The Dark Pictures Anthology

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The Dark Pictures Anthology
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Genre(s)
Developer(s) Supermassive Games
Publisher(s)
Artist(s)
  • Robert Craig (MoM, LH, HoA)
  • David Hirst (HoA, TDiM)
Writer(s)
  • Larry Fessenden (MoM)
  • Graham Reznick (MoM)
  • Andrew Ewington (LH, HoA, TDiM)
  • Dario Poloni (LH)
  • Khurrum Rahman (HoA)
  • Paul Martin (TDiM)
  • Alex Farnham (TDiM)
  • Seth M. Sherwood (TDiM)
Composer(s) Jason Graves
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
First release Man of Medan
30 August 2019
Latest release The Devil in Me
18 November 2022

The Dark Pictures Anthology is an anthology series of interactive drama and survival horror video games developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The anthology is planned to consist of eight games, with each game inspired by a different horror genre. Each game features five main characters whose survival depends on the choices made by the player. While each character only appears in one game, face models are often reused in other games, except those of the leading actors. The games use a third-person perspective and the ability to choose from various dialogue options and courses of action.

Contents

The series began its first season with Man of Medan in 2019, which is followed by Little Hope (2020), House of Ashes (2021), and The Devil in Me (2022). The upcoming Directive 8020 will kick off the anthology's second season. A spin-off video game, The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, was released by Supermassive Games for the PlayStation VR2 on 16 March 2023.

Games

Release timeline
      Season one       Spin-off
Main instalments in bold text
2019 Man of Medan
2020 Little Hope
2021 House of Ashes
2022 The Devil in Me
2023 Switchback VR

The series is planned to consist of eight games, of which four have been released; Man of Medan (2019), Little Hope (2020), House of Ashes (2021), and the season one finale, The Devil in Me (2022). [1] The initial plan was for a game to release every six months. [2] A spin-off game title Switchback VR (2023) was released for PlayStation VR2. [3] The upcoming Directive 8020 is set to be the season two premiere. [4]

Season One (2019–2022)

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Shawn Ashmore
Will Poulter SDCC 2014.jpg
Will Poulter
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Ashley Tisdale
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Jessie Buckley
Ashmore (Man of Medan), Poulter (Little Hope), Tisdale (House of Ashes), and Buckley (The Devil in Me) are the leading actors for the first season, with each of their characters appearing on the cover art and their names listed first in the credits of their respective games.

Man of Medan was revealed on 21 August 2018 [5] and released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 30 August 2019. [6] PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions with enhanced visuals were released as a free upgrade on 27 September 2022, alongside an update for all platforms which included a new chapter, improved U.I., new difficulty and QTE settings, and other tweaks and features. [7] A Nintendo Switch version was released on 4 May 2023. [8] The game is inspired by the myth of the Ourang Medan, a suspected ghost ship from the 1940s, that wrecked after the crew all died under suspicious circumstances. [9] During World War II, a storm causes a biochemical weapon onboard the SS Ourang Medan called Manchurian Gold to leak from crates. The gas causes the crew to see ghostly figures, causing all of the crew to die either from heart attacks or accidentally being attacked by their fellow crewmates. In the present day, Alex and his brother Brad, as well as Alex's girlfriend, Julia and her brother, Conrad, and their dive boat captain, Fliss are boarded by pirates. They eventually board the Ourang Medan, thinking that the Manchurian Gold is actually gold, although who boards the ghost ship and when depends on player choices. For the rest of the story, choices by the player determines who lives and dies, and if anyone is able to escape the ship after being exposed to the Manchurian Gold. [10]

Little Hope was revealed as a post-credits trailer at the end of Man of Medan [11] and released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 30 October 2020. [12] A free upgrade for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S was released on 27 September 2022. [7] The upgrade included enhanced visuals, improved U.I., new difficulty and QTE settings, amongst other tweaks and features. The game is inspired by the Salem witch trials of 1692, but also takes inspiration from a variety of films and games. Film inspirations include The Blair Witch Project (1999) and The Omen (1976), while the Silent Hill franchise is a key video game inspiration. [13]

