D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

 Xbox One
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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 309 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 206 out of 309
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 309
  3. Negative: 66 out of 309

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  1. AbsoluteDeicide
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Refreshingly unique, utterly hilarious, and surprisingly meaty, D4 is a new benchmark for what episodic gaming can deliver and actually makes the case that Kinect can be used for something other than voice controls. From start to finish the game is an acid trip delight, and the only bad thing I can say about it is that it ends on such a massive cliffhanger; but that's what good episodicRefreshingly unique, utterly hilarious, and surprisingly meaty, D4 is a new benchmark for what episodic gaming can deliver and actually makes the case that Kinect can be used for something other than voice controls. From start to finish the game is an acid trip delight, and the only bad thing I can say about it is that it ends on such a massive cliffhanger; but that's what good episodic storytelling should do, isn't it? The best $15 I've spent in some time.… Expand
  2. 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....
  3. osprey
    Sep 21, 2014
    10
    There is a problem with achievements not unlocking but I am still giving this game a 10 because it is brilliant! Swery has outdone himself. The game is quirky and weird and hilarious. The characters are bizarre and the music is haunting. The game is unique and clever and fun. There is plenty of replay value here as well. I have already played through twice and haven't even scratchedThere is a problem with achievements not unlocking but I am still giving this game a 10 because it is brilliant! Swery has outdone himself. The game is quirky and weird and hilarious. The characters are bizarre and the music is haunting. The game is unique and clever and fun. There is plenty of replay value here as well. I have already played through twice and haven't even scratched the surface on finding everything that is hidden in the game. The game is over flowing with references and inside jokes. It is a wonderful masterpiece from a genius. Can't wait for the rest of it. Thanks Swery.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. partyintheback
    Sep 21, 2014
    10
    It's strange little gems like D4 that make me love this hobby so much. Combining an adventure gameplay with D4's wacky imagination makes for a great time. If you're a fan of recent games like The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead, D4 offers a different but similar experience that I think you'll enjoy very much. And comparable to those two games, D4 gives you 3 episodes (Prologue, EpisodeIt's strange little gems like D4 that make me love this hobby so much. Combining an adventure gameplay with D4's wacky imagination makes for a great time. If you're a fan of recent games like The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead, D4 offers a different but similar experience that I think you'll enjoy very much. And comparable to those two games, D4 gives you 3 episodes (Prologue, Episode 1 and 2) which boils down to $5 each as a $15 package. If you like something tried-and-true but also entirely original, and you want to support fresh ideas in this industry, please try to check D4 out.… Expand
  6. Prezident
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Awesome game!The best game for Kinect with Singl !Interesting charecters and new game experiense! Like Heavy Rain, but for Asia and exclusive for xbox one)
  7. capone187
    Sep 20, 2014
    10
    Here's what I don't get,under 'critic reviews' it say 2 are mixed.How is a 70 a mixed score.Personally I would give it a 90 but 70 is good,not mixed.If you don't like Destiny or can't afford D4 is a good filler until the big titles,Forza Horizon 2, Advanced Warfighter and the jam packed November games come out.And D4 is only $15!If you like game in the mechanical style of'Wolf Amongst Us'Here's what I don't get,under 'critic reviews' it say 2 are mixed.How is a 70 a mixed score.Personally I would give it a 90 but 70 is good,not mixed.If you don't like Destiny or can't afford D4 is a good filler until the big titles,Forza Horizon 2, Advanced Warfighter and the jam packed November games come out.And D4 is only $15!If you like game in the mechanical style of'Wolf Amongst Us' then you'll enjoy this game.… Expand
  8. 1234marcos
    Sep 20, 2014
    10
    my absolute favorite game on Xbone.It's unique and unlike any other game u've played,The game has an epic story,interesting characters and choices with different outcomes which gives different results in multiple playthroughs
  9. gothicvillas
    Sep 22, 2014
    10
    Absolutely in love with the game! It's weird, it's new, exciting, strange and best of all, it's Kinect! It's sometimes hard to understand why you are doing what you're doing, but I played out the game at once. Can't wait for the next release and hope this is a bench mark for other developers to bring out more Kinect games. This game proofs, KINECT IS ALIVE!!! :)
  10. IsaacWeed
    Sep 19, 2014
    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.
  11. aleiks
    Sep 19, 2014
    10
    Le meilleur jeu de la gen qui utilise enfin Kinect de manière totalement remarquable. Depuis Dance Central, nous attendions un jeu qui exploite le gadget souvent décrié.

