As Dusk Falls

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 278 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 198 out of 278
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 278
  3. Negative: 39 out of 278

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  1. Voodoo123
    Jul 22, 2022
    7
    The compelling storyline entertains across the multiple choice drama filled moments. Not sure the art direction was the best choice but it serves its function. The playtime was perfect - not too long to short and the voice talent and soundtrack are excellent here. I think of it just had a more compelling art style I might have upped my score a notch or two.
  2. sityoazzdown
    Jul 21, 2022
    7
    compelling story and characters good enough for a single playthrough. But the more you play the less interesting this choose your own adventure game became. This game could have been so much more. The art direction is just wrong, and anyone who says its a choice is lying to themselves. Some of the true live animation cutscenes later in the game are pretty bad and janky, which leads me tocompelling story and characters good enough for a single playthrough. But the more you play the less interesting this choose your own adventure game became. This game could have been so much more. The art direction is just wrong, and anyone who says its a choice is lying to themselves. Some of the true live animation cutscenes later in the game are pretty bad and janky, which leads me to believe the art direction is the result of either a small budget, or lack of technical know-how. I would have preferred a telltale artstyle and animations at the least. The story while good for a single playthrough, just left me wanting way more, especially in the second half. The majority of choice and consequences usually lead to the same plot ending, with minor shake ups here and there, (apart from maybe the one major choice in each chapter effecting the ending). Also not a big fan of the jumping back and forth, especially during the first half.

    The story was great, but this choose your own adventure system is not.. its just ok. The execution and design choices of this game is questionable. Why cant i skip dialogue when exploring the story? Why does it feel like some characters arc just ended?, etc etc.

    Decent for a single playthrough, but so much wasted potential.    … Expand
  3. brennenmorrow
    Jul 20, 2022
    7
    As Dusk Falls explored many interesting concepts and ideas, it ultimately fell flat in some key aspects. I enjoyed the writing and thought the dialogue/choice systems were done pretty well. I wasn't a fan of the slideshow style even though the art itself was beautiful. I would've preferred something a bit more visually interesting so it could help pull me in and keep me invested. BecauseAs Dusk Falls explored many interesting concepts and ideas, it ultimately fell flat in some key aspects. I enjoyed the writing and thought the dialogue/choice systems were done pretty well. I wasn't a fan of the slideshow style even though the art itself was beautiful. I would've preferred something a bit more visually interesting so it could help pull me in and keep me invested. Because of the slideshow style, I always felt a bit on the outside looking in, like I was reading a book. It made it hard to connect with the characters.… Expand
  4. webivanz
    Jul 23, 2022
    5
    Despite liking visual novels very much - I need to say this is the bad one. If I wasn't a big fan of this genre the score would be even lower.
    Looks like guys had a very limited budget. Most of the time you just look at the screen and waiting to make a choice or trigger a quick time event. So it could be called an interactive movie, but that's not a movie that's mostly feel like a comics    Despite liking visual novels very much - I need to say this is the bad one. If I wasn't a big fan of this genre the score would be even lower.
    Looks like guys had a very limited budget. Most of the time you just look at the screen and waiting to make a choice or trigger a quick time event. So it could be called an interactive movie, but that's not a movie that's mostly feel like a comics with a number of pictures changing one another.
    That results very low impressiveness and makes game boring.
    Another issue is controls - they were designed for a PC and controlling a mouse with sticks is the worse adaptation for a console I can imagine.
    What developers call "cooperative mode" - just sucks. Players vote for decisions and share quick time events. In that mode game is even more boring and I'd suggest that's the reason why they made the game comics-style. They sacrificed impressiveness to have so-called coop, which brings even less impressiveness.
    Guys should have invested into the story instead of inventing worse coop ever.
    This game is nowhere close nor to any of the Quantic Dream masterpieces, nor the Life is Strange series and even the Road 96 with it's very limited variability, but very nice atmosphere.    … Expand
  5. krutoj
    Jul 20, 2022
    6
    Overall it is a cool game and the story starts out very interesting. The biggest problem in my opinion is, that the story goes on for way to long. In the second half I already stopped caring about the characters. And it didn't help, that you had passages where you played characters, that were almost irrelevant to the story. Another critique point are the bad controls on the XSX. It oftenOverall it is a cool game and the story starts out very interesting. The biggest problem in my opinion is, that the story goes on for way to long. In the second half I already stopped caring about the characters. And it didn't help, that you had passages where you played characters, that were almost irrelevant to the story. Another critique point are the bad controls on the XSX. It often happened, that the game didn't register inputs in quick time events. Especially in sequences were I had to mash a button it seemed to register only half of my presses.… Expand
  6. Mick50008
    Jul 29, 2022
    7
    Not bad but not a great game. I would give it a 6.5 if I could. A lot of the 0 scores seem to be hating on gamepass lol, and seem to be written by the same sad person.
  7. d3uzZ
    Jul 21, 2022
    7
    Честно говоря, у меня были низкие ожидания, но это оказалось не так уж и плохо.

