and friend watched as I played and helped make the decisions. We will definitely play through a few more times.

    To be honest before reading the reviews we talked about the price at the end of the game and all felt is was well worth the price of admission.

    I have read the voice acting was horrible but we did not find it to be so. I will say however the controls are clunky and the movement does look funky like they dont have a care in the world.

    Overall well worth the 30$ price tag and with more of them to come over the next 5 years we will be getting them all.
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  22. Sep 1, 2019
    1
    This may very well be the worst game I've ever played.

    I played this game with some friends on the Movie Night mode. This led to extremely long stretches of just waiting around so you can play your character, especially with this game pushing its multiplayer modes as much as it does. The games only horror coming from this horror game is from it's overabundance of low quality jump scares.
    This may very well be the worst game I've ever played.

    I played this game with some friends on the Movie Night mode. This led to extremely long stretches of just waiting around so you can play your character, especially with this game pushing its multiplayer modes as much as it does. The games only horror coming from this horror game is from it's overabundance of low quality jump scares.
    Also, if your character dies close to the beginning, you're out of luck and just have to sit back for the rest of the game. The game itself, while having massive, lengthy parts where you'll be doing nothing is extremely short and ends after not much really happening.
    The story is short, with no real twists, revelations, or really any memorable moments.
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  23. Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Great game by Supermassive Games, as always. A must play if you like horror movies!
  24. Jul 4, 2021
    5
    Графика красивая, а все остальное - ужасно. Если ожидаете чего-то наподобие Until Dawn - будете разочарованы.

    Good in visuals and horrible in all other aspects. If you expect that this game will be as good as Until Dawn you will be dissapointed.
  25. Dec 18, 2020
    8
    The first impression lasts a lifetime. I´m glad, that i tried it anyway (after a couple of months).
    The technical hick ups are out of my way and now I can finally enjoy the game and I enjoyed it a lot.
    I love the atmosphere, the ghostship setting, the audio is great and the graphics are too.
    Looking foreward to the next ghost story.
  26. Dec 26, 2019
    10
    This is a wonderful follow up to "Until Dawn" that goes a different route instead of replicating the sickening creepiness of "Until Dawn." Instead of sickening horror, the horror is not just the monster appearance but also how the monsters came to be, "Man of Medan" takes its cues from "Tales of the Crypt" and "The Shining." This is more of a fun creep fest than intense disturbance.

    In
    This is a wonderful follow up to "Until Dawn" that goes a different route instead of replicating the sickening creepiness of "Until Dawn." Instead of sickening horror, the horror is not just the monster appearance but also how the monsters came to be, "Man of Medan" takes its cues from "Tales of the Crypt" and "The Shining." This is more of a fun creep fest than intense disturbance.

    In fact, during gameplay, thinking of "Outlast 2" which tried to replicate the intense horror of "Outlast 1" but misstep with having an open air environment, which took away the claustrophobic horror from the first one. The smart move here has been to recognize that once the novelty wears off, you can't replicate what made an initial entry spark - you need to build on the previous one. "Man of Medan" takes the core gameplay of the first and adds to it, by introducing us to the grander, episodic world. How intense can you replicate a known horror? Part of horror is the unknown ,that the mystery itself is horrifying, and so, if drama is ruled out, well the flipside of drama is comedy.

    Where we may have initially wanted to murder each of the main characters in "Until Dawn" straight away, "Man of Medan" presents characters you root for - maybe with the exception of Conrad, he's jackass, but can grow on you. Instead of an facile open air environment, being trapped on a mountain and the monsters induce claustrophobia, the story situates itself in a physically claustrophobic environment. And since we have a playful narrator and the intro has set the tone of "Tales of the Crypt," you feel as if you're peering in on a haunted house - seeing the set up for a good scare and waiting, just waiting, for the scare to drop, to see the characters jump back as their minds play tricks on them.

