The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is a Cinematic 3rd Person Horror Suspense Narrative with Story Altering descisions. Man of Medan is the first entry in the Dark Pictures Anthology, and a hell of a way to kick off a series. Intended to tie movie with game, Man of Medan is an interactive horror suspense movie. The interaction with the various characters is a mix of split secondThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is a Cinematic 3rd Person Horror Suspense Narrative with Story Altering descisions. Man of Medan is the first entry in the Dark Pictures Anthology, and a hell of a way to kick off a series. Intended to tie movie with game, Man of Medan is an interactive horror suspense movie. The interaction with the various characters is a mix of split second descision making, reflex buttons, and exploration of the environments. I've played games where my choices "changed the game", but in this incredible narrative, your timed decisions could kill the whole crew, or get everyone out alive. Your every move can change the next moments of the game, or alter the entire story. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat no matter what it is you decide, filling every moment with tension. The ambient sound, blends perfectly with the music, and moves almost seamlessly form one situation to the next. I always looked forward to my moments with the Curator, to hear what he had to say about my decisions. The faces are incredible, and make you feel the characters emotion. The additional Curators cut adds higher stakes to your moves, and places you in different characters shoes for each of the scenes. I've done multiple plays, each time with several segments of the story playing out completely different. I am eagerly awaiting the next story to explore in the Dark Pictures Anthology, and I highly recommend this game to anyone that enjoys a good horror suspense movie.… Expand
  2. cem12
    Oct 1, 2019
    8
    Es un gran juego muy inmersivo, con muchos sustos y momentos muy tensos. La duración es bastante escasa 3h aprox, pero el precio es tambien ajustado a la duración. recomendable al 100%.
    Pros: Graficos, ambientación, jugabilidad, sustos.
    Contra: Duración
  3. captain19
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    I am Not a Fan of they Horror Genre , because IT IS Gore and bloody corpses. But i so enjoy psychological Horror, wäre you have to think WHO you can Trust. so i was interested what Supermassive will Bring to THe table. And now all THe people have to Listen carefully because they Had Said that they Want to make Games which Shows all THe Iteration of Horror, so Not every Game is a SplitterI am Not a Fan of they Horror Genre , because IT IS Gore and bloody corpses. But i so enjoy psychological Horror, wäre you have to think WHO you can Trust. so i was interested what Supermassive will Bring to THe table. And now all THe people have to Listen carefully because they Had Said that they Want to make Games which Shows all THe Iteration of Horror, so Not every Game is a Splitter fest.

    So on Xbox especially on the x THe Game Runs smoothly, cutscenes dont stutters. THe controls are THe Same as all THe Other Games, If you dont Like that, IT will Not Change, its their decision. Mo Cap is amazing along with THe audio, recommended with Headphones. THe single campaign is great, what really Shine is THe Coop Mode. And Here is THe Most Importamt hint i can give to Coop players. If you Always Hear, what your Partner is doing or saying via Headset, you Will Ruin THe Game for you. You have to Play sections of THe Game seperately without Listen or speaking with your Coop Partners. Every character in THe Game can survive THe whole Story or die. And this can Happen at various Spots in THe Game. Every Thing what you do, Pick Up or Not Pickup, discover, read, decide Matters. This Game has multiple endings and can all Combination of characters survive and die. And THe playability is there because there are many Secrets to find which rewards you with New cutscene and storypieces you didnt know THe First time. I was scared a Few Times in a good way. Maybe THe next Game is too scary for me because of Gore and bloody creatures. WE will See.    … Expand
  4. FantazticMrFox
    Sep 1, 2019
    8
    Game is a lot of fun with interesting characters. Well worth the low price point. Great experience.
  5. midniqht
    Sep 4, 2019
    8
    I love survival horror games, and this one is a bit different. That difference may impact the score for others, but I feel this is a solid experience. It plays more like a movie - the choices and overall story are the same each go around, but the impact and results differ depending on the choices you make. It gets better, IMO once you are on the big freighter boat, and not the diving boat,I love survival horror games, and this one is a bit different. That difference may impact the score for others, but I feel this is a solid experience. It plays more like a movie - the choices and overall story are the same each go around, but the impact and results differ depending on the choices you make. It gets better, IMO once you are on the big freighter boat, and not the diving boat, but every decision you've made to that point still matters. As for the scares, the boat is kind of atmospheric, but the game leans heavily on jump-scares, which I think were pretty effective. I didn't expect half of them, and I felt they were done well with low predictability.

