D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

 Xbox One
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7.2

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  1. Broyax
    Jun 6, 2023
    3
    Cette espèce de ‘curiosité’ était une sorte jeu d’aventure, un ‘point & click’ pour console Xbox One et plus spécifiquement pour l’infect Kinect dont la véritable place est dans la poubelle depuis longtemps… Le Kinect à dire vrai n’était rien moins qu’une catastrophe industrielle et marchait beaucoup moins bien sur la One. De toute façon, on peut heureusement jouer à la manette bien quel’Cette espèce de ‘curiosité’ était une sorte jeu d’aventure, un ‘point & click’ pour console Xbox One et plus spécifiquement pour l’infect Kinect dont la véritable place est dans la poubelle depuis longtemps… Le Kinect à dire vrai n’était rien moins qu’une catastrophe industrielle et marchait beaucoup moins bien sur la One. De toute façon, on peut heureusement jouer à la manette bien quel’ interface reste lamentable en tout point.

    On se croirait d’ailleurs dans un jeu de David Cage l’andouille, farci de QTE crétins (pléonasme) et prédirigé, prédigéré et préchié mais dans une histoire à la japoniaise… pas si niaise que cela, néanmoins ! Le ‘protagoniste’ doit trouver l’assassin de sa femme, quitte à voyager dans le temps… et surtout examiner bien des objets come un sherlock imbibé (de téquila).

    L’histoire est très bizarre et fait penser à une adaptation de Stephen King.. ou un film de David Lynch ! le déroulement est souvent confus, illogique avec un paquet de scripts dans cette enquête-couloir, notamment des séquences d’action (!) entièrement en QTE ! Les graphismes ont une tronche de bande dessinée assez réussie et l’ambiance reste… bizarroïde et… inexplicable.

    Sur Xbox One à l’époque (en 2014) et d’après mes souvenirs, le jeu ramait souvent et tenait rarement ses 30 im/s ; l’aliasing était assez important (900p bien entendu) et les temps de chargement étaient trop longs. De nos jours, même sur une Series X, le jeu met 30 secondes à charger son niveau principal ! au moins, il ne rame plus du tout et globalement, il semble bien plus présentable.

    Mais l’autre gros souci (final) concerne la fin… ‘D4’ se termine en queue de poisson qui appelle une suite… qu’on ne verra, qu’on ne jouera jamais ! Dommage, car l’humour est souvent présent et on aurait aimé connaître la conclusion de tout ce bordel !    … Expand
  2. djevis94
    Jun 27, 2019
    8
    Unfinished game (recognized by developers) but it is a good graphic adventure that has a rare but interesting history and that for those who like the genre is highly recommended.
    It's a shame they left us half with this game
  3. tecGoblin
    Aug 15, 2018
    5
    I don't know what the reviewers were thinking. This game looks and feels like an early Kinect experiment - and it can be redeemed if you still have a Kinect sensor attached. But if you don't, just run away - flailing joy sticks around in QuickTime events is way less fun than flailing your hands around. The story is beyond the pale: sometimes it's fun because it's SO weird, but when II don't know what the reviewers were thinking. This game looks and feels like an early Kinect experiment - and it can be redeemed if you still have a Kinect sensor attached. But if you don't, just run away - flailing joy sticks around in QuickTime events is way less fun than flailing your hands around. The story is beyond the pale: sometimes it's fun because it's SO weird, but when I realised that most of the jokes are on women with no agency, rampant homophobia and absurd plot twists, I just regretted the 3 hours I spent on it. The only thing that kept me going is the gazillion of tiny achievements and collectables. But that's also the worst insult of the game: you finish it with less than 200 gamerscore, and then you have to play it again to get more. And of course the more you look at the jokes the worse they become.
    If you do have Kinect, it might be worth a look - once you've finished Dance Central, Fantasia, Fru and even the golf games. It's for free in game pass. Just don't take it seriously - thankfully it doesn't take itself seriously either.    … Expand
  4. CenkAlp
    Jan 2, 2018
    5
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 4
    Grafikler = 4
    Sesler = 5
    Keyif = 5
    Atmosfer = 5
    Süre = 5
  5. DrZomboid
    Nov 29, 2016
    6
    Weird and crazy game with WTF story and unique characters. Cell shading need better anti aliasing. Anyway game that calls to be played and explored. Don't expect too much, just different.
  6. coip
    Jun 26, 2016
    10
    A brilliant wedding of motion and voice controls to the action-detective genre. Swery has made one of the best Kinect games of all time, with an interesting story and wonderfully eccentric characters.
  7. werogamer
    Jun 5, 2016
    8
    Gráficos regulares, pero compensa con historia y banda sonora. Un gran juego si lo consigues de oferta. Lamentablemente no hay fecha para la temporada 2. Sin mucha utilidad con Kinect, es mejor el mando.
  8. Maxawesome
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    Es excelente una historia me tiene muy atrapado y las escenas de acción y la música es un merecido 10
    Apesar de que la season 2 no esta confirmada todavia le tengo fe
  9. thunderpriest22
    Dec 13, 2015
    9
    My rating of every game from now on will heavily weigh in on originality and fun. That's why I'm giving this game 9. Call of duty special forces world at war 17.....halo 67.......shooting game....shooting game.....wash rinse repeat. Mindless dribble for 12 year-old's and millennials. D4 is starkly original, odd, corny, fun, and all all around exceptional game, especially for the kinect,My rating of every game from now on will heavily weigh in on originality and fun. That's why I'm giving this game 9. Call of duty special forces world at war 17.....halo 67.......shooting game....shooting game.....wash rinse repeat. Mindless dribble for 12 year-old's and millennials. D4 is starkly original, odd, corny, fun, and all all around exceptional game, especially for the kinect, which is lacking alot of titles. To boot, it was free! My only complaint is I think they discontinued it because the next chapter was not released. Too bad.… Expand
  10. Dunge
    Jun 20, 2015
    6
    You basically take the concept of Telltale games and remove the portion that make it good (the scenario), and add completely random characters and events that are just out of context in the situation and you get this game. The game keep oscillating between a serious genre, a emotional genre and stoned nonsense humor so you aren't quite sure what's it is trying to aim for. The graphics areYou basically take the concept of Telltale games and remove the portion that make it good (the scenario), and add completely random characters and events that are just out of context in the situation and you get this game. The game keep oscillating between a serious genre, a emotional genre and stoned nonsense humor so you aren't quite sure what's it is trying to aim for. The graphics are not so bad, but the thick black outline around the edges is really not helping it. The fight scenes and animations are great, the dialogues and minigames are just okay and the item collecting is just bad. The resource bars that limit the number of actions you can do is completely useless and just annoying, and the article clipping you collect are completely uninteresting.… Expand
  11. rodericrinehart
    Jun 13, 2015
    7
    SCORE 7.4/10

