Analysis of The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

The new installment in the series leads us to discover the first serial killer in history.

Supermassive games he triumphed with his title “Until dawn” few years ago. His attention to detail in this kind of interactive horror movie helped make this title an instant classic. That same love and passion they had for horror movies combined with the choice-based narrative experience have spilled over into his upcoming ongoing series, which he is currently publishing alongside bandai namco. In the last installment of the first season of “The Dark Pictures Anthology”, “The Devil in Me” puts the finishing touches to this great collection of stand-alone stories.

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To play: Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Developer workshop: Supermassive games
Distributer: bandai namco
Language: dubbed in english

As mentioned earlier, The Dark Pictures Anthology series of games are told as standalone and totally different stories except for one detail: the figure of The conservative. Once again, the almighty figure is about to captivate gamers in a cryptic and mysterious. Repositorya dark library that uses candlelight to combat the darkness outside, is filled to the ceiling with books filled with no more gruesome tales of death and terror. It was always a relief, in a way, when players were removed from the ongoing story for the curator to praise our performance or condemn our shortcomings. The secrets of this still isolated region they have not been revealed as to how they connect all the gamesbut it’s safe to say that I don’t think we’ll be waiting much longer.

Welcome to the Hotel of Terror

The story presented to us on this occasion follows the lineage of the previous installments, that is, starting at some point in the past and then seeing the repercussions that this will generate in the future. We follow a young couple from the end of the 19th century, who celebrate their recent marriage by booking a vacation in the Chicago World Fair Hotelrun by an exceptional host, His Highness Holmes. Like previous games, the the story is based on real eventssince Herman Webster Mudgetacting under the pseudonym of Dr Henry Howard Holmes, was the first documented serial killer in the United States. His elaborate scheme of creating a “Castle of Murder” literally in a hotel to lure unsuspecting victims went quite satisfactorily. So our two innocent hotel guests will eventually suffer the consequences.

Back to the future, we quickly put ourselves in control of a film crew that they are filming a television show on darkest moments in history. The Lonnit Entertainment Groupas the company calls itself, is invited to the farm of Granthem Du’Metone guy in particular who decided to recreate the “Castle of Murder” by HH Holmes for tourists on an island lost in the hands of God. Charlywho is the director and leader of the group, enthusiastically accepts the invitation to the detriment of his small team, whose relations with the director do not seem so good. katethe on-screen presenter, To markthe camera, Jamiethe lighting technician and the new intern, Erinto work on the sound team, reluctantly agreed to make one last effort to complete the project.

Five characters and one destination

Regarding group dynamics, the variety of personalities, backgrounds and abilities they contribute is perhaps the most comprehensive anthology to date. However, the strained relationship of the group, in which most already have one foot on the outside, present some difficulties at the beginning trying to connect with them just through their initial introduction. However, voice acting and dialogue have taken a noticeable step forward in the series, as there are less dead times between scenes and longer conversations overall. The downside is that in my opinion, the number of dialog options has been reduced to accommodatewhich means that we will interact less than before.

Considering it is a A grassroots interactive story that can be played soloonline scam two people or with a group of up to five persons When passing the controller, I would have appreciated a more interactive dialogue system, as the three available options could lean too much one way or the other, or the “say nothing” option was often a bad decision rather than a neutral result. Of course, the story continues to have a very dialogue-based narrative, with major choices found in nearly every interaction. The fact that the talks have been simplified to give a delivery with more lines of dialogue released the player decisions part smaller in comparison.

Exploration and traps everywhere

The exploration of the replica of the “Castle of Murders” and the surrounding dilapidated buildings, it is particularly exciting when the more history sinks into the night. As the game begins, we find ourselves in broad daylight, with sunlight covering the island and a subtle lingering soundtrack giving us a sense of tranquility. Overnightthe walls of the hotel, inspired by the 19th century, become a labyrinth of anguish, since the rooms are in absolute darkness and you can only light up with what you have at hand: a mobile , a lighter or a flashlight.

The constant uncertainty, the terrifying traps or distressing chambers they make the cat and mouse effect work like a charm. With torture chambers that would have inspired the same murderer from the SAW movie saga, we will feel a feeling of unease much more successful than in previous installments, also being the first installment that has no paranormal elements.

rock-solid gameplay

The bone fast events they came back and scaled with hard tweaks. The higher the difficulty, the smaller the window of opportunity to press that right button. The collectibles that could be found added exploration to the game and searching for the paintings like in other episodes will give us clues on how to save a character.

The different touch of this episode comes in the form of specific objects characters associated with his work, some of which were helpful and some not so much. Mark could take pictures as evidence and its light source was the camera flash. Jamie can use his electrical equipment to operate the energy sources and thus solve puzzles. Erin can use a powerful microphone to locate sound sources behind walls. Charlie can use a card to open the locks there Kate has some kind of stone amulet that only serves to.

Ultra-realistic graphics and raw animations

Despite how well developed certain aspects of the game are, especially when it comes to creating tension with very well staged scenes, we continue to find fault. Some can be found in the character blank stares, as they never meet face to face when talking, or in the awkward moves when characters come across a piece that shouldn’t block a path, but does. The animations are also very clunky, sometimes making the characters look more like robots than humans. However, people from Supermassive Games continue to surpass themselves to achieve increasingly realistic facial animations and in this episode, it will happen even more regularly to us not to know if we see a real actor or a doll.

As for dubbing, “The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me” still has excellent english dubbing, with that aroma of a very particular B-movie horror movie that fans of this genre will love. Unfortunately, we sometimes find lines of dialogue that have not been translated and we will jump straight to English. We don’t know if this is a bug that can be fixed by patches or if it’s lines of dialogue that haven’t been translated. The soundtrack, with scores full of violins and some to make our hair stand on end, is of a very good standard. Recommended for playing with headphonessure.

conclusion

“The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me” is a nice conclusion to this first season and will appeal to those who enjoyed the previous episodes. The fact that there is no ambiguous supernatural element helps to differentiate “The Devil in Me” from the previous three titles. It’s not perfect, but if you’re a horror movie fan, you should give it a try.