    The mechanics are easy and the interaction is straightforward. My wife and I played this using the Movie Night (Don't Play Alone) option, and we loved both impacting the story and passing the controller whenever it was someone's character's turn. Highly recommend with co-op. Take it lightheartedly and not so serious - treat it like a B-horror movie with some interaction and don't get so bent up comparing it to other games, because it's kind of on its own here.

    I'm excited to see where this anthology goes. I love the curator and the very crypt-keeper-like feeling of the narration.    … Expand
  6. Natedogggg22
    Oct 27, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall a very enjoyable game, for a game that promotes itself as in the horror genre it is a little light on this especially in the early sections it does build well though and I think is well paced. You certainly have a lot of choices with very meaningful choices. I’ve played through a fair few and some open up very interesting avenues you can shut off completely if you make another choice. I would think if you only played it once then some of these decisions would make a big difference to how enjoyable you found the story - in particular you can get one of the main characters to escape at a fairly early stage, which has a big impact on the rest of the story. I’m looking forward to the next one.… Expand
  7. Psychodan29
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Playing this with my fiancé. Having a blast. Love the story! Very interesting plot. Fun jump scares. Looking forward to the other games in the series.
  8. MartyTk
    Aug 30, 2019
    9
    Satisfied wit the pricing and contents. I expected Until Dawn atmospheres but, it is a bit different from UD in many aspect, mainly the location, story and location is based on the ghostly story on the ship. I have finished 1st round, and I will be starting second round to see extra scenes. Next story’s teaser trailer was revealed, I believe the series will continue from now on and toSatisfied wit the pricing and contents. I expected Until Dawn atmospheres but, it is a bit different from UD in many aspect, mainly the location, story and location is based on the ghostly story on the ship. I have finished 1st round, and I will be starting second round to see extra scenes. Next story’s teaser trailer was revealed, I believe the series will continue from now on and to become more popular. Anyway, it is reasonable pricing to play!… Expand
  9. AnnicaJ
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    High replayability, interesting story with multiple endings. A couple of good jump scares and an over all creepy feeling. Nice first chapter, I hope we'll get more of these.
  10. CRedfield
    Sep 18, 2019
    8
    If you can immerse yourself into trying to give your best guidance / decision making for the 5 characters in order to have them survive this thrilling trip, then you'll have a hell of a time filled with a more detailed story than the predecessor "Until Dawn" had and an overall intense experience.

    It's the opportunity to play a really good mystery thriller instead of just watching a    If you can immerse yourself into trying to give your best guidance / decision making for the 5 characters in order to have them survive this thrilling trip, then you'll have a hell of a time filled with a more detailed story than the predecessor "Until Dawn" had and an overall intense experience.

