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Man of Medan Review Thread
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Yep, this is exactly how I experienced Until Dawn and how I plan on playing Man of Medan.
Oh snap, never mind, thanks for the correction. Haha. Well. Guess I'll see how it is! I do honestly think I'll enjoy it no matter what because I love these types of games. UD just somehow managed to be really special.
oh man that sucks. i was looking forward to this as well. Isn't this going to be a series of different stories or something?
It's in that category of games that scored 79 but are now more fondly regarded, along with Mirror's Edge and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.
I think we should take these reviews with a grain of salt or be cautious at the very least.... Until Dawn, for me one of the most fun games of this generation, only has an open critic of 79...its likely gonna turn on whether you liked until dawn. If you did, you'll probably like Man of Medan. If not, we'll then your opinion will likely stay the same. I think this will be a blast to play with my Gf!
Nah because The Inpatient was Until Dawn related and they screwed that up.
Want this game but there's no way it isn't $19.99 on Black Friday, maybe even before Halloween.
It has a 79 Metacritic. So closer to 80% than a 70% game.
i think the issue with the team's games post until dawn (inpatient and bravo team) is well known....
Man of Medan not being quite as good but at much lower cost, evens things out a bit.
Lol, scores 10pts less then control, and remedy can only get better but super massive gamers are all downhill.
The double standards are halarious.
The double standards are halarious.
Here's my review: https://www.windowscentral.com/man-medan-review-it-worth-buying
Enjoyed it overall, though it definitely felt safe by comparison to Until Dawn.
Enjoyed it overall, though it definitely felt safe by comparison to Until Dawn.
There's a movie night mode where up to 5 players can play locally.
There are two modes.
Shared Story - two player online co-op
Movie Night Mode - Up to five players locally can play together by passing the controller.
I'm not surprised. I know people enjoyed Until Dawn, but it was rooted in B-Movie schlock. Did you all think that the corny dialogue in Until Dawn was intentional? I honestly think that they were being earnest in the writing, and it shows now that the subject material in Man of Medan has to live up to the serious tone. No more slasher horror trash dialogue defense anymore, guys. This is what it's always been.
How is 5 player different from Single player just passing the controller over when a new character is controlled?
Probably actually indicates when you need to pass controller so you don't forget and keeps your individual stats seperate per player.
Pretty much, yeah.
You all pick a character and control swap when you're up. I can see that being quite fun, one players actions could affect another players character and what happens to them, should make things a little bit more tense. Hopefully not Monopoly level brawls will break out!!
Uhhh. This is not what i wanted to hear. I loved until dawn and was looking forward to this to play with my wife. Hopeful there's a patch soon...
Shame about the reviews, but this gives me more time to finish Control before Gears comes out next Friday. Maybe I'll dip into this at Halloween
My review (7.2 - Spanish) > www.pcmrace.com/2019/08/28/the-dark-pictures-anthology-man-of-medan-review/
It's already releasing at a lower price. Were you expecting AAA?
Nah they're self aware of the b-movie roots with UD, they should get back to that tone lrobably
Checking the update history on my PS4, there's already been two patches to improve these issues but they still exist.
Hopefully a patch or two will eliminate most of the issues.
It's releasing at $40 over here. I'll wait until it hits around $20-$25.
I really liked it. My first run was very frustrating, because I lost three characters only because I missed one QTE for each one. Then, I looked at options and it really improved the game. I also played it with friends.
Now I'm at 17 hours according to Steam and I haven't finished yet. I really enjoyed the game and all the possibilities it has (I just found another ending in my last playthrought). It's probably the most interactive video game ever made, because everyone can die at any time (my first character died when I was at less than 30% of the game). I saw a lot of critisism about writting, but personaly I liked it, especially the story (but it's impossible to explain why without spoil it).
And it has so much content. You can play in single player, local multiplayer or online multiplayer. You can play with the movie cut or with the curator's cut. Each playthrought, each way to play it is really different.
I'm still sad about those QTE, but with the right options, it's one of the best narrative game ever made. Play it if you like this kind of game.
Now I'm at 17 hours according to Steam and I haven't finished yet. I really enjoyed the game and all the possibilities it has (I just found another ending in my last playthrought). It's probably the most interactive video game ever made, because everyone can die at any time (my first character died when I was at less than 30% of the game). I saw a lot of critisism about writting, but personaly I liked it, especially the story (but it's impossible to explain why without spoil it).
And it has so much content. You can play in single player, local multiplayer or online multiplayer. You can play with the movie cut or with the curator's cut. Each playthrought, each way to play it is really different.
I'm still sad about those QTE, but with the right options, it's one of the best narrative game ever made. Play it if you like this kind of game.
Until Dawn was one of my favorite games the year it came out. Looking back it reviewed similarly to this game. Lots of people REALLY liked it, but other did not / were more moderate
Edge 7
USgamer 3.5/5
Destructoid 7
Polygon 6.5
The Escapist 6
But people REALLY liked it still.
Edge 7
USgamer 3.5/5
Destructoid 7
Polygon 6.5
The Escapist 6
But people REALLY liked it still.
Thanks for the info. I guess I'll hold off until then. Until Dawn dropped in price pretty quickly and I suspect this will also...
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Well, damn. Guess I'll be skipping it then. Supermassive is to Sony, what Sakaguchi is to Square. The Ones That Got Away but didn't do particularly great when they left
Until Dawn had like an 82 for a good while and recently dropped at 79, iirc. Wasn't as mixed
Reading through the reviews, I'm not really getting that impression.
I will certainly play it anyway, probably some patches are coming
Still mixed. This game is part of an experimental release model and has a slightly more genre savvy/unique setting. I'm not saying the current consensus is off, but I need to see it for myself.
