PlayStation 5 – Until Dawn review
Until Dawn was originally released back in 2015 and took the world by storm. But as
with all games that strive for realism in its graphics, it quickly stopped being able to compare
to newer horror games. As such, they’ve fixed up the game in this newer release and added
a few extra elements to keep the game interesting for long-time fans.
Up on a mountain, two sisters go missing without a trace, much to the dismay of their friends.
A year later they head back up to the house on the mountain in an attempt to accept the loss
that they were hit by last time they went there. Although they soon find out that this time is
riddled with loss too, as they get attacked by monsters and psychos. This game makes you
choose the path for your characters, making decisions that fundamentally change the
outcome of the game. Whilst going through the chapters, you will be analysed by Dr Hill, a
psychiatrist that tests your fears and relationships to each of the characters through
questions whilst insulting your gameplay and making you doubt your own choices.
The gameplay still features all of its quick time events and decision making scenes, but with
this new game there are extra scenes, decisions and areas for returning players to try out.
This leads to an even larger variety of possible endings for any completionists. The camera
has been tweaked so that now you can move the view instead of it being a fixed shot like in
the original game. And I mean obviously, the graphics have been improving. I did find that
the animations still felt as stiff as the 2015 game, so even with the new graphics, it still felt
weirdly uncanny instead of having the effect they intended.
Generally if you were a fan of the original and you want a replay, I wouldn’t dissuade you
from trying this out as there are definitely some good quality of life changes. And if you’re a
new fan, this game is awesome and definitely worth checking out in the best way possible.
But with such a small amount of adjustments, it’s only a 3.5 star remake – but still plays as well as it ever did.
Available on PlayStation 5 4/10/24 (PEGI 18) 3.5 Stars
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This is a classic PlayStation game, loved by millions around the world. If you’ve never played this game before – it’s well worth buying this updated version for the PS5!!!
