Until Dawn Review – "Intensely Immersive Horror Experience" | Power Up Gaming

Scott Russell writes: "In a horrific world of death and uncertainty, astute decisions are vital for survival. Wild animals should be handled with care, doors and windows should be approached with suspicion, and above all, close friends and despised enemies alike should be treated with the same level of scepticism. This is the world of Until Dawn, a domain in which player choice matters throughout a grand celebration of the horror genre. Clichés can be found in almost every part of this dark and blood-soaked tale, but they are embraced wholeheartedly as a key element in Until Dawn’s fantastically interactively dramatic. The teens getting slashed are immature, annoying, and are constantly trapping themselves within ridiculous situations; but, as a result, their story is a wholly authentic affair, riddled with enjoyable twists, atmospheric dread and an armful of satisfyingly gory deaths."

[MasterCornholio]

Nice review.

:)

[Spotie]

It's a shame that nobody will comment on this review, but they'll use the lower scores as reasons for why they're skipping it, or why the game is bad.

As soon as my gf and I move, I'll get this game for her to play.

[magiciandude]

It's a shame that no matter how good a game is, there will be a few cheap scores to stir up reaction. Happens all the time, especially expected in the age of pretty much anyone starting up some random WordPress blog with a name strikingly similar to Gaming Bolt.

This game is awesome though. Games like this further strengthen the fact that PS4 is all about variety.

[Aenea]

Man, only a 9.2, I'm skipping this, so not what I expected!

:D

Kidding, loving it, finished one complete play through, now collectible hunting and will have to change the result, only 2 living won't do (granted when I got the chance to shoot Emily I took it, not just her character but her voice is annoying "it was just a joke Han!", brrrr, mean girl flashback!)

[MasterCornholio]

I'm guessing some people will use gameskinnys review to make the game look bad. But there's really nothing that you can do about it.

My recommendation is to have a few reviewers that you trust and just use them to figure out how good or bad a game is.

For example, I always like to use Game trailers, Good is a Geek and Projared for reviews.

[Horyzon]

My GOTY so far!

[Officialxandr]

This, Batman, Witcher, and Bloodborne are my contenders so far.

[robtion]

My options for game of the year are Bloodborne, Until Dawn, Mad Max, MGS5, and Witcher 3.

[andresegr]

Mad Max? Is it that good?

[robtion]

@andresegr Yes, its that good, in my opinion it's a much better game than Arkham Knight. Just a really fun game with a lot of awesome little details, and a fantastic open world. It's the best desert type, post apocalyptic setting have seen in a game. Better than Borderlands.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Just got this today. Definitely a GOTY contender :3

[SynestheticRoar]

Best sleeper hit of the year.