Until Dawn Review | IGN

IGN:
At its best, Until Dawn is a gleefully cheesy homage to horror movies, set in a world built by a developer that clearly adores the genre. Although its thrills are tempered by a lack of story cohesion, its robust choice-and-consequence system and keen eye on horror’s most ridiculous tropes makes Until Dawn ultimately worth playing.

[BigBosss]

Game looks great! Still picking it up tomorrow.

[sactownlawyer916]

I agree. Games like this are why ps4 is selling so well. Will every one like it? Probably not. But I am glad sony allows games like these to be made.

[DeadlyOreo]

Yeah, having a variety like this beats have constant generic shooters all the time.

[TheHaloGuy]

It's not selling cause of random ass games like this. -_-

[Insomnia_84]

@rulparra

helloooo you think this is the first PlayStation console? Everyone and their grandmother knows SONY has a great variety of genres in their library.

Helloooooooo!

@TheHaloGuy

Ok....Halo guy.

lol bots are salty today.

[NewMonday]

better than expected honestly

marketing was working hard on communicating what type of game this is and it worked.

thought it would average 6 on meta, but seams it will level at 7.5 and that's a pretty good score for a narrative game releasing in retail at full price.

so far meta scores:

Positive: 26
Mixed: 7
Negative: only 1

[NewMonday]

score average actually getting higher, practically 8 right now after 40 reviews,11 of them 9 and over.

Positive: 31
Mixed: 8
Negative: 1

[nix]

Just bcoz it's not pew pew pew game doesn't mean it's not a game. Variety is what sets PS consoles apart.

I'm happy that this game is getting good reviews. The people who are going to buy already knows what type of a game this is - a b grade teenage murder mystery game. There was a time when movies like that used to be a hit... And I'm assuming it'll be a hit amongst few players.

For some games, you don't need a review.

[WelkinCole]

@rulpa and Haloguy

You guys still don't get it. The popularity and the strength of the PS brand has always been about the diversity you find on it.

It's about catering to many more types of gamers that will contribute and push the PS past all others.

It's why xbox that is western centric will never be truly global like PS.

[rigo8582]

The PS4 is selling well because it was $100 and the hardware is a little more powerful. Sony paid for this title, they didn't allow it. But variety is nice.

[whothedog]

Helllloooooooooo

[_-EDMIX-_]

Also slightly OT, but anyone who wants Until Dawn tonight can pick it up at midnight at Gamestop, Best Buy and I guess supporting Wal Marts apparently

That and Gears and Madden 16 can be picked up as well.

Just thought many might want to know, I just called and found out recently.

[bouzebbal]

Variety is what will always make PS ahead of the competition. PS4 and Wii U are the best console combo this gen.
Getting Until Dawn this weekend. Was getting it no matter the reviews cause i liked it after i played it at last year's gamescom, and i guess they improved it since.

[XanderZane]

I think games like Bloodborne, Uncharted 4, MGSV and Horizon are the reasons PS4 is selling so well. Also the lower price and hype at launch didn't hurt it either. Plus we know there will be a lot of great games in the future. Until Dawn looks like it will be a decent horror cinematic game.

[Erik7357]

Yea atleast it didnt bomb

[mafiahajeri]

found this its pretty funny

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[RpgSama]

@Rulparra

"tell me how many games like this are on ps4 and how may of those games have sold 1 million. helloooooo! ps4 selling well for other reasons no for those type pf games."

Ps4 is selling amazingly well because of the large variety of games in every genre, maybe this games individually do not sell by the millions, but it get's people frome every spectrum and every demographic interested in the Ps4.

This is the true strenght of the Playstation brand, a lot, for every type of gamer.

[callahan09]

Sweet! I've been on a huge horror movie kick lately, haven't played a game in while... this seems like the perfect choice to transition back into playing games instead of watching movies for a little while.

[psychobabble]

Too bad I have to wait until dawn tomorrow to pick up my preorder!

[kaizokuspy]

IGN gave it a 7.5 probably because it had too much water

[Jaqen_Hghar]

A man is going to the midnight launch tonight!