    Imagine if Heavy Rain and Telltale games made love while on a bunch of acid. This is that game is their baby.

    It has a unique art style very much in the vein of a graphic novel. It has many of the same interaction types as Heavy Rain and a super trippy and weird story. It is unique and has so much **** crazy stuff happening I don't know where to start.
  12. OneManReviews
    Jun 2, 2015
    2
    This is just another game where if you do not have a kinect then there is no point to the whole thing because using gamepad is the worst and is boring!!!! The storyline is ok but I wish they gave me more things to do!!
  13. ITZZZPERRY
    May 11, 2015
    7
    D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die is, by far, the weirdest video game that I have ever played. Words cannot express how strange I felt upon completion of it. Honestly, it cannot be said whether it was good or bad, but I can say it was intriguing.
  14. haloboyscp
    Apr 29, 2015
    9
    An awesome game, that I really recommend anyone who owns an xbox to grab.
    It's totally worth the money, even though I got it for free over the Xbox Live Deals.
    Anyways, and again, this is one of those games you want to replay so to have a deeper look at the story, and I am really looking forward to Episode 2, though there's no confirmation of such. Although, having this into account,    An awesome game, that I really recommend anyone who owns an xbox to grab.
    It's totally worth the money, even though I got it for free over the Xbox Live Deals.
    Anyways, and again, this is one of those games you want to replay so to have a deeper look at the story, and I am really looking forward to Episode 2, though there's no confirmation of such.
    Although, having this into account, and probably given that episode 2 isn't yet developed, I would recommend it to have free movement in any way. Have this episode 1 had free roam and I would give it a definite 10. Amazing    … Expand
  15. Poskito
    Mar 22, 2015
    10
    Fantastic game. Nice relaxing change of pace. The more you put into it trying to gather (and read) all the collectibles and the more you get to know the characters, the more you will adore this game. The music is outstanding and the humour is great! I can't wait to play the rest....
  16. Miguelxdz
    Feb 7, 2015
    9
    I hadn't followed this studio previous work (Deadly Premonition, right?) but i watched the trailer of the game and i can say that it looked pretty interesting. The story isn't incredible but it is good enough, the characters are the one that shine here. That main character is funny, interesting and just kinda gives you a good vibe and his detective partner is good to relax the situationsI hadn't followed this studio previous work (Deadly Premonition, right?) but i watched the trailer of the game and i can say that it looked pretty interesting. The story isn't incredible but it is good enough, the characters are the one that shine here. That main character is funny, interesting and just kinda gives you a good vibe and his detective partner is good to relax the situations (and apparently is a good cook). While in the game you meet all kind of bizarre characters and they mostly have good characteristics (some are over the top but that is what gives the game a lot of its personality) the game gives a TV Serie vibe (with even an intro) and playing it will probably give you a smile.
    The gameplay is a little slow when using Kinect but it is definitely the way of playing it (except those pesky parts that you need to do something on time). The action scenes are the best i have played for an action game on Kinect, they detect you correctly, are not too complicated, look cool and are really funny.
    The game is a little short but i can tell that is mostly good except for little filling. The only thing that really bother me was the Stamina system which really was pointless and cut the experience a lot.