    Aujourd'hui nous avons donc en face de nous un jeu stylisé, avec une direction artistique incroyable, un scénario complètement barré, et des heures de jeu en perspective. Un régal.
  12. FromFinn
    Sep 21, 2014
    10
    -Like Deadly Premonition you're playing for the experience.
    Despite on how you feel about the Kinect motion controllers (which is optional) the interactive story, music, and strange ambiance will absorbs you in a welcoming yet wacky journey made possible by Swery65 and his team.
  13. vinicius01
    Sep 21, 2014
    10
    excellent game,a little confusing,but it is worth the 15 bucks value!if you are in doubt if you should buy or not,this is an different game from the others,there s a compeling history,an interesting gameplay,nice soundtrack,and its graphics are like telltales games,which are awesome!definitely a must buy!
  14. Ekko
    Sep 25, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game. Give it about one hour to get over the initial quirky controls (be it Kinect or the controller) and another hour to weave you into it's world of beautiful music, bizarre characters, interesting story and obscure things that will happen every once in a while. It's a beautiful, almost art like game that is the perfect remedy for many of todays over simplified, action ladenFantastic game. Give it about one hour to get over the initial quirky controls (be it Kinect or the controller) and another hour to weave you into it's world of beautiful music, bizarre characters, interesting story and obscure things that will happen every once in a while. It's a beautiful, almost art like game that is the perfect remedy for many of todays over simplified, action laden and foreseeable games. I assure you, after two to three hours the controls have sunken in and you don't wanna leave this world. If you liked DP, you'll like this. I'm very glad we have games like this. Thank you, Swery.… Expand
  15. nexusone
    Sep 26, 2014
    10
    Such a great game! This game is really awesome. You shonld buy. Just I can say "You shonld do Play!". Don't miss this great game. Really awesome. Really fun. That's all.
  16. Davidadg
    Sep 26, 2014
    10
    D4 was Awesome. Congrats for D4, it's an amazing game ! I can't wait to play more, i hope more episodes of first season are coming in 2014. And the music is fantastic.
  17. King_of_Nothing
    Oct 29, 2014
    10
    This game is a breath of fresh air among the numerous fps and action game clones. The game is weird (in a good way!)and intriguing with is story and original art direction. Its definitely worth the purchase and play through, you wont regret it
  18. 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.
  19. 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!!!
  20. 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...
  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. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. JamMasterJayFan
    Sep 23, 2014
    9
    Fantastic entertainment and fun. With its zany humor and over-the-top stunt scenes, it manages to be one of the best experiences on Xbox One. But don't be turned away because of its weirdness; I assure you, there is plenty of story here, and it's done surprisingly well. Even when things slow down and turn to a more sad tone (which there are very few times this happens), it is done withFantastic entertainment and fun. With its zany humor and over-the-top stunt scenes, it manages to be one of the best experiences on Xbox One. But don't be turned away because of its weirdness; I assure you, there is plenty of story here, and it's done surprisingly well. Even when things slow down and turn to a more sad tone (which there are very few times this happens), it is done with surprising care. By the end of the first season, I was hooked, and I felt genuine connection to all of the weird and wonderful characters. I simply cannot wait for more!… Expand
  26. Raviel1827
    Sep 28, 2014
    9
    To begin with I just have to say that you'll either hate it or love it. I'm glad most loved it, you don't see much love for Kinect titles.
    The Kinect controls are handled very well except for a few instances in menus, otherwise they're great. The story is not that well written but the characters are, dialogue is a bit stale at times but most of the times they're wierd (in a good way) or    To begin with I just have to say that you'll either hate it or love it. I'm glad most loved it, you don't see much love for Kinect titles.
    The Kinect controls are handled very well except for a few instances in menus, otherwise they're great. The story is not that well written but the characters are, dialogue is a bit stale at times but most of the times they're wierd (in a good way) or good.
    The Gameplay is very much in a The Walking Dead/The Wolf Among Us kind of point and click but more detailed, more stuff to point and click at, and most of them have something funny about it. Some QTE's that are in a Heavy Rain style fight scenes mixed with anime over the top action, here the Kinect really shines, it's very responsive.
    You can either grab a character to talk to them, granting you mini cases or you can push them (both achieved by doing a hand motion) and get credits. Credits can be used to buy clothing, food for Stamina, health from medicine and vision recovery (the games Eagle Vision or Listening) all of which are essential to do well.
    Stamina is drained with almost any action and can only be recovered by eating stuff you find or buying food from a time travelling cat (Yeah). When stamina runs out you pass out and get transported back to your apartment.
    Vision is used to find clues quickly but also drains every time you use it.
    Characters are where the game's at its prime, from our star David Young himself with the ability to travel back in time with the use of "mementos", from a girl who acts like a cat to a fashion designer and his mannequin partner.
    Every time I left the game I was wondering what was waiting for me when I came back. With all that said, it suffered from a very cliché "guy became detective because wife died and now he's seeking revenge" backstory for David, granted, he was a detective before that too but the revenge theme is still there.
    Everything considered, great cult classic coming up here and I hope this show/game goes on for a few seasons.
    "What's the capitol of Brazíl?" and "Avant GAAAAAARDE" will be burnt into my skull for a while! Thank you Swery65.    … Expand
  27. Mr_Tans
    Sep 24, 2014
    9
    If you're after something a little bit different from all the formulaic triple A games which have been released for next gen then don't hesitate to buy this game from a very talented video game director.

    I would urge anyone who has played Deadly Premonition or The Walking Dead/Wolf Among Us series to download this little gem from the weird and wonderful SWERY...In a gaming world full of    If you're after something a little bit different from all the formulaic triple A games which have been released for next gen then don't hesitate to buy this game from a very talented video game director.

    I would urge anyone who has played Deadly Premonition or The Walking Dead/Wolf Among Us series to download this little gem from the weird and wonderful SWERY...In a gaming world full of drab and dreary plot lines, this man knows how to bring them to life with yet another cast of wonderfully eccentric characters.

    The presentation and controls are very slick too, those of us that played Deadly Premonition know what a pain movement was in that game but access have nailed the look and feel of the game, with quick time events which don't interrupt the flow of the game and actually have somewhat of a challenge to them.

    Only a couple of negatives really, the pacing at times isn't great due to some overly long mini-games and at £11.99 it's not the greatest value for money given there's maybe 5-6 hours of gameplay if you're not going to repeat it.

    However, with episodic gaming the measure of success is whether or not you leave the player wanting more after each episode, and I can say I can't wait to see what SWERY has to offer us in the forthcoming episodes.    … Expand
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Metascore
76

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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