[REDDURT]

Ign is known to be payola so please don't let them foil a good game

[StrawberryDiesel420]

This score was expected. Just like The Order: 1886, this will likely be scored higher by those who were really interested from the get go and didn't have unrealistic expectations. Take it for what it is. Personally it doesn't really peak my interest, especially with MGS5 next week.

[Baba1906]

im really gonna enjoy this. i Love horror movies so this will be perfect =D

[-Foxtrot]

Unfocused story? Well I'll remember to see that in your Call of Duty reviews or even the Battlefield ones. ¬¬

[Two-Face]

Cod and Battlefield do not need a good story. Those are primarly multiplayer games with long lenght value.

[-Foxtrot]

So because it has multiplayer it gives the reviews the right to ignore those faults

...right

When you review a game you review the entire thing. If they have a single player mode when they ignore the faults within that potion of the game then you are not reviewing it correctly.

[InMyOpinion]

COD especially doesn't need much of anything at all to get high scores. "New cover art! 10/10!"...

[monkeyDzoro]

Listen kiddo. When you buy a game, you buy ALL THE CONTENT = SP + MP.
And reviews are no exceptions. Review of SP + MP. If the SP is TRASH, then it's TRASH and it should reflect in the final score. The usual excuse "xxx game is more about the MP or SP" isn't valid. You review the WHOLE content. Not what you're interested in.

This said I don't care about reviews if I'm interested in a game. If I am, I buy it and I judge it by myself. My guts never failed me.

[The 10th Rider]

Believe me, I lament their constant high scores without many changes and often-pathetic, cliche stories as much as anyone...But Battlefield 4 DID get marked down for having a mediocre single player...Which is the story mode. Battlefield 3's campaign was noted to be frustrating and trite. And parts of COD Advanced Warfare's story were picked apart and it was docked for exposition dialogue.

On top of that, Two-Face is right that the those games are about the multiplayer, while the single player should still affect the score, it shouldn't affect it in the same way a game that is almost solely focused on the story does.

[SpringHeeledJack]

Expect more double standards like this against ps4 exclusives. It's disgusting and immature by a so called professional gaming site.

[DialgaMarine]

Funny that you say that, seeing as so few reviewers cut Starhawk any slack for it's under par SP element, despite Dylan Job, himself, saying that the game was MP centric, and the SP was never meant to go anywhere.

[snoopgg]

Cod had really good stories back in the day. Hello, the people who like single player, need good stories. Without a good story, single player seems so meaningless.I have to disagree with you on that one.

[Lamboomington]

@-Foxtrot

When you review Battlefield or COD, you focus more on the MP. Therefore SP constitutes less of the score as a result. It's just common sense.
Don't know what's so hard to understand. In a game where 95% of the gameplay hours and the focus is in MP, you want the SP to constitute an equal amount of the score ?

In that case, primarily Singleplayer games with tacked on multiplayer should be reviewed with equal importance given to multiplaye, right ? Ofcourse, that's never done because that would be retarded. If a game has a wonderful Singleplayer, a tacked on Multiplayer hardly ever detracts from the score.

Think about that. You all keep saying "You're buying SP and MP. SP counts too" Yes, it does, but not nearly as much, and the opposite with primarily SP games.

Just basic logic... Tell me, IF The Last Of Us had really boring multiplayer, are you telling me it's score would have been significantly impacted ? No. You and I both know that it would have still gotten tons of 10/10s and 9/10s. I would have given it a 10/10 too, because the SP was mindblowing. Think about that.

Also, the people in the comments section who compare scores of this game to scores of Battlefield and COD are being silly. Comparisons like those are basically completely invalid.

[donthate]

@fox:

I think the problem is when the main package is the story, and that is sh!t and there is nothing else to fill that void, then yeah you have a problem. IGN isn't the only site that gave Until Dawn bad scores, in fact most of the large publications all gave it pretty bad marks. It is the smaller sites that gave it good marks and those are always questionable as they have no standard.

[DragonKing81]

Didn't IGN say Metal Gear Solid 5 don't have a great story lol

[-Foxtrot]

Holy shit they did

Perfect Score but the story was one of the main faults (AS SAID BY THEM...not me)

I mean if something is flawed, even by a little bit then it's not really deserving of a perfect 10/10.

Hypocrisy

Brand name always gives you a boost.