House of Ashes was first revealed in a post-credits teaser trailer at the end of Little Hope [14] and released worldwide for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 22 October 2021. [15] The game is inspired by the films Aliens (1986), Predator (1987), and The Descent (2005); the book At the Mountains of Madness ; and the myth of the Curse of Akkad. [16]

The Devil in Me was revealed in a post-credits teaser trailer at the end of House of Ashes [17] and released worldwide for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 18 November 2022 as the season one finale of the anthology. [18] The game is inspired by H. H. Holmes, America's first serial killer, and his "Murder Castle", as well as various slasher films including Psycho (1960), The Shining (1980), the Saw franchise, the Halloween franchise, and the Friday the 13th franchise. [19] [20]

Season Two (TBA)

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 was revealed in a post-credits teaser trailer at the end of The Devil in Me. It will be the season two premiere of the anthology. [21] As of mid-October 2022, Directive 8020 was entering production with a lot of data already shot. [22] On 31 December 2023, a short video teaser for the game was posted to celebrate New Year's Eve. [23]

Studio director Dan McDonald also said "game #6 is in its early design phase. Game #7, you know, we just started that as of yesterday [October 17th], in fact. But we've known for a long time what that's going to be, we just started kicking off with the game director working on it." [22]

Spin-off

Switchback VR was announced on 2 November 2022 and was referred to as PlayStation VR2 launch window title. [3] However, in January 2023 Supermassive Games announced that the game would be slightly delayed leading to it being released on 16 March 2023 on PlayStation VR2. [24] It is a spiritual successor to Until Dawn: Rush of Blood . [25]

Cast and characters

CharacterSeason OneSpin-offSeason Two
Man of Medan
(2019)		 Little Hope
(2020)		 House of Ashes
(2021)		 The Devil in Me
(2022)		 Switchback VR
(2023)		Directive 8020
(TBA)
The Curator Pip Torrens [26] [27] [28] [29] Non-speaking cameo [30] [31]
Charlie AndersonSean Colby [26]
Conrad Shawn Ashmore [26]
DannyRussell Yuen [26]
Fliss DuBois Ayisha Issa [26]
JuliaArielle Palik [26]
JuniorChimwemwe Miller [26]
Olson Kwasi Songui [26]
Joe RobertsAdrian Burhop [26]
Alex SmithKareem Alleyne [26]
Brad Smith Chris Sandiford [26]
Andrew / Anthony Clarke / Abraham Alastor Will Poulter [27]
Angela / Anne Clarke Ellen David [27]
Vince Barnes Kevin Hanchard [27]
Leonard CarsonGeorge Weightman [27]
Simon CarverDavid Smith [27]
Megan ClarkeElla Rose Coderre [27]
Daniel / Dennis ClarkeKyle Bailey [27]
Amy LambertLouise Atkins [27]
Joseph LambertMartin Walsh [27]
John / James Clarke Alex Ivanovici [27]
David MiltonScott Haining [27]
Mary MiltonHolly Smith [27]
Tabitha MiltonRebecca Brierley [27]
Taylor / Tanya ClarkeCaitlyn Sponheimer [27]
Isaac WorelFreddie Bolt [27]
Thomas WymanAdam Jowett [27]
BalathuZaydun Khalaf [28]
Dar BasriNabeel El Khafif [28]
BrooksBrittany Drisdelle [28]
Joey GomezSammy Azero [28]
Nick KayMoe Jeudy-Lamour [28]
Eric KingAlex Gravenstein [28]
Rachel King Ashley Tisdale [28]
Jason KolchekPaul Zinno [28]
KurumWaleed Hammad [28]
Naram-Sin Sami Karim [28]
Nathan Merwin Alex Mallari Jr. [28]
MillerMarcel Jeannin [28]
Salim Othman Nick E. Tarabay [28]
Clarice Stokes Clare McConnell [28]
H. H. Holmes John Dagleish [29]
Erin Keenan Nikki Patel [29]
Charlie Lonnit Paul Kaye [29]
Joseph Morello Abdul Salis [29]
Mark NestorFehinti Balogun [29]
Jamie TierganGloria Obianyo [29]
Jeff Whitman Edward Bluemel [29]
Marie WhitmanKitty Archer [29]
Kate Wilder Jessie Buckley [29]
AnthonyMilton L. [32]
Belial / LailaAmelia Tyler [32]
Charlotte Clare Foster [32]
ClaudiaAngeline F. [32]
FiremanEd Ashe [32]
RobertJohn Moraitis [32]

