Review AJkingston 4/5 · Aug 31, 2022
I love every game supermassive has made. I love the formula. This was no different. The only negative I can say about it is that I didn't know any of the actors, but that's personal to my experience.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (2019)
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
2.99 from 806 ratings
2552 members have it in their collection · 32 playing now · 1026 backlogged · 264 wish listed
How long? Main story 4h · with extras 6h (from 36 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Supermassive Games
- Publishers
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure
- Themes
- Horror, Mystery, Survival
- Series
- The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Season One
- Event
- gamescom 2018: Opening Ceremony
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Aug 29, 2019 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Aug 30, 2019 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Sep 28, 2022 (Worldwide) PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- May 04, 2023 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
Related
Bundled in
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Volume 1 - Limited Edition (Oct 2020) · PS4
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope & Man of Medan Bundle (Oct 2020) · XONE
- The Dark Pictures Anthology Triple Pack (Oct 2021) · PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Season One (Nov 2022) · PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
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Review LCSnoogs 3/5 · Nov 30, 2020
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan Review
Choice and consequence games will always be tense and anxiety-inducing which is why it works perfectly with horror. Even when the story is weak, it's still fun, and Man of Medan's story is weak. Their approach to horror is so lazy. They just throw in several pointless jump scares that don't have any affect on the characters.
I almost made …
Choice and consequence games will always be tense and anxiety-inducing which is why it works perfectly with horror. Even when the story is weak, it's still fun, and Man of Medan's story is weak. Their approach to horror is so lazy. They just throw in several pointless jump scares that don't have any affect on the characters.
I almost made it out with all the characters, but I lost a character because of a cheap QTE event.
Review huskey 3/5 · Apr 3, 2020
Meets expectation but doesn't exceed them
I enjoyed Until Dawn. The characters here are slightly more interesting but the plot is less varied. It seems like the divergent narrative paths don't really reveal different aspects of the backstory. The gameplay is serviceable from a mechanical perspective (I enjoy the fixed camera angles, which contribute to the cinematic tone) and there are plenty of jump scares; I …
I enjoyed Until Dawn. The characters here are slightly more interesting but the plot is less varied. It seems like the divergent narrative paths don't really reveal different aspects of the backstory. The gameplay is serviceable from a mechanical perspective (I enjoy the fixed camera angles, which contribute to the cinematic tone) and there are plenty of jump scares; I also appreciate the fact that the developers included a couch co-op mode. It's fine for what it is but doesn't expand on the Until Dawn interactive film formula so much as it just recasts it with adult characters and something of a frame narrative. I'm looking forward to seeing how the developers continue to explore this framework and hope they can build something truly great.
Played a physical copy on PlayStation 4 at a friend's house with 3 other players.
Review Duskwind 3/5 · Mar 27, 2020
General Review
Gameplay= Mechanics, gameplay options (freedom), repetition, goals, difficulty
Story= plot, engagement, characters, world-building
Presentation= graphics, animation, environment/character design, Art direction, Script, music
Gameplay: 3/5
Story: 3.5/5
Presentation: 3/5
Review Rokal 3/5 · Dec 30, 2019
Until the Next Dawn
I’m a big fan of Until Dawn but have not been impressed by any of Supermassive’s follow-up work. Hidden Agenda & Inpatient both felt like short and underbaked side projects and not successful iteration on the things I liked about Until Dawn: the branching narratives, the creative and tense QTEs, the psychological profiling the game does on you the player, …
Read moreI’m a big fan of Until Dawn but have not been impressed by any of Supermassive’s follow-up work. Hidden Agenda & Inpatient both felt like short and underbaked side projects and not successful iteration on the things I liked about Until Dawn: the branching narratives, the creative and tense QTEs, the psychological profiling the game does on you the player, and the great mesh between a watchable a playable game for groups. Man of Medan wears its lower budget on its sleeve compared to Until Dawn but I’m happy to say that it feels like a solid follow-up. Passing a controller and playing with a small group was my favorite way to play Until Dawn and Man of Medan fully embraces that with two entirely different ways to play co-op. The QTEs aren’t quite as creative this time around as the game is not exclusive to one platform and cannot lean into unique controller features like the light strip on PS4. The branching isn’t nearly as robust this time around and the game is a much shorter experience overall but this is matched by a lower price-tag. I hope the game does well enough to make more “Dark Pictures Anthology” series games beyond the already-announced sequel and that we continue to get more games in this unique style.
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Review Novastar 3/5 · Dec 23, 2019
Quite fun but way too short!
Enjoyable enough, tho the game is very short...! Still prefer Until Dawn....! Excited for Little Hope.