19/01/2021
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, also known simply as Man of Medan, is an interactive drama survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the first of eight planned instalments in The Dark Pictures Anthology series, and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 30 August 2019. A successor, Little Hope, was released on 30 October 2020.
GAME-PLAY: Man of Medan is a survival horror video game played from a third-person perspective in which single players or multiplayers assume control of five different characters that become trapped on board a ghost ship. Players are required to make decisions based on their character's "head" or their "heart", or can choose for them to do nothing, while selecting between different options when interacting with other characters. The selection of options are stylised as a compass, which is both representative of the characters' "moral compass" and reflective of the game's nautical themes. The narrative changes and adapts to the choices that the players make, thus making it possible for players to keep all playable characters alive or to have some (or all) of them die. Choices also affect the characters' personality traits (which affects subsequent cutscenes and dialogue options), as well as their relationships with each other. The game can be played multiple times, as there are multiple endings and multiple scenarios based on the decisions that the players make. Action sequences mainly feature quick time events, most of which, if missed, can lead to dire consequences for the characters. As players explore the ghost ship, they can find different "Dark Pictures" that gives them premonitions of what may happen in the future. Players can also uncover the mystery surrounding the tragedy that occurred on the ship in the past, which can help save their character's lives in the present.
After playing this last night with Streamer boldgimpsfc I really enjoyed it and found that it was probably more fun playing with someone else than single-player since your choices affect the other player and making it more spontaneous. it took us just a little over 3 hours but we had 3 hours of pure enjoyment and at some points had us terrified, the camera angles are a little tricky to get used too but you soon get to grasps how the character movement works, will defiantly give this another playthrough only managing to complete the one ending, the storyline is absolutely brilliant at some points its a little dark but that adds to the scare factor overall really enjoyed this game and cannot wait to play the other 7, Highly Recommended to any survival horror fan.
