Pleasant enough, but underwhelming

User Rating: 6 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan PC

Pros:

  • Overall, the graphics are pretty nice
  • Relationships are fun
  • Character traits
  • Story is serviceable, a couple clever aspects
  • Lots of decisions and branches
  • Voice acting

Cons:

  • Facial expressions can be kind of emotionless
  • Characters feel a bit underwritten and dull
  • Awkward camera angles and transitions
  • Depending on how you perform, there’s not a lot of replay value

Nitpickey:

  • Why the hell didn’t Brad put shoes on before climbing onto the rusty boat?
  • Flashlight controls were lousy on pc

Rating:

  • Story ****** 6/10
  • Gameplay ****** 6/10
  • Atmosphere ****** 6/10
  • Overall ****** 6/10

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  • Story (characters, narrative, depth, pace, role playing)
  • Gameplay (mechanics, fun factor, level design)
  • Atmosphere (graphics, environment, mood)