    9--Give it a shot if the trailer appeal to you, is a pretty solid game and i can't wait for the next episodes.    … Expand
  17. Fabrizzio1000
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    This game its awesome, wheter you play it with kinect or gamepad this is a must buy, had a great time playing this game, highly recommended to those looking for a weird, styled game, that's just awesome and fun to play.
  18. 2evill
    Jan 23, 2015
    2
    Crap animation, no lip sync, long winded meaningless conversation with talking heads.Oh and the music is just plain bad. And the kinect based game play really hurt to watch. And the second episode being 1 hour long... what a joke.
  19. Stevesitz
    Jan 14, 2015
    8
    An insanely quirky game that changes the mood extremely often and stays fresh. I see this game has gotten some flack for being so strange and pointless, but I can assure you that the ones saying this just aren't diving into the game as much as they should. The first season can be cleared pretty quickly if you just do what is required of you, but if you take the time to search things outAn insanely quirky game that changes the mood extremely often and stays fresh. I see this game has gotten some flack for being so strange and pointless, but I can assure you that the ones saying this just aren't diving into the game as much as they should. The first season can be cleared pretty quickly if you just do what is required of you, but if you take the time to search things out and read all the clues then you'll get much more of an experience from it. Even taking the quick route, this game is fun and does have some good mystery elements. At times it can be so overly quirky that it's painful but it just adds to the screwball cast of the mystery. After downloading this game at no cost I can't say that I have any complaints other than a few random graphical issues here and there. There is a lot of content here to find and unlock which really does give you more of an urge to replay the first episodes which in turn you have you finding and seeing things that you didn't catch the first time. A game I highly recommend to fans of 'Catherine' or even the quirkiness of 'Resident Evil: Revelations', because this is how the mood and characters of D4 feel. Fun while it lasts, but not a huge amount of replay in this first season (prologue and 2 episodes) and defiantly has you eagerly waiting for the sequel.… Expand
  20. TheNickage
    Jan 10, 2015
    6
    Fun game, especially now, since it's free. May make you rage a bit though, if you're an achievement hunter, as the action sequences can be a bit confusing at times. Other than that, the story is interesting, and it's definitely a fresh and unique game.
  21. CircusAtari
    Jan 9, 2015
    10
    This game was super unique and I really did enjoy it the whole way through. In a sea of ultra generic nonsense, D4 really stands out as a game that pulls as far away as it can from conventional gameplay, conventional storytelling, and conventional sanity in general.

    I can only hope that the game garners enough attention to warrant a sequel.
  22. JoshLuck1995
    Jan 8, 2015
    5
    A extremely cheap version of the telltale games the story is confusing and lifeless graphics are ugly And most of the time I had no clue what was going on. 5/10
  23. kulesz
    Jan 7, 2015
    10
    Absolutely wonderful!
    It would be a shame not to continue a game with such fantastic story and characters. Very fun, positively odd and totally addictive. Just a little too short...
  24. TheQuietGamer
    Jan 1, 2015
    8
    An episodic, point-and-click adventure game in the same vein as the works of Telltale. However director Swery's special brand of weirdness that made "Deadly Premonition" such a cult hit gives this game an identity all it's own. His unique style pervades through every part of it.

    The story is instantly gripping. Unique themes are prevalent throughout and the tone is constantly shifting.    An episodic, point-and-click adventure game in the same vein as the works of Telltale. However director Swery's special brand of weirdness that made "Deadly Premonition" such a cult hit gives this game an identity all it's own. His unique style pervades through every part of it.

    The story is instantly gripping. Unique themes are prevalent throughout and the tone is constantly shifting. Moments can range from serious and emotional, to goofy or downright odd. An interesting and compelling world has been crafted and I can't wait to see where the tale goes from here. The only thing I would like to see improved are the graphics. I get that they were going for a graphic novel style with the cell-shaded graphics, but so many other games have shown how to do it better. This is far from looking next gen.

