D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

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Top Critic Average

54%

Critics Recommend

IGN
7 / 10
PC Gamer
78 / 100
Game Informer
7.5 / 10
Polygon
7 / 10
GameSpot
7 / 10
Giant Bomb
4 / 5
Hardcore Gamer
4 / 5
God is a Geek
8 / 10
Creators: Microsoft Game Studios, Access Games
Release Date: Sep 19, 2014 - Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S
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Critic Reviews for D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

IGN

7 / 10.0
IGN

Fans of Deadly Premonition will love this bizarre, offbeat murder mystery.

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A strange, intangible experience, with style that transcends its own rubbishness.

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This episodic adventure succeeds in its storytelling and character development. The gameplay offering is all over the place, and often feels disconnected from the narrative flow

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D4 is so weird, strange and different that it's hard to pass up

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D4 is all kinds of crazy, and you may not take to its unique brand of humor. But if you do, there's no forgetting it.

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Access Games' episodic follow-up to Deadly Premonition is a tremendously strange trip.

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D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die is one of the more pleasant surprises of the year. When one hears "bizarre episodic mystery title that uses Kinect," a high-quality product isn't what immediately comes to mind, but that's exactly what D4 is. It feels like a Telltale Game on LSD, which couldn't be more of a compliment. This is a mystery that's hard not to get sucked into, as its "anything goes" logic will leave players wondering what's going to come next. From its insanely quirky characters to its underlying tragedy, D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die is oddity done right.

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The strange world Swery has brought to life is definitely worth exploring, though. There is a real richness of content and back-story that has been invented, and despite the feeling that you don't really make much progress in solving the case in question, I really wanted to press on and find out what was going on. Even though the atrocious voice acting and questionable conversation topics may make you laugh when you should be crying, there are few points when D4 isn't entertaining or emotionally engaging in one form or another – which is a far cry from the cookie-cutter titles that so often fill the shelves and make it something worth celebrating.

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