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Until Dawn - PS4 review

27/9/2015

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By Gemma @ Juicy Game Reviews
PS4 Until Dawn Review by Thegebs24
Until Dawn Review. A worthwhile experience?
Until Dawn made its way on to Playstation 4 consoles in August 2015. Developed by Supermassive Games, Until Dawn seemed to absorb inspiration from Quantic Dream studios popular Heavy Rain. In fact, it was very difficult to play Until Dawn without re-hashing my experience with Heavy Rain back in 2010. As I played out the game on my Twitch channel a lot of followers also made the same connection between the two.

From the get go of Until Dawn it was clear that Supermassive Games enveloped a high degree of teen horror cheesiness in to the storyline (reminiscent of Scream)​. High School stereotypes dripped from the screen as I meandered through the night trying to figure out what the hell is going on?  Drinking, parties, a log cabin, lots of half naked running through snow and not so much as a fat person in sight. That's right. Everyone is super slim these days right?! Despite the obvious clichés, Until Dawn was a fantastic experience that really made me concentrate on every decision laid before me. If you yearn for a storyline to completely lose yourself in then Until Dawn is your game. What's more are the intricate details on offer in Until Dawn. Every freckle, hair, textures on wood and reflections seem to have been delivered to an impressive level which amplifies that ​immersion even more.  I believe that stereotypes and high level of cheese were all crafted purposely and sprinkled in to Until Dawn's eight hours of gameplay. I can't see how else a game like this could have been pulled off?
Until Dawn PS4 review by Thegebs24
Until Dawn - PS4 exclusive. Choices are everything in Until Dawn
Choices are everything in Until Dawn. Whilst the play time hovers around eight to ten hour mark, the replay value is very high due to the multiple endings available.  There's a plethora of characters too.  Until Dawn allows us to play as all eight at varying times throughout and the transition from character to character seemed flawless. Depending on the choices we make will depend on who lives of dies. The game can be completed with all eight surviving or all eight dying. Doesn't choice feel good? In my first playthrough, two characters survived. Rather lame I hear you say but let me know about your ending in the comments. 

Until Dawn's key strength was how the game connected with me on a physiological level. My palms would feel clammy and my heart would race as soon as I had to make an all important decision, particularly as there a short window to decide. There is not option to change your mind which leaves room for error. I made plenty of mistakes. Both the scare factor and gore factor are prevalent. Very prevalent! Without spoiling it for you, I stumbled across some nice plot twists that made my jaw drop! Until Dawn really knocked my socks off.

There were welcome pauses from the frantic pace of Until Dawn in the scenes with the Psychiatrist. We found ourselves in his creepy office under his guidance whilst being asked questions. The questions had two answers to chose from but I'm unsure at how this affected Until Dawn's overall direction. At approximately half way in to the game I found myself getting lost in these sessions as I wondered where are we going with this? I completed the game with this question unanswered. Needless to say that this doesn't detract from the solid storyline.

Verdict
Until Dawn is a must own title on the Playstation 4. If you can overlook the stereotypes and monotony of the psychiatrist sessions, Until Dawn is one of my most satisfying experiences of 2015. The immersion is spot!
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Ken Ashton
28/9/2015 21:37:38

This was one of those games which from the description of the game mechanics I really struggled to get my head around the validity of this type of game, (a few well timed button presses). Having watched your gameplays via Twitch has completely changed my point of view and now see the merits of what the title has to offer. It's rather like watching a film where you're shouting at the screen telling the characters how stupid they are and should have done things differently. This is rather like the old fighting fantasy books where the reader directed the story, in this case you direct the outcome of live action sequences. I would imagine this formula also returns a quite high replay value if different choices are made. As a result of your Twitch plays I'm going to take another look at Heavy Rain which has sat on the shelf far too long.

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Juicy Game Review
29/9/2015 14:51:15

Definitely check out Heavy Rain and let me know how you get on with it Ken :)

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Terrell
2/10/2015 11:54:17

I haven't picked up a ps4, or Xbox One, yet, but this is one of the games that is on my pull list for when I do. Games like this, you don't really play them for the game play. It's really more about getting into the story. After playing Witcher 3, I have it on the PC, a game like this is very welcoming. I don't have to constantly be thinking about attack strategy.

Since you like this game, and Heavy Rain, have you played Life is Strange yet?

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Lizo
23/10/2015 00:22:22

Great review Gem, i'm looking forward to playing this, even more so now i've read your review x

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