    Вы когда-нибудь читали книгу, которую не можете отложить, пока не дочитаете до конца? Или, может быть, оторвать взгляд от экрана, пока фильм не закончится, когда на ваши вопросы будут даны ответы или ваш разум будет в недоумении? Эта игра стала для меня такой. Эта игра представляет собой визуальную книгу    Честно говоря, у меня были низкие ожидания, но это оказалось не так уж и плохо.

    Вы когда-нибудь читали книгу, которую не можете отложить, пока не дочитаете до конца? Или, может быть, оторвать взгляд от экрана, пока фильм не закончится, когда на ваши вопросы будут даны ответы или ваш разум будет в недоумении? Эта игра стала для меня такой.

    Эта игра представляет собой визуальную книгу историй, а выбор в игре очень напоминает Detroit: Become Human, история принимает очень разные повороты из-за вашего выбора. Оно и неудивительно, ибо дизайнер раньше работал в Quantic Dream.

    Единственно, что мне не понравилось - это сюжет. Он слабый и пытается держаться на одних интригах. Игра пытается каждый раз тебя удивить приёмом - "убийца дворецкий!", но они его используют настолько часто, что никаких эмоций не вызывает от такой банальности . Смелый эксперимент и понравится далеко не каждому, но потенциал для сиквела есть.    … Expand
  8. JDConspirator
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    A stop-frame animated narrative yarn that fits in as snugly as a comfy pair of clogs but is incapable of rising beyond the exemplars of the genre.
  9. Reed618
    Aug 6, 2022
    7
    As dusk falls is pretty solid. Good acting and some nice moments throughout its story. The gameplay elements are pretty limited and there isn't much puzzle solving or anything. Mostly it's just about making choices. All in all while the story is good I didn't feel it really built towards anything too spectacular. It also left it on a cliffhanger which I didn't appreciate. Overall it kindAs dusk falls is pretty solid. Good acting and some nice moments throughout its story. The gameplay elements are pretty limited and there isn't much puzzle solving or anything. Mostly it's just about making choices. All in all while the story is good I didn't feel it really built towards anything too spectacular. It also left it on a cliffhanger which I didn't appreciate. Overall it kind of just feels like a less interesting version of life is strange.… Expand
  10. NeoRazyMist
    Aug 29, 2022
    6
    the game is clearly not up to the level of Detroit, but I rather liked it than not. The characters are pretty flat and not interesting, the only one I cared about was Jay, he looks alive enough to empathize with him
  11. ehtaco
    Aug 13, 2022
    7
    This game genuinely impressed me. If you know what you're getting into - an entirely choice-based, narrative-based game with zero actual gameplay - this is a real treat. One of the better games of its genre. The story definitely declines as it goes on, and there are some technical problems, namely the UI being wonky to the point that sometimes QTE's don't register properly. Overall, I wasThis game genuinely impressed me. If you know what you're getting into - an entirely choice-based, narrative-based game with zero actual gameplay - this is a real treat. One of the better games of its genre. The story definitely declines as it goes on, and there are some technical problems, namely the UI being wonky to the point that sometimes QTE's don't register properly. Overall, I was able to look past most of the issues with the game, though. I'm excited to see what this studio comes up with in the future.… Expand
  12. X913
    Aug 6, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first half of the game was great, although there were moments when the story could’ve branched more. The second half was half baked, short and boring to say the least. The ending was also infuriating, and left us with more questions than answers.… Expand
  13. pivez
    Jan 9, 2023
    6
    A lot of characters are deeply characterized. On the other side the gameplay is quite basic and the second book is boring. I think this kind of games/stories could be integrated perfectly into connected TVs, as Netflix did with Bandersnatch
  14. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! adf

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#53 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2022
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#11 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2022

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 74
  3. Negative: 2 out of 74
  1. Games.cz
    Aug 23, 2022
    60
    Will you enjoy this story-based game? That, quite unsurprisingly, depends on whether you’re going to like the story. The plot twists aren’t great but if you’re interested in dark topics like PTSD, you could leave satisfied.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Aug 11, 2022
    60
    What a shame that a story whose opening promises to wade into deeper waters should resort to paddling in the shadows. [Issue#375, p.118]
  3. BaziCenter
    Aug 7, 2022
    70
    Caroline Marshall’s first independent project may not have panned out exactly as planned, but it shows enough potential in its story telling to convince some to give it a try, and if you already own a Game Pass subscription then you are just investing your time, which will probably worth it.
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