The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

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  1. vault2wasteland
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    Another good game with a terrible terrible ending from the makers of Until Dawn

    also I do not appreciate the heart beat QTEs and the target ones

    this will be the last time I buy one of these games full price because the endings always make none of your choices matter and so provides little to no replay value
  2. aditya1101
    Oct 28, 2021
    4
    This game was impressive in some regards, but overall it felt like the pacing was really off, the characters weren't that great, and the dialogue was really awful at many points. It has a lot of the same issues as Until Dawn but it's much less fun to actually play through, so it doesn't make up for its issues nearly as much.
  3. redbutnotdead
    Jan 20, 2023
    4
    Nice atmosphere. Nice graphics. Mediocre sound when vlume goes up 100% during jumpscares.
    Casual controls.
    A series of games where jumpscare lose its meaning. The biggest flaw of the series. Repeatable, boring, useless jumpscares.
  4. Mc1992
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    Man of Medan looks inferior to Until Dawn but has more variations and distint cinematic endings, Little Hope is way more inferior than Man of Medan.
    I liked the prologue and epilogue (despite that such revelations was already use in horror and psychologic suspense) but the story of the five characters wandering off in the ghost town and the flashbacks of 1692 are so boring and unbearable,    Man of Medan looks inferior to Until Dawn but has more variations and distint cinematic endings, Little Hope is way more inferior than Man of Medan.
    I liked the prologue and epilogue (despite that such revelations was already use in horror and psychologic suspense) but the story of the five characters wandering off in the ghost town and the flashbacks of 1692 are so boring and unbearable, with bad acting and apathic faces, inconsistent gameplay and graphics are seeing worse more and more, and way less variations and consequences than Man of Medan.
    This second installment of the Dark Anthology was realesed 14 months after Man of Medan and the third installment House of Ashes, they're saying it will be out next year, means that the franchise will go downhill way more down than Disney Star Wars because the principal issue i believe it's about the time and routine they put. I was planning to buy the 8 games of the franchise but if this is routine then i reject it, i will buy them if every game is out at least every 2 years each one, no less.
    And if House of Ashes, despite being a out only a year after turns out to be up in match with Man of Medan, then i will feel even more outraged 'cause means that Little Hope was a secondary work and yet it's worth 30$ like Man of Medan when should have a lower price for a lower profession of which they showed in Medan and Ashes.    … Expand
  5. StaryKierowca
    Feb 14, 2021
    4
    我在玩这款游戏时，曾两次遇到了存档损坏的问题，幸好在第二次进入游戏后，选择从中间开始就没问题了。

    优点：
    -烧脑的剧情

    缺点：
    -存档损坏
    -重复的QTE
    -重复的恐怖元素
    -与前几作相同的游戏机制
  6. Andrebarison
    Apr 23, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:
    The graphics look realistic
    When there is violence, it's very gory
    The QTE prompts are more forgiving
    The characters are good
    Multiplayer

    Cons:
    The story (specifically the ending)
    Not scary
    The decision system/ impacts
    some multiplayer decisions

    spoliers below

    Little hope fails to bring an interesting plot. It works for the first half of the game, where you will spend a long time walking and walking and walking. They do this to attempt making tension, but in actuality it's just boring. Characters, who although are slightly better than the series' predeccesor, still suffer from being plain. Taylor, for example, will repeatedly make player choices redundant. After a bus crashes in the game, the team is left stranded in a town called Little Hope. There, Taylor will suggest waiting by the bus. It doesn't matter whether or not you make her "change" her mind, because she will always announce that her idea is better than anyone elses. Another character that they should have developed further is Andrew. Andrew is... nice. There is not much to say about Andrew, since he doesn't actually impact the story, until at the very end, when it's revealed that everything that has happened in the story has actually been a hallucination INCLUDING THE CHARACTERS AND THE PLOT!!! Why make such a intriguing story, only to dump it out the window with a lame and childish ending. This is especially concerning, as the game is part of an anthology, and the previous game also had the same ending (hallucination). This makes me not want to get the next game, because I can already guess the "plot-twist".

    This is my biggest complaint with the game. None of the decisions actually matter. It doesn't matter if John dies, because guess what? He never existed in the first place. For a game about desicions, there is not a lot of consequences and different branches of playthroughs.

