The game is brimming with jump scares, life-or-death decisions, chapters ending with a creepy curator discussing what happened, and known actors (like Shawn Ashmore, Ayisha Issa, and Pip Torrens) delivering great performances. The studio’s fingerprint is immediately recognizable in Man of Medan.
Man of Medan is the spiritual successor to Supermassive Games’ brilliant PlayStation 4 title Until Dawn. This is one of those games that is enhanced by players talking as the horror unfolds. In online co-op, even if your characters are together, you may see things your friend doesn’t, which fosters a pervasive sense of uncertainty, paranoia, and fear. The reactions from your friends enhance any scenario, whether you pull off a narrow success or miss a button prompt that results in a character’s death. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is at its best when you are playing it with friends, either two-player co-op online (which gives you control of different characters at the same time) or with five people in the same room (with each controlling a specific character and passing the gamepad). My friend and I sit in silence for a few seconds, and then we both burst into nervous laughter over the craziness of what just transpired. Over my Xbox Live headset, my friend screams, “Stop! It’s me! You’re attacking me!” His words come too late, however my knife descends into his character’s side one last time, stealing his life. Rather than running away, I stand my ground and jab a knife into the ghoul. I let out a startled shriek as a two-headed demon leaps into the room.
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