The strong start was from Until Dawn, and after years of waiting, The Dark Pictures Anthology series returned to us with a new part called Little Hope, one of eight stories to be released at a later date, which witnessed a remarkable improvement in its latest release in many technical and dramatic aspects as well compared to the Man of medan, the game system is a classic, very obscure interactive survival horror.
You will be surrounded by fog, fear and terror, and you and your companions will be isolated in the deserted town of Little Hope while the fate has become unknown. While you are in Little Hope, you will feel that the devil is walking among you. Will the name of the town “Little Hope” intercede for you even a little?
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope game presented a horror experience similar to the past parts, especially in the system of choosing decisions that will certainly directly affect the course of the whole new story and its intertwined events, in addition to the characters within the game, as they were professionally chosen befitting the events of the story, where You will witness through the characters the phenomenon of "Paranoia" or Paronia, or you can call it "paranoia", in addition to greed, adulation, hate, and intolerance, as these characteristics accurately embodied the characters of the game through its mysterious and exciting events.
The story of the game is very confusing, and it is a basic element of psychological horror, in addition to some particularly terrifying moments, and its events revolve around a group of university students while they travel with their professor, where they are stranded in the town of "Little Hope", which is a hypothetical town in "New England." “America, after their bus crashed on the road it was not supposed to cross.
The strange and striking thing at the beginning of the game’s story is the foggy atmosphere that will give you a feeling of confusion and subconscious fear. You can say that it is similar and very similar to “Silent Hill” so is it one of the reasons for the inspiration in which the direction of the story is affected? In addition to the story's dependence on the element of choices in decisions that will affect the course of the game in a very large way, even the character that you choose to play with will have an impact whether from one character to another, so be careful in your choices, and if you do not, you will surely be overcome by curiosity in order to return the game to experience Another option you did not choose previously.
After they understood the situation in which they found themselves, this group of people soon began to discover the mysterious secrets of this dismal town, and they would witness many terrifying situations directly, for example, the phone will ring while you are roaming with one of the characters in a building and the landline is not connected to the wire completely !!
As you progress through the story of the game, you will notice that there is a great interconnection between the past and the present in the events of this town, as you will discover mysteries from the past during the seventeenth century, as many witches were burned at that time, but how did that affect the present time, and what is the relationship Between these characters in the time you are playing in, and other characters that you liken to the past? You will learn through the course of the game.
The game's graphics are one of the best things that will make you enter the atmosphere of the terrifying game in record time, although the atmosphere of the game and the design of the environments was dark, and tends to classic horror movies, but it was perfect and reflected the story and body of the game well, and gave it the real impression, but the game’s flaw Designs in the faces of some of the main characters, but that certainly did not affect the gaming experience in any way.
Control in the game's characters varies greatly, but it tends to be somewhat smooth, as you will not feel at all slow movement, but with some disadvantages of the disturbing camera movement often, in addition to the game's containment of the "QTE" system or what is known as quick time event appropriate for this type of game.
Online multiplayer play is similar to the previous part, Man of Medan, with the addition of some improvements, so the game will contain two systems, namely the "cooperative phase" in which you play with two characters in the same story you and your friend, and another system is "Movie Night", which is a game system that allows you to control You and your friends have all five characters in the game mode.
POSITIVES
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Nice graphics and elaborate environment
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Deep and interconnected story
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Smoother gameplay, especially while moving characters
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The decision-selection system, especially during dialogue and critical moments, is elaborate and not confusing for the player
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Beautifully crafted cinematic scenes beat Hollywood horror movies
NEGATIVES
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The way the camera moves is very annoying
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The design of the facial details in the characters is less than expected
FINAL EVALUATION
9/10
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope has a story that combines the past and the past in a classic, elaborate and compelling way, and is still on a steady pace in providing an experience worthy of praise and appreciation, and the great confidence that the developer enjoys is evident in many aspects of the game