The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

 Xbox One
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. TheXboxHub
    Nov 8, 2020
    70
    Little Hope on the Xbox One is a substantially different horror game than Man of Medan, and that is one of the beauties of The Dark Pictures Anthology. However, that does mean that gone are the tight corridors of Man of Medan, replaced by a lot of walking on empty roads and dirt paths in Little Hope. It was a tale that I personally found a lot less scary, though this could be down to familiarity of the anthology starting to creep in. It is still more than capable of producing a decent amount of scares though as the nights start to draw in.
  2. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 2, 2020
    70
    The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope provides an entertaining horror romp that is high on tension, but perhaps a little too low on actual scares. Regardless, its mix of good performances, excellent visuals and an intriguing mystery will keep you engrossed throughout, even if it falls a bit flat in the finale.
  3. Stevivor
    Oct 29, 2020
    70
    While still creating horror games with fairly visible flaws, Little Hope is a vast improvement of Man of Medan. With another — and perhaps the last — in The Dark Pictures anthology seemingly teased by the mysterious Curator in this one, I’m rather excited to see what Supermassive learns for next time around.
  5. BaziCenter
    Nov 9, 2020
    60
    Like any other game from Supermassive, the visuals in Little Hope are superb and the atmosphere is super engaging, making you feel everything that the devs wanted you to feel. That said, the implementation of gameplay mechanics sometimes go horribly wrong and prevents the game from delivering a solid final product.
  6. TrueGaming
    Oct 30, 2020
    60
    Little Hope does provide a grasping story in general but fails to enrich it with more details and meaningful interactions between characters.
  7. ZTGD
    Feb 2, 2021
    50
    Overall I think Little Hope is just alright. I don’t think there’s anything special to be found here. The twist in the story has been done way better as well as the gameplay by the same studio from all accounts. I guess that the good news is that if like me this is your first Supermassive game it apparently only gets better from here.
  8. IGN
    Oct 29, 2020
    50
    Uninspired characters and relatively meaningless consequences make Little Hope a bit of a slog.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 76 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 76
  3. Negative: 7 out of 76
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Nov 26, 2020
    8
    The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope has you trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, four college students and theirThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope has you trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, four college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog. The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of intense, standalone, branching cinematic horror games featuring single and multiplayer modes. The college students and their professor become stranded in the abandoned town of Little Hope. Trapped by an impenetrable fog they try desperately to escape whilst witnessing terrifying visions from the past.
    They must figure out the motivation of these apparitions before the evil forces at work drags each of their souls to hell. Horror can be hard to get right in an interactive story genre style game. When you have the freedom to make your own decisions it can inadvertently interrupt the brooding moods and provocative themes within what the genre is built upon. However developer Supermassive has proven before that it can still tell a somewhat cohesive story no matter what players decide to do. If you played last year's Man of Medan, this spook-fest will feel incredibly familiar to you, and I was guilty of enjoying last years game. The narrative is once again the main reason to play as the choices you make have a dramatic impact on the course of events, shaping the ending and fates of controllable characters.
    All The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope wants to be is the popcorn flick of the horror genre, and despite an ending that robs somewhat from the overall experience and somewhat intruding load screens depending on your Xbox console model, the game achieves that. An interesting cast of characters lends weight and impact to your decisions while the story itself intrigues and surprises. Perfect for an unsettling night in? You got that right. In spite all of these the game has a somewhat frustrating ending for me, I'll not ruin that but it left me feeling a bit Alfred Hitchock.    … Full Review »
  2. Resunoit
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    I want games, not movies. Seriously though, why do these “interactive movies” exist?
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    Jan 3, 2023
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