    My second biggest complain is the multiplayer mode. I don't know about online coop as I've never tried it (and won't), but shared story, in which you assign each person as one character, is a total design failure. Angela, is an elderly lady that you can control in the game. She's a great doesn't actually exist character, but sadly is gone from the game for about 70%. And when she does come back, she can die really quickly. This is extremely unfair to those who have chosen Angela to play as, since they will only play as her for a tiny bit of the game. Worse, during high action scenes, it becomes pointless to even select a character. Some scenes have two characters running from danger and the game just switches characters. I played this with my brother (I was Taylor, he was Daniel). He was running from a demon, hitting the generous QTEs, when the game just switched to Taylor. Although she survived, it made me wonder as to why suddenly Taylor's fate relied on my brother... if I picked her?

    However, I don't want to leave this review on a sour note, and thankfully I DO have some good things to say about it. This game's graphics are beautiful. They're really realistic, which I think is idealystic for a horror game. Also, the soundtrack is awesome, though I'm not sure if I like their "O death" song, as it was made for their other game Until Dawn (not part of the anthology), and I don't really see a point for it to be in the game, other than nostalgia. This game's QTE's are more meaningful (before the horrid end).

    Overall: 4/10    … Expand
  7. EstebanRLS
    Feb 7, 2023
    4
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  8. DavidHoltzer
    Jan 25, 2022
    3
    I had little hope for this game to begin with because i didn't like Man of Medan that much. But this game is much worse, it fails at everything it tries to do. Terrible dialogues, the big majority of the choices don't matter, the ending would be awful even if this game was good, the game is full of boring jumpscares, the old villagers accent makes no sense because back then there was noI had little hope for this game to begin with because i didn't like Man of Medan that much. But this game is much worse, it fails at everything it tries to do. Terrible dialogues, the big majority of the choices don't matter, the ending would be awful even if this game was good, the game is full of boring jumpscares, the old villagers accent makes no sense because back then there was no non-rhotic pronunciation ect. Spoilers: 1. You can't save the doubles but the game always pretends like you can

    2. They try to pretend like the little girl as at fault but it doesn't work because we see the reverend intimidating her. 3. It does not matter if you hide or run away or fight the monsters (only your relationship stats go up).    … Expand
  9. bromaross
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Very nice and interesting story absolutely ruined by terrible interface and QTE management. Screamers are also bad as that's the last and cheapest thing you should use to scare the player. On PS5 the game stucks on loading close to the last scene, and even the reinstall or other decision before that doesn't help. In a conclusion, the game is not ready for a production even a year afterVery nice and interesting story absolutely ruined by terrible interface and QTE management. Screamers are also bad as that's the last and cheapest thing you should use to scare the player. On PS5 the game stucks on loading close to the last scene, and even the reinstall or other decision before that doesn't help. In a conclusion, the game is not ready for a production even a year after release. 3 is the best i can give for such developer's cheap work.… Expand
  10. jackbauer32
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Horrendous stability, graphics are pure crap, acting is bad ... impossible to play with a friend, just hangs
  11. Zumbie101
    Dec 28, 2020
    3
    There is some mystery in this and the graphics are good however it has a dissapointing ending and ultimatley fairly boring gameplay with unlikeable and stilted characters with lazy delivery. I think its better the Man of medan marginally as much fewer bugs to be seen.
  12. kissthesky
    Nov 5, 2020
    3
    This is just boring. I'm not even sorry to say that i didn't enjoy this game. Maybe people who generally don't care about horror movies or games will like it, but i'm hardcore horror games fan (dead space, silent hill 2 etc) and to me this was just extremely meh.
  13. SuperClaudio64
    Mar 6, 2021
    3
    Questo gioco non è molto diverso da Men of Medan, ha un cast di personaggi ancora più generico e un pessimo finale come il suo predecessore. Un gioco del genere film interattivo dovrebbe avere come punto di forza un buon cast e una buona trama, ma i giochi di questa serie non hanno nessuno di questi requisiti. Ho apprezzato la mancanza dei troppi inutili e telefonati jumpscares di Men ofQuesto gioco non è molto diverso da Men of Medan, ha un cast di personaggi ancora più generico e un pessimo finale come il suo predecessore. Un gioco del genere film interattivo dovrebbe avere come punto di forza un buon cast e una buona trama, ma i giochi di questa serie non hanno nessuno di questi requisiti. Ho apprezzato la mancanza dei troppi inutili e telefonati jumpscares di Men of Medan, ma il resto del gioco rimane noioso e pessimo. Ho chiuso con questa serie, mi hanno già preso in giro due volte.… Expand
  14. MaxieZeus
    Mar 25, 2023
    3
    Slightly better than first but still bad at every aspect and the twist is extremely lazy.
  15. Krazerack
    Feb 7, 2023
    3
    Nicht interessant
    keine auswirkungen
    man macht nix und alle leben.
    mega langweilig.
  16. Steyraus
    Nov 9, 2020
    2
    These games just keep getting worse.. It incredibly boring. Story is predictable and its just feels like what it is a budget title.. There no game play to speak of , just walking around as jump scares happen, This can work (it did in Untill Dawn with its campy silliness and attractive interesting characters), but it dosent here, with the crap story and weird looking characters
    One thing    These games just keep getting worse.. It incredibly boring. Story is predictable and its just feels like what it is a budget title.. There no game play to speak of , just walking around as jump scares happen, This can work (it did in Untill Dawn with its campy silliness and attractive interesting characters), but it dosent here, with the crap story and weird looking characters
    One thing that really gets me with these Dark Anthology games are the Faces>> Especially the female faces.. They are literally the only truly terrifying thing in these games. All the face look plastic and badly animated, but the girls get some special treatment, they are truly ugly and hard to watch. For a game that relies so much on character interaction its a hugh fail.    … Expand
  17. jcboyer515
    Mar 3, 2021
    2
    Horrible cop out ending. So much build up & mystery all just to be spit in the face by the people who wrote this story. I'm almost more mad that it started off really spooky & interesting just for a lazy conclusion. I have LITTLE HOPE for the next game in this series
  18. Jackthegamer
    Sep 16, 2022
    2
    Worst game from Supermassive games yet. The Plot twist at the end ruined it
  19. dshflkajsdfhlks
    Oct 31, 2020
    2
    Imagine a choose-your-own-adventure story. Now imagine that instead of deciding which page to turn to, you click a dialogue option on a screen. That’s it. That’s the whole **** game.

