D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die Review | The Game Scouts

Tin Salamunic: Hidetaka Suehiro (aka Swery65) is a brilliant madman. His works are impossible to put into words and simply need to be experienced. Swery65’s rebellious approach to video game making is both shocking and refreshing. He doesn’t care about industry standards nor is he concerned with player expectations. Just when you think you’ve seen the most bizarre and twisted concoction the gaming world has to offer, Swery65 manages defy everyone’s assumptions. D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die is the equivalent to being dropped out of an airplane and eating ice cream, while having your skull bashed by winged monkeys. The experience is inexplicable. D4 is like an ugly distorted painting that you can’t take your eyes off. Much like Swery65’s incomprehensible masterpiece/disaster Deadly Premonition, D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die is disturbing, uncomfortable…yet incredibly immersive and unique. Anyone interested in a genuinely one-of-a-kind journey through a madman’s creative mind should seriously consider picking up D4.

[gangsta_red]

Good to see this game getting good reviews. These are the types of variety I like to see on Xbox One.

[All_Consoles]

Agreed, I am pleasantly surprised with these 8-9 reviews

[mikeslemonade]

Had to buy this. Vote with your dollars. It's for the support for exclusives and japanese games on consoles.

[LordMaim]

That's funny. I'm wondering how many people would consider D4's review scores as "good", who would also have said that a metacritic score of 77 was awful for a game like Destiny.

Off topic? Not really. Think about your perception of the same score for two different games. They're different games sure, but people heap praise on one and rush to set the other on fire. Yet, they both have the same Metacritic average.

Sure, there are a lot of arguments why it isn't the same thing, or why one is better or worse than the other, or how they can't be compared, but just set that aside for a second and consider the perception of the same score being seen in two completely different ways. That's all I'm asking; just think about it.

[Ksar]

"D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die is one of the most memorable games in recent memory. Gamers with an open mind and Swery65’s longtime devotees are going to treasure this exceptional journey. "

Woaw.

[Aussiebeachbabe]

1 million plus console seller for microsoft.

[OpieWinston]

Considering the fact that it's an ongoing investment for Swery...It could very well be just because it'll be an episodic adventure.

[oSHINSAo]

haven't play it, but will wait to see some extra chapter, per $15, im gonna get it just getting home

[Foehammer]

Another excellent score, looking good.

[SteamPowered]

Could this be the game to bring attention back to the Kinect? I know you can still use a controller, but its nice that they added a kinect experience.

[poppinslops]

I got Kinect for the voice-control, but these reviews are tempting...

So yeah, I suppose D4 could, theoretically, be THE Kinect game (finally)!...

[SteamPowered]

I hope they do add a lot more voice -control options in games. I thought it was very intuitive in skyrim and mass effect on the 360. Using the kinect was like the ultimate button! If Microsoft swings back around to kinect and uses It well in Halo 5 or another killer app, I feel they can sway public opinion on the kinect.

[poppinslops]

Yeah, when I heard you could order your squadmates about in Mass Effect 3, I was tempted. If I'd known Skyrim had it (I'm guessing they were the companion's 'wait/follow' commands?) I'd have gotten one...

Still can't believe D4 is here, let-alone reviewing well...

And no ridiculous hype!

Just a game.

[MadLad]

Good on Swery.
Has a hit on his hands, it seems.

[placiid]

game looks great too bad i can't play it though, hopefully it will eventually come to pc.

[DLConspiracy]

I can't wait to play/stream this tonight. From what all the reviews and impressions are saying. Its best played with the kinect. Not something I would expect to hear.

[Illusive_Man]

Oh another 9/10!

Forza Horizons will probably get a 9 or higher

Sunset Overdrive 8.5 or higher

MCC will assuredly get a 10/10

Ori will get a 9 or better.

Xbox One owns the Fall.

[Yokan]

Your predictions are just that, illusive...

[PCBOX]

No his predictions are completely true. SSO will be averagely 9/10 that game offers pure fun. FH2 absoloutly will be somewhere 9-10. As for MCC 10/10. Ori the same . D4 till now averagely 9/10. He is right dude XO already owned the holiday season. Sad but true:) and I have realy very bad feelings about DC.

D4 is literaly awsome. Deserves that scores.

[Yokan]

Maybe in terms of software, but those PS4 hardware nummbers are not going to slow down anytime soon. Especially with the holidays around the corner.

[DigitalRaptor]

Nice fanboy-tinged dreams.

It's a shame Xbone doesn't own anything else other than a small part of a single year. Just like as we very well know, the US does not equal the world, the Fall doesn't equal the entire year, and PS4 has had a better overall year than Xbone.

Have fun waiting until next holiday.

[Speak_da_Truth]

wow!! I didn't this game would be this good well another game to add to my collection when i finally get my xb1.

[LAWSON72]

Buying this either tomorrow or Sunday, can't wait. Sadly, Kinect is messed up and probably needs sent in so controller only for now.

[HammockGames]

Can I ask what the problem is with your Kinect?

The Kinect itself isn't prone to failure, to my knowledge, so I'm genuinely curious.

[LAWSON72]

It turns off and on, and eventually without a hard reset the red light is always off and responds to nothing.

[ghostface9]

Actually a little suprised this games been getting as great of reviews as it has but glad it is. I wish they would have told people about the release sooner to get the word out and let more people review it

[vikingland1]

I think I'll go DL this right now,bye.

[rawshack]

this will come to ps4 soon ...

[Dudebro90]

In dream land.

[user367272]

Yea...just like Titanfall. 😏

Ot, I didn't even know this game is around the corner. Xb1 has so many Quality exclusives coming out, it is literally ridiculous!!

[timlot]

Microsoft Studios presents...

[gamerfan0909]

Based off what? Microsoft studios is publishing it.

[trywizardo]

as soon as uncharted become available on X1

[700p]

no

[Artista]

ahah!

[snookiegamer]

I know I'll get disagrees, but that won't stop me forming an honest opinion. D3 may be a good game, and I would state this if it was Multiplat or even exclusive to PS4....but Sorry, how is this a 9? ...Destiny get's mostly 6's & 7's...this get's 9/10???

Not hating, but this demonstrates everything that is wrong with review scores! Get rid of the number system in reviews once and for all!!!

[Torque_CS_Lewith]

First of all, it's D4, not D3. How can you "form an honest opinion" of a game you have played yet?
Dead Rising 3 earned Destiny-like reviews and I do not believe you complained did you?
All I see is a PS fan lamenting the fact that a PS centric game is not being hailed as the second coming and is now decrying the entire review system based on his/her hurt feelings.
Your argument is so painfully without merit that I won't even bother "disagree."