Common elements

The games in the series are horror-themed (with different genres of horror on each installment), and have players making decisions for their characters and watching their consequences play out. As discussed in Until Dawn , these games rely heavily on the butterfly effect,[ citation needed ] and every decision the player makes can affect the ending the player can achieve. The games have support for co-operative multiplayer play, where each player controls one character. [33]

All games are linked through The Curator, a character voiced by Pip Torrens and modelled on Tony Pankhurst who is present in each installment to introduce each individual story and occasionally converses with the player in his mysterious and strange place called The Repository. The Curator is a continuation of Supermassive Games' tradition of having "narrators" who appear in brief intermissions to give hints or cryptic clues, starting with Dr Hill the psychiatrist in Until Dawn and also later continuing with Eliza the fortune teller in The Quarry . [34]

Art design

The skull logo is used in the official logo of the anthology, as well as variations of it on the cover art of all the main series games. The Dark Pictures Anthology skull logo.png
The skull logo is used in the official logo of the anthology, as well as variations of it on the cover art of all the main series games.

The series' main logo and all the games contain a skull prominently featured in their cover art. For the games, the skull contains teases for what is in the game, while also featuring the leading actor's character. Man of Medan's skull features a compass dial around the upper edge. Inside the skull features Conrad with the Ourang Medan in a greenish colorway next to him. Behind the skull is a map. [35] Little Hope features Andrew in the foreground, with Mary near a fire and a hanging stick figure. Behind the skull is a burned map. [36] House of Ashes features a skull with fangs as well as Rachel and a statue of Pazuzu. Behind the skull is a sandstone wall with various images including part of a map. [37] The Devil in Me's skull has a piece of metal attached to the mouth with blood. Kate is featured, along with Du'Met and the World's Fair Hotel replica. A map of the area is featured in the background. [38]

Development

The series is developed by Supermassive Games. In 2020, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment described it as difficult to market as a series, as it was called an "anthology" while only having one entry; they considered it a long-term investment, that they thought would make more sense to players and would get a larger audience as more games become available. [39]

Music

The music for the series is composed by Jason Graves, [40] while the opening theme is a rendition of Conversations with Death, which was recorded in 2017 by American metal bands Khemmis and Spirit Adrift. [41] [42]

Reception

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Man of Medan (PC) 75/100 [43]
(PS4) 69/100 [44]
(XONE) 69/100 [45]
Little Hope (PC) 73/100 [46]
(PS4) 71/100 [47]
(XONE) 65/100 [48]
House of Ashes (PC) 73/100 [49]
(PS4) 74/100 [50]
(PS5) 72/100 [51]
(XSXS) 74/100 [52]
The Devil in Me (PC) 69/100 [53]
(PS5) 69/100 [54]
(XSXS) 79/100 [55]
Switchback VR (PS5) 64/100 [56]

Sales

During its debut week, Man of Medan was the third best-selling physical game in the UK, [57] and the best-selling in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia [58] and reached one million copies sold worldwide after a year on sale. [39] Little Hope's physical sales for its first week in the UK were 47% lower than Man of Medan's; GamesIndustry.biz commented that this may in part be due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a larger number of players buying digital versions of video games than in previous years. [59]

Future

In February 2022, Supermassive Games filed trademarks for six potential future entries. Five featured the standard The Dark Pictures branding, subtitled The Craven Man, Directive 8020, Intercession, Winterfold, and Switchback. The sixth potential title, subtitled O Death, is instead branded The Dark Pictures Presents. [60] [61] Of these potential titles, so far Switchback VR [3] and Directive 8020 [21] have been officially announced. Studio Director of the Anthology, Dan McDonald stated in a November 2022 interview that "we're having conversations about what's beyond [Game #8]", while adding that "ideas for a potential season three have already been kicking around for a while". [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Published Switchback VR

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