Anyone who has already played one or two horror titles from Supermassive will immediately feel at home in The Quarry. native as the developers remain true to their strengths. In practice, this means that the focus is primarily on an exciting story that is told through high-quality cutscenes and can be experienced either alone or together with a friend.

A detour into the horror genre of the eighties

The History takes you to a vacation camp where an initially relaxing vacation quickly turns into a merciless fight to the death. In the classic style of the horror slashers of the 1980s, a killer thwarts the idyll and mercilessly hunts down the camp's inhabitants. One of the special features of the story is the fact that the plot of the horror trip developed interactively.

With every decision you make in The Quarry, you can actively influence the further course of the story and therefore the fate of the characters. According to the developers, your decisions will lead to one of more than 180 different endings, some of which are noticeably different from one another.

While important Decisions In solo mode, you have to make decisions on your own, whereas in cooperative multiplayer mode, you first have to coordinate them.

A director's chair mode and plenty of replay value

Since the history of The Quarry can develop in many different directions based on your decisions, the necessary replay value is of course ensured. If you don't want to start the horror adventure from scratch, there is a rewind function that allows you to undo decisions you have made and see the resulting consequences.

Are you in the mood for a horror movie rather than a video game night? Then the director's chair mode is just the thing for you. Here, the developers allow you to experience the game in the form of a classic horror movie. Simply adjust various parameters such as the behavior of the Characters in critical situations, puts the controller aside and experiences the story in the form of a movie.

And what about the scope of the game? According to official information, one playthrough will keep you busy for around ten hours - depending on how exactly you play the Game world for secrets and how much time you take to make critical decisions.

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Small excursion, big experience

It could actually have been so relaxed. Alex wants to go on a vacation with his little brother Chris, his girlfriend Julia, her brother Conrad and the tough Fiss. Day trip in a charter boat. The small group plans to sail to the coordinates where a warship is said to have sunk during the Second World War. While Alex is on an exciting little diving adventure is out with his Julia, Conrad hopes to score a few charm points with Fiss.

Suddenly, the youngsters find themselves in the hands of pirates. The unwanted Visitors believe that the group is carrying a map to a treasure and hijack the boat and crew without further ado. After a short journey, the gangsters come across an old ship drifting unmanned in the sea. Without further ado, the pirates board the ship with their hostages and set off in search of gold and diamonds. However, all they find are dead bodies. Nobody suspects that the unequal intruders on the ship are anything but alone!

Actions and consequences in The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

In The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan players decide how their gaming experience will unfold. If they give certain answers during conversations, they change the respective relationships between the characters. In later situations, this can be crucial for survival, whether you have a good or bad relationship with a certain person.

But even simple decisions such as opening a door can have unexpected consequences. Players have the opportunity to all friends successfully through the horror and escape unharmed. But it is also possible that all the characters will fall victim to bad decisions and no one will live to see the next morning! That's why players should think carefully about what they say, what they touch or where they go. Every action has its consequences and the players have to live with them.

The weight of your own decisions combined with the hauntingly dark atmosphere of the game make The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan a cinematic horror adventure with goosebumps guaranteed!

If you would like to see a little more, you are welcome to watch my Lets Play on Man of Medan view.

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