Originally I had completely trashed this game since I got the casual plot development, that is at the end of the day only one of the playable characters survived, and that unfolding was fairly tedious, boring and made the game look like it lacked any spark or commitment.
However, after playing The Quarry, coming from the same SuperMassive Games, and absolutely loving it, I felt kind of guilty for downgrading the House of ashes, so I decided to try another playthrough, instead this time I aimed for saving every playable character, and it did the trick, leaving me pleasantly surprised.
This is exactly why I strongly recommend you do the same with your very first run, or even if you felt disappointed like myself, don't give up on this game, re-play it, saving everyone, and you'll like it quite a bit, to say the least. To get the job done, it is mandatory that you set the difficulty settings to easy/forgiving for your first time around.
One more thing to keep in mind early on is, it starts off pretty weak and slow, but I personally could forgive that, since Resident Evil Village had the same issue, but eventually redeemed itself. So don't get your hopes too high up until halfway into the game or so. The game is pretty long, so don't worry, you will have all the time to enjoy it later, just be patient, enthusiastic, and give it a chance.
As I unlocked more plot developments required for different achievements, I can confirm the script variations for this game are pretty ample and dense, hence, if you want to get the most out of it, you better go for platinum.
Definitely the best game in Dark Pictures Anthology series.
So good in fact, I'm gonna revisit the previous 2 entries before playing the Season One Finale.
Well done, SuperMassive Games!
Looking forward to playing The Devil in me.
However, after playing The Quarry, coming from the same SuperMassive Games, and absolutely loving it, I felt kind of guilty for downgrading the House of ashes, so I decided to try another playthrough, instead this time I aimed for saving every playable character, and it did the trick, leaving me pleasantly surprised.
This is exactly why I strongly recommend you do the same with your very first run, or even if you felt disappointed like myself, don't give up on this game, re-play it, saving everyone, and you'll like it quite a bit, to say the least. To get the job done, it is mandatory that you set the difficulty settings to easy/forgiving for your first time around.
One more thing to keep in mind early on is, it starts off pretty weak and slow, but I personally could forgive that, since Resident Evil Village had the same issue, but eventually redeemed itself. So don't get your hopes too high up until halfway into the game or so. The game is pretty long, so don't worry, you will have all the time to enjoy it later, just be patient, enthusiastic, and give it a chance.
As I unlocked more plot developments required for different achievements, I can confirm the script variations for this game are pretty ample and dense, hence, if you want to get the most out of it, you better go for platinum.
Definitely the best game in Dark Pictures Anthology series.
So good in fact, I'm gonna revisit the previous 2 entries before playing the Season One Finale.
Well done, SuperMassive Games!
Looking forward to playing The Devil in me.