Supermassive Games, the studio accountable for narrative-driven horror game Until Dawn and a number of other of my nightmares, has revealed a brand new horror anthology collection known as The Dark Pictures.
Supermassive has partnered with Bandai Namco for the collection which is able to come to a number of platforms together with PC. The first standalone episode, titled Man of Medan will launch in 2019.
Much like Until Dawn, Man of Medan seems to be like it’s going to play on widespread tropes of horror films, as you step into the footwear of a bunch of teenagers who head out to sea to seek out the stays of a sunken WWII aircraft. Of course, there can be spooky penalties for these actions, as foreshadowed by the ship’s captain within the reveal trailer.
Players will be capable to play via the story with every of the 5 most important characters, with branching storylines and a number of endings for every one.
“We are incredibly excited to announce the Dark Pictures Anthology and the first game in the series – Man of Medan,” Pete Samuels, CEO and government producer at Supermassive Games says. “With each title being a standalone game, we have the opportunity to create a unique horror experience every time.”
Although every entry to this collection can be a standalone game, the truth that they’re known as episodes means that they are going to be shorter experiences, maybe akin to Telltale’s episodic fare. You may spot a well-known face or two within the trailer- most notably Shawn Ashmore, who seems to have been trapped within the Uncanny Valley since portraying Jack Joyce in Remedy Games’ Quantum Break. He was additionally Iceman within the X-Men films.
I counsel hiding behind a sofa when viewing the reveal trailer:
The concept of bringing the horror anthology to gaming is a uniquely cool concept, and is clearly impressed by the likes of The Twilight Zone and Tales of the Crypt. Perhaps we might even see forged members, similar to Ashmore, returning in several roles for future episodes ala American Horror Story?
It emerged yesterday that Supermassive Games had trademarked ‘The Dark Pictures’ and ‘Man of Medan’, together with ‘Shattered State’ and ‘Little Hope’. It’s honest to imagine that these can be future episodes within the collection.
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