[Fro_xoxo]

maybe it got a higher rating for its game-play mechanics, and other aspects of the game. .

[Omar91]

whoa IGN never said the story was trash or it didn't have great story. The story is still great it's just not as story focus as how the previous games use to be. At least thats what I got from the review.

[DragonKing81]

@Omar They gave the story a minus not a plus and still got a 10 not a 9.8 a 10 bro seriously. Check it out again

[juggulator]

Yes, MGS5 got a 10/10 and yes I'm confused because MSG has always been about the story but apparently the gameplay is so outstanding that it somehow makes up for it in that you are sort of constructing your own path/story in a sense.
They say the trade off is worth it as everything seems so much less scripted. I will say that I do think it's for this very reason that things went south between Kojima and Konami. Konami may have wanted to keep the traditional cutscene driven gameplay like MGS4 and Kojoma wanted to try something different, or maybe the other way around. MGS has always been about the story/cut scenes and I'm convinced that the sudden change from this is essentially the cause of the sudden split, aka "creative differences".

[mixelon]

Not exactly, they said the story wasn't as strong or focuses as the previous entries.

And foxtrot.. Seriously. 10 does not mean "perfect flawless game" - never has, never will. No point having a totally unattainable grade. There's never been an objectively perfect game.

[Lamboomington]

@-Foxtrot

Wait, what ?
Is it that hard to understand ? They said 'the story was a little sparse'

You're saying it's impossible that this was negligible in the overall picture to that particular reviewer ? It's really annoying to see people look at reviews and say "That shouldn't be the score" - that's stupid.

So a game with some story issues can't be a 10/10 ? Wrong. 10/10 means a Masterpiece by most gaming sites definitions, not flawless. If the reviewer feels it's a Masterpiece, it can be a 10/10. Don't know why this is so hard to understand.

[GameDev1]

IGN also said MSGV had a sparse story while Gamespot said it has a complex one

Never take reviews seriously

[Gasian]

Well you are not supposed to. Reviews are subjective opinions , with different people reviewing them. It is not IGN or Gamespot reviewing it but people reviewing it for them. Also researching what the site defines as a 10/10 is also important and making sure what those bullet points at the end of review actually mean, it is called reading the review. This is why review scores in general make and detract people from actually seeing the review in the first place. A reason why I respect what Eurogamer has done with that and more people should as well;review scores make no sense.

I will say it does suck that real journalism does not exist in a big way anymore. The gaming media is not perfect. It is click based, and does a lot of crap that is messed up sometimes. It is a enthusiast based media more than a journalistic based one. What I would call enthusiast press.

I wanted to make sure people actually understood, the few people who don't read the full review and such. I am not trying to out you specifically ,GameDev, or most people on here but the few who blantantly post "journalism" when reviews are mostly opinion based in the first place. But it does not mean that everything in gaming media and review culture is black and white. I believe it is different shades of gray.

Obviously this is just my opinion.Sorry for this being so long winded but I want people to understand (maybe) how I really feel on the matter. I hope ,even if you disagree, you can respect the point I am trying to make. :)

[scark92]

When I see that, I think proper MGS fans will enjoy the story.

[Lamboomington]

"Never take reviews seriously"

Take them as opinions. Read lots of them and try to see what the consensus is in general. Try it for yourself.

They are opinions, nothing more.

[Nekroo91]

Its IGN... The thing is you actually need to make the right decisions for the characters to survive,only after that you can understand the story. But since they cant complete the story the game sucks.

[jcnba28]

This is an interactive movie, story is the most important factor here. Story is not important in games like COD and BF. Come on now foxy I thought you would have known this.

[captainexplosion]

This is a story driven game so the story is extra important. Cod & Battlefield are online multiplayer games so the story is extra unimportant.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

This game sells itself on its story, COD doesn't. If not story what does this game have to enjoy? Literally nothing else.

Don't be so ignorant

[_-EDMIX-_]

100% Agreed with Fox.

Who cares what IGN thinks, they give AAA games high scores many times even when the game by many game fans is known to be a bad game. I still remember years ago when they quickly changed their Assassins Creed 1 review.

As a BF fan for 10 years, I can say the single player coming into the picture doesn't really help much, I never played a BF single player and I own every BF lol.