    Gameplay is also on the very solid side. As typical with the genre you'll be exploring the environments and solving some great puzzles, but Access Games has thrown in some great scenarios. Plenty of side-quests are made available by the characters you'll meet and they usually offer some goofy thrills. Quick-time events are fun, mostly because of the crazy stuff that's happening on-screen. It's just a shame that you have to put so much emphasis on watching the inputs, because you miss some of the entertaining stuff that's being caused by them.

    Overall though the only real issue the gameplay has is that the controls can be a touch awkward at times. I am basing that off of the controller method, as I was not able to test out the Kinect option. Still it didn't take me long to get used to them.

    "D4" is a real treat that takes the oddball charm that I loved so much in "Deadly Premonition" and applies it to a compelling episodic adventure. With so much mystery in it's story and such a delightfully weird cast of characters the wait for season 2 is going to be grueling. Luckily there are plenty of reasons for me to dive back in to 100% percent this while I wait. These first three episodes can provide a unique experience for adventure game fans and I recommend you give it a look. My total score is an 8.9/10.    … Expand
  25. Fredex8
    Jan 1, 2015
    0
    Got this free with Gold and I still want a refund.

    From the outset it is obvious that the entire game is meant to use the Kinect so I dusted the thing off and spent twenty minutes actually trying to find a place where it would work. It doesn't. Looking around requires some bizarre full body lean rather than a simple turn of the head and for some reason it was inverted so leaning left    Got this free with Gold and I still want a refund.

    From the outset it is obvious that the entire game is meant to use the Kinect so I dusted the thing off and spent twenty minutes actually trying to find a place where it would work. It doesn't. Looking around requires some bizarre full body lean rather than a simple turn of the head and for some reason it was inverted so leaning left went right and vice versa. Then to interact with anything you have to clench your fist, which only seems to get recognised one tenth of the time. After ten attempts of leaning to the left, looking to the right and frantically trying to grab at an object I just gave up and turned on the controller instead.

    Whilst this makes the game actually playable the controls are still genuinely hideous and awfully clunky. Without actually using the Kinect the game kind of has no point and the whole grabbing and pushing mechanic no longer makes any sense.

    Perhaps there is a good story in the game but I couldn't get past the first five minutes without giving up entirely. The painful controls, bizarre stamina mechanic and overdone cell shaded style just get in the way completely.    … Expand
  26. the_blueprint
    Dec 18, 2014
    0
    Worst game I played in a long long time. Motion controls just don't work. Normal controls are worse. Story is a complete mess. Ugh, I don't want to go on talking about this.
  27. SegmaMaster
    Nov 13, 2014
    10
    This game is the greatest click and investigate game ever to exist!!! buy it buy it now the characters are excellent and lovable, it has a very Japanese Western like atmosphere, the story is just breathtaking and marvelous!! This game you need to go out or buy it online immediately because you will be doing this game and yourself a favor. Best click and investigate in the entire cosmos!!!
  28. jcarl663
    Nov 5, 2014
    0
    It's basically, "teehee look how weird and quirky I am" the game. Nothing really means anything or has anything to do with anything, just a series of stupid events that combine to form absolutely nothing. Not very good.
  29. hollowfication
    Nov 2, 2014
    10
    Game is good for incomplete game i am still waiting for next episode to start but it will take dont know when it will come

    i love this game remind me of deadly premonition u use ur Detective skills and power to go back in time

    awesome game
  30. Stille
    Oct 29, 2014
    10
    For 15€ this is a steal - great modern adventure game with an interesting story, lots of content (6hours on my first play through) and kinect is NOT mandatory.

    Buy it, you won't regret it. It's just a pity that Microsoft won't support it. If i hadn't browsed the store had no idea, that it was already available.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 18, 2015
    75
    It probably would be more intuitive to play an adventure game with a steering wheel and pedals, when compared to the controls that D4 brings to the table. On top of that, the game is crippled with a stupid hunger minigame, that requires you to hunt food, or else you run out of stamina. The story is quite compelling and the wacky characters try their best to keep the game afloat, but the controls and the core mechanics just aren’t up for the task. [Feb 2015]
  2. Gamestyle
    Nov 28, 2014
    70
    Minor issues and short playtime aside, D4 is well worth a look, and one of the few times the “better with Kinect” slogan is appropriate.
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  3. games(TM)
    Nov 17, 2014
    70
    The story is not the main draw here. [Issue#154, p.124]
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