    sometimes you get to look around and click on objects!! WOW COOL

    storyline was convoluted and pointless. graphics were not impressive. piece of **** **** game. "
  20. FrideCritic
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    The game is terrible, the first part of the game was very interesting, there were unexpected QTE, an interesting plot, unexpected moments, charismatic characters. The second part is complete crap, boring, monotonous, with a small amount of QTE, boring plot. The only thing that adds variety to the game is the charisma of the storyteller and a couple of mats in the voice acting, which isThe game is terrible, the first part of the game was very interesting, there were unexpected QTE, an interesting plot, unexpected moments, charismatic characters. The second part is complete crap, boring, monotonous, with a small amount of QTE, boring plot. The only thing that adds variety to the game is the charisma of the storyteller and a couple of mats in the voice acting, which is rare. It can be seen that the game was made in a hurry, a lot of bugs do not buy this… Expand
  21. times_like_thez
    Nov 5, 2020
    2
    This supposed to be a joke? This is supposed an horror game? or Parody of horror? So boring.
  22. laserbeams
    Nov 5, 2020
    2
    Extremely short and overall boring game. It's just not interesting, like i really tried to like it but nope.
  23. freedomfighter_
    Nov 5, 2020
    2
    If this is supposed to be actual horror game then it failed miserably. Just no.
  24. RafaelRC
    Nov 14, 2020
    2
    It’s a mediocre game with bad acting and motion capture, weak story and a horrible gameplay - filled with quick time events.
  25. SamTheMan123
    Jan 8, 2021
    2
    This studio just can't seem to do anything right with this Dark Pictures series.

    Do you like when game mechanics are not explained to you? Only to have said mechanics end up defining the outcome of your characters? Do you enjoy cheap jump scares that becomes so predictable and cringe you groan everytime they happen? Do you enjoy a convoluted confusing plot with 3 different layers only    This studio just can't seem to do anything right with this Dark Pictures series.

    Do you like when game mechanics are not explained to you? Only to have said mechanics end up defining the outcome of your characters? Do you enjoy cheap jump scares that becomes so predictable and cringe you groan everytime they happen? Do you enjoy a convoluted confusing plot with 3 different layers only to have them all thrown into the wind at the end with a Signs level intellect twist? Well then this is the game for you.

    A horror choice game, where choices give outcomes that don't make sense (because trait mechanics are never explained), and the horror is La Llorona movie levels of bad. The plot honestly was okay, it was convoluted and messy, but I thought at least the poorly wrapped present would have a nice bow at the top where it all meets. Nope, a twist that was such **** I don't even want to play another playthrough.

    I could go on about the editing, the pacing, the voice acting, sound design, controls etc. But what's the point. Don't buy it. Don't play it. It's not worth the co-op play.

    The irony is Man of Medan had a decently working system, if they just spend more time fleshing out that game, instead of investing it w.e. the **** this was. We could've had a subpar Until Dawn (instead of glitchy **** fest with MoM and lame cluster**** in Little Hope).    … Expand
  26. Mindkiller7522
    Nov 18, 2021
    2
    Not a great game. Not the worst or most difficult game, but these types of experiences rely heavily on the story and characters and if the characters are boring it all falls apart. I don't know what magic has been lost since Until Dawn, but I keep hoping that they will get it back with one of these games.