Played halfway through 1, and it was a complete joke. What COD and BF do with single players is nothing someone would go out and spend full price for, I mean...if some of you guys think The Order had a short or bad game, consider we've been getting COD and BFs for years that don't look as good and offer less of a story.

IGN got some nerv lol

[guyman]

very good point. Last call of duty (aw) had the same generic story as you'd expect (on top of extremely generic gameplay) yet ign gave it above 90%

[Lamboomington]

Oh ffs.

Yes, compare this review to reviews of largely multiplayer based FPS games (and yes, that does mean that most of the review is based on MULTIPLAYER. That isn't going to change, no matter what you say)

Don't know when people will stop saying retarded things like this.

[JMaine518]

Cool. So far reviews are exceeding my expectations

[DragonDDark]

"GOOD" Not trash.

[zsquaresoff]

Im getting this, im just glad that this game is 10 hours long on each playthrough.

[Meltic]

i too will be getting this tomorrow ! or its TONIGHT :O damn i forgot CANT WAIT

[DragonKing81]

GameSpot gave it an 8.5

[DialgaMarine]

I have a bad feeling IGN is going back to their early PS3 days of blatantly giving PS exclusives a lower score than the Meta, and even going so far as to try and lower the meta. Look what they did to BloodBorne. -_-

[Kribwalker]

It's not blatantly below the meta, currently the meta has levelled at 78 and ign gave it a 75. That's right on par

[_-EDMIX-_]

Glad I wasn't the only one that remembered that lol.

Remember Assassins Creed 1's IGN review where they had all this misinformation regarding the PS3 version then pulled it?

[DialgaMarine]

@_-EDMIX-_ Hell, I remember when Gametrailers used to do PS3 and 360 comparisons with multi plats early on, but then stopped because they were caught tampering with PS3's RGB and Color Filter settings to make the PS3 version seem foggy and less colorful.

[Rookie_Monster]

Dragon,

Correction, Gamespot gave it an 8.0 ...so a .5 points differnce from IGN and the current meta is at 7.8 so both are just about with the avg. Still some good scores I see from this game across the board. Which is nice to see.

[sourav93]

Great to see this getting good scores. Will definitely be picking this up soon.

[NotanotherReboot]

7.5 is still a good score. It's still getting 8 and 9 scores across the board though

[FoxyGotGame]

IGN gave Until Dawn 7.5, which surprised me to see it scoring higher than Gamespot's Gears Ultimate Edition Review which scored 7...and Gamespot gave Until Dawn an 8!?

Didn't see that coming ...what's going on? Think I'll be picking this up after MGS V for sure. Awesome Halloween Game /

[Fro_xoxo]

7.5 is still a good score folks.. Enjoy the game. :).

If you read beyond the score, you'd see that the review states the game is "worth playing".

[Movieworld]

Sounds goood to me, definitely getting this. This is one of those rare games that I think I will enjoy and my missus will also enjoy watching me play and getting involved. That hasn't happend since The Last Of Us Remastered.

[TheLoCoRaven]

I can't imagine a scenario where something like this wouldn't have a more serious second half of the story . . .

[ShowanW]

good to see this game is reviewing well...

I think I just may pick this up after all...

Dont want to pay $60 for a game like this, but i've purchased worse games at full price...

[Paleblood]

Wow I was expecting this game to get scores between 4 and 5 and is getting a lot of 7 and 8.

I think I am gonna pick it up.

[ChazzH69]

Every reviewer has a right to their opinion and to score it as they see fit.

Might I suggest being careful before reading reviews on a game like this as it could easily contain many spoilers.

I'll grab this game regardless so will avoid the reviews for now.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

It's based on 80's slashers.. Isn't the story supposed to be kinda trash? Which is the appeal of course.

[Ozmoses]

It looks so cheesy in a good way.. I'm probably still gonna jump. I'm startled easily.

[Hozi]

Great game to play with the Wifey....

[NewAgeisHere]

Expected score, still getting it. And it's gonna sell over a million for sure. It's full of cliches and obvioulsy made for the casual American teenager and that's fine. I hear it's still pretty good though.

