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. MondoXbox
    Nov 12, 2020
    85
    A solid second chapter to Supermassive Games' horror anthology, fixing some of the past problems and introducing a deeper and tenser plot.
  2. Xbox Tavern
    Nov 5, 2020
    83
    I came in with high expectations for this second outing in The Dark Pictures series, but came away ever so slightly underwhelmed. It looks and sounds great, and the atmosphere and tension building is excellent. Sadly the all-important characters just didn’t quite resonate with me thanks to some sudden shifts in tone between sentences, and an overall feeling of disjointedness between scenes. Little Hope may not quite live up to Man of Medan then, but it’s still a passable bit of teen horror to fill up an evening or two.
  3. SomosXbox
    Nov 16, 2020
    78
    The Dark Pictures: Little Hope is a horror game better than the first game of this Supermassive Games anthology. The story and setting will make the game a very enjoyable experience for lovers of the genre.
  5. Press Start Australia
    Oct 29, 2020
    75
    The Dark Pictures: Little Hope makes an earnest attempt to build upon the formula established by Man of Medan in many ways. It offers an engaging and well-paced story, great characters, and an intriguing yet typical twist that genre fans will no doubt appreciate. Despite numerous improvements to the underlying gameplay and excellent production values, incessant jump scares prevent Little Hope from standing on the shoulders of Man of Medan, instead merely beside it.

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User Score
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?
  3. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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