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Barozi said:

Finished The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

Considering quite a few people call it the best in the series, I didn't enjoy it quite as much. It's still way better than Little Hope but better than Man of Medan?... maybe, maybe not. In any case, the formula used in House of Ashes and Man of Medan is almost identical.

Let's start with the positives: The game is quite a bit longer than the previous ones. Also, this time around, there are actual supernatural things happening without some lame ass excuse that explains why nothing of what happened was real. Should've been like that from the first game.

Now on to the bad stuff: They chose the silliest supernatural stuff they could come up with in this game. In Iraq of all places! GTFO!
Characters suck for the most part. Salim is the only real likeable guy (and pretty much the only guy that gets things done).
Gunfights in this game are silly to watch, they never hit each other even when they don't take cover.
Obvious plotholes such as the evil Iraqi general who could've easily killed a defenseless marine but doesn't for some reason even though he was chasing after him (and no he doesn't take him prisoner, he just leaves).

Not too bad but left me a little disappointed. 7.0/10.

I personally liked it more than the first two, though none of the 3 were as good as The Quarry, which they had a much bigger budget for them to work with. Still haven't watched or played the 4th one, not sure how it compares. 

Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 15 April 2023