[Father__Merrin]

What's the price of grey goose vodka these days, in seems IGN be on it lately

[ZorinInc]

LUCY O'BRIEN. No surprise when I saw her name. She is the Rosa Mendes of games industry and doesn't have a clue. See her LBP3 review as another example.

[scark92]

Yeah IGN are not the ideal reviewer I look into. Littlebigplanet 3 was a good example.

That "too much water" tho

[mixelon]

7.5 is a good score for this type of game. Heavy Rain and Beyond both got a lot of mediocre ratings.

[Orionsangel]

Bewbs!

[Milkshake]

Too much jump scares! 7.5/10.

[1nsomniac]

Meh, knew it was too good to be true when it was announced. All I wanted was for them to not ruin it & make it some cheesy stupid American teen horror. Looks like they ramped it up to 11, way too cheesy for me. That video looked awful.

What is this need to dumb genres down until they're just ridiculous. For the only reason of because analysts who don't have the foggiest idea tell you it's the right thing to do or you're just not very good at making them.

Either make a horror or even make a comedy-horror but quit with these teen horrors. You can't take them serious enough to be respected as horrors & they're not funny enough to be comedy's so they just end up being rubbish to pass time with.

[Spotie]

"All I wanted was for them to not ruin it & make it some cheesy stupid American teen horror."

That's exactly what the game was supposed to be from the start! So, essentially, all you wanted was a completely different game entirely, even knowing full well that it would not be.

That's the stupidest response I've seen so far, outside of the "it's a flop" remark somewhere...

[1nsomniac]

No, it was originally plugged as a mature horror, which it absolutely is not. Then it was a slasher horror. Now it's just cheese on toast Harry Potter in the woods.

[MysticStrummer]

"it was originally plugged as a mature horror"

When? Back before it was a PS4 game?

http://www.pushsquare.com/n...

"which just goes to show how long the teen horror title has spent in hiding since being unveiled" <--- This was written before the game was officially re-revealed for PS4.

"That video looked awful"

It looked great to me, like they achieved what they were going for. Can't wait to play it tomorrow.

"Either make a horror or even make a comedy-horror but quit with these teen horrors"

lol Thanks Mr Spielberg. By the way don't mess up Ready Player One, you bastid.

[chrisco84au]

It is meant to be a cheesy 80s horror themed game.
And....... It looks like they nailed that.
So the game isn't the problem, your expectations are.
This game isn't for you, that does not in any way shape or form validate your 'comment'.

Grasping the simplest of things about a game. The genre - 1, 1nsomniac - 0.

It's like me saying I want more shooting in Forza but then I play it, the driving is great but I cannot shoot anyone. Then whinging.
Or going to Macca's and asking for Whopper, getting a Big Mac and blaming McDonalds.

Can you not see how simple that is? Honestly, cannot you not see that?

I don't know who or what you are trying to troll but....... Nah I'm lost for words at the simplicity and stupidity of your comment.

I don't know you, nor your comment history and this isn't a personal attack on 'you'. Simply a reply to a random strangers baffling post, which I hope can help you in future to grasp the genre of a game before critiquing it for not being something it never aimed to be as a FINAL PRODUCT.

As for the video 'looking awful', your eyes, your opinion. No argument, that was the only part of your post I can take seriously. 1 point for that.

My review of your post 1/10. (That last line was a bit of light hearted fun, no ill harm intended)

Peace fellow gamers, Snake, Max, Marcus and the Until Dawn crew await us.

[chrisco84au]

My reply to 1nsomniac was overly aggressive.
I have PM'd him and apologised.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. We as gamers should not belittle each other, like I did myself, as we share the same hobby and love of games.

[SuperbVillain]

seems like a good game for a date

[ChuckTheIceMan]

I haven't been following this game closely at all. I won't be buying it at release for sure. I'll watch some twitch streaming first and see what it's like.

[worldwidegaming]

Those disagrees can chip in and buy the game for you.

The People these days expect you to buy into hype...
I think try before you buy and checking out videos/twitch helps a person make the 60 plus dollar decision.

[ChuckTheIceMan]

I'm guessing mostly paid posters who are trying to encourage everyone to pre-order so by the time you have the game it's too late. Like Watchdogs was for me :(

[WelkinCole]

I expected this kind of score. Average to above average.

