The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me – New Features Showcase & Gameplay Reveal
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me – Gamescom Trailer | Bandai Namco | Supermassive Games
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me – Story Trailer | Bandai Namco | Supermassive Games
Critic Reviews for The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Sluggish pacing and stripped-back character interactions dull the charm, but there are still scares to be found
Despite a few shortcomings and inconsistencies, The Dark Pictures: Devil in Me brings the anthology's first season to a powerful end.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me’s tour through a maniac’s mansion is disappointingly lacking in any real menace or surprise.
The Devil in Me is an excellent evolution in The Dark Pictures anthology that weaves an interesting story in a complex and exciting environment that’s both fun and horrifying to explore. It’s the perfect choice for horror fans, full of tense moments, jump scares, and gory scenes. While some of the new features are a little hit or miss, it’s arguably the best title in the anthology. It could do with a little more polish in places, but it’s a game I am keen to replay to delve into the background story further, and hopefully, next time, I’ll ensure everyone lives.
Supermassive calls its latest Dark Pictures entry the end of its first season, and it goes out with a bang.
I still would recommend The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me on release if you can handle the technical issues at present. If Supermassive Games manages to implement some updates and fix the performance issues, then I’d perhaps even recommend it – highly! – to seasoned horror fans. In spite of its flaws, The Devil in Me tells a riveting tale of a horrific killer in a thoughtful manner, opens up important discussions about human obsession with sanctifying spectacles, and it shows great potential for the future of the series. It’s just a shame about… everything else.
The Devil in Me not only sticks the landing for The Dark Pictures Anthology, but it does so with a highly-improved game that shows off the potential of this series, feeling like a culmination of every lesson Supermassive has learned along the way.
With its creepy setting and constant threat, The Devil in Me provides a satisfying horror experience for fans of the series.