    So, if you're looking for intense, disturbing horror - this will not be your cup of tea. If you're looking for a good time, a spookfest, and feeling like you get to be in on the joke as you watch a character walk into a "Uh - oh, oh no" moment, then this is your cup of tea. Lots of fun, good spooks, but most importantly, a good time!
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  27. Aug 31, 2019
    7
    Man of medan has a good gameplay. The story is itself is ok. Nothing special, but good and you call actually feel the tension. The characters are ok. However it must me like 50% The price. 3-4hours campaign is to short in my opinion. You kinda miss the relationship with the characters. Let's wait for the second game. Hope it is longer.
  28. Oct 1, 2019
    8
    Es un gran juego muy inmersivo, con muchos sustos y momentos muy tensos. La duración es bastante escasa 3h aprox, pero el precio es tambien ajustado a la duración. recomendable al 100%.
    Pros: Graficos, ambientación, jugabilidad, sustos.
    Contra: Duración
  29. Sep 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Man of Medan is the beginning of a new horror series created by Supermassive Games, the creators of Until Dawn, the premise is interesting, a haunted ship... you don't see that setting in video games that often, but... those that makes it a really good and scary game?
    Unfortunately, Man of Medan does not improve at all from it's previous title, it uses the same mechanics of exploration, dialog and action selection that will eventually cause a consequence later in the story, but aside of that... it bring nothing new to the table.
    Visually is not an improvement from Until Dawn, the game was built in the Unreal 4 Engine, it has some nice lighting and at times models and scenarios look believable real, but it doesn't look any better than, again, Until Dawn.
    I do like the way it handle horror, it introduce itself as a paranormal haunting horror story but at the end is switch to a more psychological horror territory.
    So... it's not a bad game, it is pretty good, but the game is nothing more than a copy/paste of it's predecessor.
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  30. Sep 18, 2019
    1
    Pior jogo de 2019 até agora.

    Alguem pode me explicar o que eu acabei de jogar? Aqui temos um jogo cujo a posposta principal é sua historia, sua narrativa, com um foco no terror. Até ai, tudo bem. O problema é que ele falha em tudo que propoe. Primeiro: A gameplay é chata e desinteressante. O jogo falha drasticamente em apresentar um feeling de terror; os personagens são muito
    Pior jogo de 2019 até agora.

    Alguem pode me explicar o que eu acabei de jogar? Aqui temos um jogo cujo a posposta principal é sua historia, sua narrativa, com um foco no terror. Até ai, tudo bem. O problema é que ele falha em tudo que propoe.

    Primeiro: A gameplay é chata e desinteressante. O jogo falha drasticamente em apresentar um feeling de terror; os personagens são muito inespressivos e irracionais - tão cliche..., o que faz com que todo o perigo de morte apresentado seja inutil, pois ningue liga se um personagem ou outro morrer, e isso implica para o proximo ponto.

    Alguem explica para os desenvolvedores que aqueles jumpscares são totalmente mal construidos e não funcionam?!
    Serio, errra é humano, mas eles investiram tanto nisso que passou do nivel de burrice.
    Para que um jumpscare seja bem feito, precisamos de um feeling de terror já proposto a um tempo. Ele não pode ser previsivel, muito menos inutil. Aqui, nesse jogo, temos jumpscares de tudo. Desde uma tubulação ou rato a até mesmo o rosto da pessoa tomando susto.
    A historia não convençe, muito menos os marinheiros sequestradores ou ous proprios "refens" controlaveis e suas atitudes estupidas.

    O jogo é mal otimizado, pesando muito no processador. Os graficos são aceitaveis, mas nada demais.
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 11, 2019
    80
    Despite completely original story, Man of Medan feels more like an Until Dawn expansion pack than game of its own. It also is noticeably shorter and less varied, although still fun to play. [Issue#240, p.32]
  2. Oct 8, 2019
    80
    Man of Medan is the first entry in what should be a series of horror games based on urban legends in the Dark Pictures Anthology. It combines all the classic elements from choice and consequence adventures and puts them into an uneasy environment, where nobody of the main characters is safe. It has flaws in the terms of camera and exploration features, but it can be a very solid beginning to something new in the horror gaming genre.
  3. Sep 20, 2019
    80
    While predictably light on actual gameplay, Supermassive’s kick-off to their Dark Pictures Anthology is a welcome return to form that ticks all the right boxes for a scarily good time. Whether alone or with friends, raise the sails and weigh anchor aboard Man of Medan’s ghost ship if you dare.