The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

I’m reviewing The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me today. The Devil in Me takes us to Chicago, first at the turn of the 1900s to introduce–or, for horror fanatics, more likely remind us of–H.H. Holmes, who is dubbed “America’s first serial killer.” Holmes’ “murder castle”.

A meaningful choice-and-consequence system makes a second or even third playthrough alluring. Particularly when playing online co-op, where you each control one character and independently make decisions with the potential to fuck everything up.

When I played, I did a co-op run with a fellow streamer. She played the first character, and I played as the second character choice. It is centered around a cast of young diving wannabes who end up stranded on a mysterious WW2 freighter, it does a great job of building tension with its grim atmosphere and regular sudden shocks. I never play until dawn before this. it was recommended to me by my stream friend, Handsomejesse.

To their excitement, they’re invited to a scale replica of the killer’s ghastly hotel that doubles as something of a museum where they’re promised footage and exclusive background information. As it turns out, the curator of the grounds is less than well-hinged himself and what unfolds from there is roughly five or so hours of quality slasher material.

The setting for Devil also makes the experience a rather different one from the previous Dark Pictures games, where it focuses on the narrow, enclosed, claustrophobic hallways and rooms of the Murder Castle, making for much more tension and opportunity to freak yourself out compared to some of the more relatively open spaces. The background is really cool. Fixed camera angles mean directing characters through doorways is awkward. I made comments of this when playing through it on Twitch. Which became a little irritating when I was lost. There was this sense of labyrinthian disorientation.

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