    It's the opportunity to play a really good mystery thriller instead of just watching a movie. The different outcomes of various decisions make it very re-playable. Of course lots of the tension goes out of the window, after you get to know the twists and situations.    … Expand
  11. PALInMETACRITIC
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Love the storytelling, your choices will lead you to different ending,
    also the graphics is great, enjoy it a lot.
  12. Jozef
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Great game by Supermassive Games, as always. A must play if you like horror movies!
  13. TeddyKristensen
    Sep 30, 2019
    9
    Got a couple of jump scares from the game so that's great. What was promised was delivered, good job
  14. Yabs
    Dec 11, 2021
    8
    Thrilling game. Man of Medan looks incredible on my 1080p with Xbox series S system. Setting the lighting as recommended really adds to the spooky environment of the game. As to not spoil the game... I'd highly recommend acquainting oneself well with the Xbox controller A, B, X, Y. I found often my inexperience with the controller led to outcomes I did not want, nor was there any save /Thrilling game. Man of Medan looks incredible on my 1080p with Xbox series S system. Setting the lighting as recommended really adds to the spooky environment of the game. As to not spoil the game... I'd highly recommend acquainting oneself well with the Xbox controller A, B, X, Y. I found often my inexperience with the controller led to outcomes I did not want, nor was there any save / way to replay a particular scene.
    I felt the character development well done considering the game play time. Though some aspects of the game (character relations) does not seem like it would affect the outcome of the game albeit marginally. Therefore this dynamic, I'd opine, was unneeded or could have been more thoroughly implemented.
    Overall, I've enjoyed it for the 4 hours it took me to play through, I'm anticipating one more play through to get a different end game outcome.    … Expand
  15. antoniomit
    Aug 8, 2020
    10
    Me encanta este juego, hay algo de la vieja escuela como los primeros Resident Evil que me gusta mucho, mas juegos asi por favor
  16. PaulKorsky
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Прекрасный атракцион который держит в напряжении практически всю игру. Невероятная графика , приятная актерская игра , и отличный саспенс. Один из немногих хорроров что смог меня напугать. Разве что небольшие технические недочёты вырывали из погружения, но удовольствия от игры мне не испортило. Тольеоизза , этого 9 , а не 10 баллов , отлично, браво!Прекрасный атракцион который держит в напряжении практически всю игру. Невероятная графика , приятная актерская игра , и отличный саспенс. Один из немногих хорроров что смог меня напугать. Разве что небольшие технические недочёты вырывали из погружения, но удовольствия от игры мне не испортило. Тольеоизза , этого 9 , а не 10 баллов , отлично, браво!
  17. aelinae_g
    Dec 16, 2020
    9
    Excellent jeux dont l'atmosphère est unique. Les graphisme sont beau l'intrigue est juste dingue je recommande c'est une pépite . A voir ce que va donner le prochain épisode.
  18. Andreasisback
    Sep 23, 2020
    9
    Consiglio di giocare questo gioco insieme ad un amico comunicando attraverso le cuffie. La prima cosa che risalta all'occhio sono le telecamere fisse, all'inizio danno la sensazione di essere catapultati in un videogioco datato, ma andando avanti ho iniziato ad apprezzarle sempre di più, credo che proprio queste siano una chicca dato che l'effetto dato è molto cinematografico. Le scelte eConsiglio di giocare questo gioco insieme ad un amico comunicando attraverso le cuffie. La prima cosa che risalta all'occhio sono le telecamere fisse, all'inizio danno la sensazione di essere catapultati in un videogioco datato, ma andando avanti ho iniziato ad apprezzarle sempre di più, credo che proprio queste siano una chicca dato che l'effetto dato è molto cinematografico. Le scelte e le relazioni tra i vari personaggi possono cambiare le sorti dell'intera vicenda, dando "la penna" che scrive la storia in mano ai giocatori. L'ambientazione è molto interessante: una nave militare in coordinate sconosciute in mezzo al nulla. Aspettatevi di essere confusi, ma sempre con la voglia di cercare di capire cosa diavolo stia succedendo in quel posto maledetto.… Expand
  19. Ray6701
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    Just amazing action and fun to play with friends and super scary and everything
  20. WendyStamps
    Sep 5, 2021
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much more than you even think I love it to hell
  21. BoobLover309
    Sep 8, 2021
    8
    I just finished my playthrough. It was an amazing game with a great story. A short one too so if you dont have much time this game would be great for you, only thing i didnt like is how quick time events can change the entire outloook of a game.
  22. Daniel2009
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Awesome game it's amazing graphics and interesting characters and so entertaining
  23. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  24. Dani1907
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    Me encanta la historia del barco fantasma SS Ourang Medan, creo que sin duda merece la pena

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    60
    Visually a great "slasher" horror with an incredibly branched story. Shame it has cheap jumpscares, short play time and stiff controls with frequent QTE moments. If you use horrors to relax, this game is for you. [Issue#298]
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Oct 12, 2019
    70
    A little sedate, but a finely crafted slab of horror for those who enjoy cinematic games. [Issue#182, p.83]
  3. Generación Xbox
    Sep 18, 2019
    76
    If you are looking for a different experience, a slow game and some doses of horror we recommend you take a look at this Man Of Medan because it is a good title, different and fun to play alone or in company.
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