The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan Reviews
And the best part is that Man of Medan has so many choices that I can go back, and play something completely different.
Fun to play alone or share, Man of Medan extends the history of the horror anthology to a new medium for a younger generation.
The first chapter of "The Dark Pictures Anthology" feels a little bit unpolished and rough around the edges, but it is a nice interactive movie with interesting characters and story branching.
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From the creators of Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is the first game of a series that looks promising. Although a lot of potential has been wasted in this game, the final result is a really fun experience, specially when played with friends. Man of Medan slows down a lot and sometimes this can interrupt gameplay, which is not what we expected from the guys in Supermassive Games. Over all, Man of Medan is a short and really fun experience that's absolutely worth trying.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Shallow story, repetitive jump scares, unbalanced QTE, annoying camera angles... all saved by the online co-op mode.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Although Man of Medan isn't exactly scary, its Co-op mode provides a nice twist to the experience besides the replayability presented by the alternative scenarios and it shows some potential to do better in the next episode.
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While Man of Medan has a decent horror story, a number of technical problems and inconsistencies derail the experience. It's best to wait for a patch or two before purchasing.
The new game from Supermassive Games offers a great entertainment experience, that can also be lived with friends for an unforgettable horror movie night. We can't wait for the next episode of the The Dark Pictures Anthology!
Review in Italian | Read full review
All in all, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Episode 1 - Man of Medan is a worthy follow-up to Until Dawn. It hits a lot of the same notes, and it's clear the developers understood the group appeal of watching-slash-playing a cheesy horror film with friends. There are still some weak points, but Man of Medan shows a willingness to learn from the previous game's mistakes and leaves us curious to see the next part of the anthology.
In a hard way, The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is a good game with some undeniable issues in pacing the third act of the story and some framerate drops. A B movie-like Videogame, which gave you a good jump scares, simple but lovely characters, and a standard story. But in a simple way, if you enjoyed Until Dawn and want to play a more focused and shorter version of that with some changes, Man of Medan is a 30$ game that you will like it, but probably not more than what you expect.
Review in Persian | Read full review
The Dark Pictures - Man Of Medan takes a while to get going, but eventually the scares start kicking in, and it's a lot of fun screaming alongside your friends. This is a game that's meant to be shared and is a blast to play in groups. A promising start to the horror anthology that will hopefully only get better with subsequent entries.
While relatively shorter than Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan still manages to deliver a worthwhile romp through a supernatural horror film.
Supermassive Game's high concept - an anthology of horror stories - is off to a great start with Man of Medan. We don't get nearly enough horror that aims to be thoughtful like this. The challenge will be to make sure that each game in the series is different enough to reflect a different approach to horror, but things are off to a good start.
Hopefully, Supermassive Games can learn from what went wrong here and apply it to their next projects.
Man of Medan is a great first entry in what looks to be a very engaging and spooky anthology series. I loved it’s spooky setting, it’s environmental storytelling and the vastly different ways it’s story could play out. Whether you choose to play it alone or with others, you’re in for a really fun and tight horror experience. I’m really looking forward to what’s to come in The Dark Pictures anthology.
Man of Medan is the first of The Dark Pictures. The game has all the elements of horror to keep you up at night. Still there are some flaws in the acting, but nothing serious. IF you want to get scared of a game, this is a must buy.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan tells a spooky tale sure to unnerve most players and although it has some issues it does so while offering plenty of unique paths that makes the game perfect for more than one playthrough.
The moment where everything makes sense, is when the player realizes that if he does not understand in time what the mystery is, he ends up being responsible for the biggest misfortunes that can happen to the characters in the game.
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