Come on. Who really expected this to be in the same league as the witcher or Bloodborne?.

Its a cheesy horror game.

[TricksterArrow]

For me, its better, because... Hm... Different people, different tastes?

[kenwonobi]

To me it scores higher because it's what I want. For IGN it's lower because they love shooters.

[jcnba28]

I wish sony would stop with these interactive movies and put those funds into actual games with actual gameplay.

[Spotie]

I wish folks like you would stop trying to narrow the definition of gameplay just so you can complain about games you didn't want or care about in the first place.

[Milkshake]

You mean actual games like more Pew Pew and dudebro games?!
Then we hear people like you whining about the decline of quality in games and they are all the same with no variety whatsoever! Smh!

[kenwonobi]

If it was up to you we would probably be up our ears in shooters or driving games. I'm glad Sony has variety. I hate playing the same types of games. I love a good Heavy Rain or Until Dawn. Maybe Final fantasy every once in a while.

[Valenka]

I always knew I was going to love this game, but what I didn't expect were the scores to be so...nice. I mean, 7.5/10 from IGN? I really expected a 5/10 from them, to be honest. Can't wait to pick up Until Dawn at midnight tonight. Today is just flying by!

[AutoCad]

Reviews are mixed..Well respected youtube people are saying this game is bad and not a buy but media saying its a decent game..guess ill rent the game from redbox.

[IAmTheBest35]

The PS4 is not selling because of games like this, guys. It isnt because the PlayStation brand is widely known for its fantastic variety and all that happy horseshit that you guys like to tout. It sells well because of games like DESTINY. Remember last september? Just one year ago? Sony had an exclusive deal with Bunjie and had a bundle that was selling shit loads all year. Do you remember what Watchdogs did for PS4 sales? It caused the sales to nearly double the week it came out. You fanboys are absolutely kidding yourself with this fantasy land, thinking Sony is selling PS4s because of exclusives. Give me a fucking break guys, take a step into reality.
And by the way, I am in no way talking shit on your beloved PS4 or Sony, I am talking shit on how absolutely delusional the fanboys are.

[lastking95]

People are a joke, if you like this game then like it, there's no reason to go on damage control. Every time a ps exclusive get low-mediocre reviews people go on damage control saying they're just biased, it's because it's not a generic shooter, ect. This get ridiculous are you people that obsessed with metacritic score? Ofc you are smh. Remember the damage control for the order? The only review score that matters is yours.

[IAmTheBest35]

I completely agree.
They are damage controlling mediocre review scores by saying that it is games like this that cause the PS4 to sell so amazingly. There is no reason to damage control anything in the first place, but then to go on and try to turn this into some kind of PS domination thing is just absolutely ridiculous. It is a new low I have seen on this site, honestly.

[lastking95]

Console war warriors smh

[kenwonobi]

Drive Club. Enough said.

[Maxor]

This isn't a bad game. But the fanboys will go full on damage control because it's not a 10.

[saimcheeda]

So I'm still definitely interested!

[Germany7]

It's not a bad score, but it's still difficult to trust the majority of reviews nowadays, the most important is: PS4 players can enjoy Until Dawn, Metal Gear Solid, Tearaway and Mad Max on the next weeks, that's amazing.

[izumo_lee]

I find it strange when IGN has issues with the story but in another review the story is pieced together by finding clues scattered around the game that gives the player a better narrative of whats going on.

So maybe IGN didn't find as many of these clues so the story didn't make as much sense to them as other sites. Just a thought.

[Scatpants]

The reviewer commends the game for using horror movie tropes and then complains that the second half of the game is darker. It has been my experience with these types of teen slasher movies that they always start off upbeat and get darker in the second half when everyone dies.

[PistolsAtDawn]

The reviews for this game and Everyone's gone to the Rapture both seem to have the same weird trend more than most other games. Either the reviewer really likes it and gives it a very high score, or they think it's really bad/just ok and give it a low medium score. This review is one of the few that I've seen that is kinda in the middle...and it's probably the most accurate...it's not a review done with Sony Goggles on, but it's also not just a straight aggressive hate review.

