The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 344 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 143 out of 344
  2. Mixed: 134 out of 344
  3. Negative: 67 out of 344

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  1. nofunaloud
    Aug 29, 2019
    3
    A few hours in and an original idea has yet to present itself. Cliche, trite, and unoriginal.
  2. Corruptedcast
    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.
  3. SahilKChandio
    Aug 29, 2019
    1
    TL;DR: Trash game, not one bit worth the price. Has only 3-4 hours of playtime at best. Do not play this but another game like control for the same price which is actually great! This game has no horror neither atmospheric nor jumpscares. Its just a cash grab.

    This game I am gonna say straight off the bat is plain trash. Let me make something clear first I like these types of games a    TL;DR: Trash game, not one bit worth the price. Has only 3-4 hours of playtime at best. Do not play this but another game like control for the same price which is actually great! This game has no horror neither atmospheric nor jumpscares. Its just a cash grab.

    This game I am gonna say straight off the bat is plain trash. Let me make something clear first I like these types of games a lot I mean the choice based games, visual novels and stuff. They are like my 10th favorite genre in gaming, This game is like not good at all it has trash story with no suspense. They say that this game is horror trust me there is not a single jumpscare and not a single moment where you'll feel scared! This game is nothing but a **** cash grab to state the very least. The characters are plain **** and are not interesting the relationship bar like the one in until dawn is trash here you make one choice and it is good for the rest of the game. It is a trash experience I'm giving it a 1/10 I gave 1 because the visuals are decent. Stay away from this game DO NOT BUY. WASTE OF MONEY.    … Expand
  4. barkerdylan17
    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.… Collapse
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#43 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. 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. PLAY! Zine
    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.
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  3. Adventure Gamers
    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.
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