    The motion capture was also quite rough for some reason, all of the characters    Not a great game. Not the worst or most difficult game, but these types of experiences rely heavily on the story and characters and if the characters are boring it all falls apart. I don't know what magic has been lost since Until Dawn, but I keep hoping that they will get it back with one of these games.

    The motion capture was also quite rough for some reason, all of the characters seem to act like dolls and not look at each other half the time, which makes all of the interactions really stilted.

    Overall the only real neat thing about the game was the demons chasing the characters. Without giving anything away, the reasons that they appear how they do and the overall design was excellent. It doesn't redeem much, but it did earn the game a few points.    … Expand
  27. EKYR
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    little hope is really average with meh scenes and EXTREMELY slow walking. Controls are clunky and laughably funny to use, doesnt feel like you are controlling a modern game when playing it. The characters walk in the slowest way i have ever seen in a video game, they are literally not human they walk like they are 500kg. Played this with a friend in co op mode and the game's reliance onlittle hope is really average with meh scenes and EXTREMELY slow walking. Controls are clunky and laughably funny to use, doesnt feel like you are controlling a modern game when playing it. The characters walk in the slowest way i have ever seen in a video game, they are literally not human they walk like they are 500kg. Played this with a friend in co op mode and the game's reliance on quick time events and cutscenes really started to piss us off. The jumpscares felt like they were just ways to keep us awake while we were playing the game because most of the time it was really just watching cutscenes, walking around, and pressing circle or triangle at the right second. THAT IS NOT GAMEPLAY. The story was also massively convoluted and after playing for quite awhile i still do not understand who the main character is and what is their objective. It was funny at times when my friend was really excited to kill an enemy and we were both hyped to see him take that shot, but he ended up exploding one of the main characters' heads as a plot twist. Play when drunk with friends over at your house because you wont remember anything from the game anyways.… Expand
  28. scorp332211
    Jan 25, 2021
    1
    This game definitely does not live up to Supermassive’s “Until Dawn”. Little Hope is extremely boring and not scary at all. The few attempts it makes to scare you just aren’t scary. It all takes place walking down a dark road at night. You go into just a few buildings. It doesn’t have nearly as good of a setting as Until Dawn. The game just doesn’t seem polished or maybe even finished- andThis game definitely does not live up to Supermassive’s “Until Dawn”. Little Hope is extremely boring and not scary at all. The few attempts it makes to scare you just aren’t scary. It all takes place walking down a dark road at night. You go into just a few buildings. It doesn’t have nearly as good of a setting as Until Dawn. The game just doesn’t seem polished or maybe even finished- and it’s not even close to a AAA game. I would never play it again. I’m just starting Man of Medan and hope that’s better. Hope Supermassive takes a note from this bomb to create something much better the next time around. In short- Little Hope just has No Hope at all! Definitely don’t recommend. I'm sorry, but no one can honestly give this a 10!… Expand
  29. thertx
    Nov 5, 2020
    1
    Weak, predictable "been there, done that" video games that tries to be horror, but is never actually scary.
  30. Ivoryb6
    Nov 29, 2020
    1
    Had so much fun in the first 7/8ths of the game. Was a little confused but I figured a lot would be explained at the end. And then I reached the end and realized the whole game was a waste of time and nothing I did the entire game even mattered. The twist was stupid and confusing. They tried making it deep but really they just left half of the questions unanswered and ruined the whole game.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 68
  3. Negative: 2 out of 68
  1. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jan 12, 2021
    80
    What distinguishes Little hope from horror movies is that you don’t get to be annoyed about clichés or numerous bad decisions by its characters. No it is not a good idea to wander off alone when a killer is on the loose, nor should you explore that creepy basement by yourself. Yet, in this game, only one person is responsible for his bad judgement: you.
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    Jan 12, 2021
    85
    Little Hope is a return to form for Supermassive Games. After the somewhat slow and dry Man of Medan, Little Hope arrives with a narrative audacity and assured performances that place The Dark Pictures Anthology squarely on the top of the interactive filmic adventure game heap. With a rich, complex, and wickedly surprising narrative, Little Hope is well worth playing, despite some awkward moments and transitions.
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  3. Cubed3
    Jan 8, 2021
    80
    Little Hope is a fantastic horror experience that really shows what Supermassive can do with the Dark Pictures series. Though it's a short experience and it exhibited a crash during review, it's a fantastically crafted thrilling drama with amazing characters who are genuinely fun to interact with. If this kind of game is something that seems interesting, don't pass up on this experience!
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