GribbleGrunger said:
Are you serious? I tend to see you as a sensible poster and not reactionary like this. Every single person who has played this game so far have said how great it is and how it's much deeper than people think. This guy only played 3 hours and doesn't understand tongue in cheek. He even mentions it without knowing. he states that some of the lines are gringeworthy and straight out of a 80s - 90s horror flick (which is what they're going for) and THEN goes on to say it takes itself too seriously. Can't you see the contradiction there? From GAF: Just finished, what a ride! Rolling credits now but I'll post more after I digest everything. Took me 7.5 hours and this included getting about 80% of the collectibles, thought they're not really out of the way so searching for them didn't really add any significant extra time to my playthrough. Game is dripping with atmosphere and tension. This is extremely well-written, acted, and produced. I'm also excited to do another playthrough because I want to see how the scenarios change depending on who you save. I had one character die literally at the end that almost made me quit the gane before it autosaved, but I let it go and I'll replay it to correct my mistakes! Another one: Is Until Dawn worth playing? Absolutely. It knows exactly what it's trying to be and never strays from that line or even attempts to tiptoe it. It achieves what it set out to do. Each character is given adequate representation in the game so you are always vested in whichever character you're playing as, and every scene in the game is always supporting something else, whether it be atmosphere, tension, or characters. Nothing is wasted or overstays its welcome.Is it worth $60? For most people, probably not. I say this because from what I understand about the average gamer, most people will only play this once, if they finish it at all. But if you are interested in seeing how your choices shape the story in different ways, there are at least three total playthroughs you will get out of this: one with every character surviving, one with every character dying, and one with a mix, which will undoubtedly be most people's first playthrough. So if you want to do multiple playthroughs, it's absolutely worth $60. And similar to Heavy Rain, your choices have a dramatic impact on the story. And another one: I'm going to mirror these thoughts. Granted I need to finish my first playthrough in order to see how different things can be. That said... they nailed the horror movie vibe. Is it part slasher flick? Part spiritual? Part Saw? Holy shit I don't know. I just know I'm dying to play more and I'm still left wondering,how the fuck am I going to change THAT outcome. Also my wife and I had the biggest fucking jump scare in a long time. You folks with headphones are gonna shit your pants, have an extra pair ready lol And another: I got this today! I also got a shirt. And yet another: Just finished it and... wow. Yet another: I was just speaking to someone on my friend list who has the game and finished it a few hours ago. He said the story blew him away. I mean not even I expected the story to be as good as it seems to be! More impressions from my friend: |
Thanks! I needed this reassurance!