I guess what I'm trying to say is the reviews for these two games seem to be all over the place...some people giving the games more credit than they deserve and some people kncoking them more than they should....most other games seems to have a better consensus....i.e. MGS 5

This review and a few others seem to line up with how I figured the game would turn out. Some people will like it, but it's probably not for the masses.

[fitfox]

what a surprise, a women reviewer dislikes the sex aspect of the game.

[Tedakin]

Getting pretty good reviews. I love horror so definitely wanna check this out whenever I get a ps4.

[bryank75]

Lucy O'Brien... typical. Once I know it is her I know she will low-ball the score of a PS game. The Australian IGN crew tend to low-ball their reviews. Duno if it is to get hits to prove their worth to the company or what.... something up there.

[Deeke]

Hopefully this will spark more interest in horror games, a genre that's been on the fringes for a while. Yeah we have FNAF and the limited but still epic PT demo, but if done right the genre could explode.

[ziggurcat]

"too much horror" 7.5 - IGN

[Beirst]

like Margaret replied I'm startled that any one can make $7894 in a few weeks on the internet.>>>>www.n etcash5.com

[Counces]

like Margaret replied I'm startled that any one can make $7894 in a few weeks on the internet.>>>>www.n etcash5.com

[PSIN4MANT]

Just watched Mr. 100 lose his mind over the scores.

[ballsohard2013]

ok after reading some of the comments on this thread... lets be a little pragmatic. i see people saying this game is about building variety on Ps4 and that 7.5 is a "Great Score". Ok as a person that owns a Ps4 and planning to to get a X1 i dont see sony exclusives putting out those platinum classics "yet" that they had on Ps2/Ps3. i buy every console for their must have exclusives. I bought Ps4 honestly because thats what the hype dictated and the media circus around x1 and its shitty initial policies.

But in all honesty, the Ps4 exclusives in general are "decent"(6-7.5) but collectively are NOT IMPRESSIVE (8.5-10). The one shining gem for thus far exclusively has been Bloodborne... true classic. But i expected more. Sony's marketing was pushing The Order 1886 and Driveclub hard as exclusive must haves. Then they released and ps4 owners are like..." WTF is this?" lol. Then you go to blogs and forums and you have consistent threads of ps4 faithful defending the titles. Okay lets be honest with ourselves.... If a vast portion of the coverage of a title is about defending its less than stellar or unimpressive reviews then its safe to say its not a classic. Yeah as consumers we are spoiled and expect a majority of the titles to be 9's and 10's. Every game can't be Uncharted 4, GTA V, Bloodborne , Gears or Forza but when the fanboys for each console come out the caves and shout from the montain tops that this and that console is the best, or this console is setting sales records cause its the best console ever... meanwhile a MAJORITY (not every title) of its exclusive library is getting 7.5 or less... then thats where some people can have an issue.

but hey i see few titles to look forward to on Ps4 like Uncharted, Street fighter 5, and Horizon. This Until Dawn just doesnt seem like its a pickup IMO.

[kenwonobi]

Infamous, Rezogun, Drive Club outsold Forza, Bloodbourne, Street fighter, Uncharted. Not too shabby.

[kenwonobi]

After seeing the metacritic on this game we can add Until Dawn to this lit too.

[ufo8mycat]

Pretty good review considering IGN didn't get a pay check to artificially inflate the score.

Cannot wait to play this!

[Sm00thNinja]

Really you fanboys are complaining about a 7.5. Picked up my copy yesterday should arrive Wednesday unfortunately

[Master of Unlocking]

Thought this was a PS4 exclusive, but judging by the "RS" triggers that appear in the review video I guess not.

[BarrettWallace2]

When something is being scored or rated using a 1-10 scale, average is the middle point i.e. 5. When a game is scored above the half way point, it is above average. If this game is getting 8-9, it should be considered a very good to great game. Not perfect because that would be a 10 but certainly very good to great. I will be getting Until Dawn and Madden 16 very soon.

[ScorpianusNoir]

^ This

[kenwonobi]

This is a really good score for me. Especially from this site which generally docks all games which aren't shooters or major franchises one point even if creative. I'm getting this for sure. It's a great game to be able to pull that high a score for me. Generally horror games are messed up or not done right.This one seems to have gotten it right.