Supermassive Games, the team behind The Quarry and PS4's Until Dawn, has launched its latest The Dark Pictures Anthology title with The Devil in Me, out now on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. A selection of reviews are also now live as the game launches, with this one getting a somewhat mixed, but generally positive reception so far.
GameSpew (9/10)
"Rarely putting a foot wrong in terms of production and storytelling, we’ve loved every moment we’ve spent with The Devil in Me, an absolutely wonderful conclusion to The Dark Pictures Anthology’s first season."
COGConnected (8.4/10)
"The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me is a fitting end to the season. Each game celebrates the many facets of horror but this title resonates in a way that surpasses previous entries in the franchise."
Stevivor (8/10)
"The Devil in Me is a clear demonstration that Supermassive is learning from the grand experiment that is The Dark Pictures. It not only finishes Season 1 with a bang, but has me incredibly excited for what’s to come."
PlayStation Universe (7.5/10)
"Supermassive Games rounds off its first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology with its strongest entry yet in the shape of The Devil In Me. It's a bit undercooked on the technical side, and it takes a while to get moving properly, but when you get to the meat of the game, it's up there with Supermassive's most confident work."
Checkpoint Gaming (7/10)
"With obstructive shifting walls and deadly traps waiting around every corner so that you’re never really sure when you’re safe or not, The Devil in Me is a very alluring setting for horror fans."
Push Square (6/10)
"The Devil in Me is another competent and enjoyable enough entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology, but it fails to reach the heights of House of Ashes or even Little Hope. With a lot of potential squandered, it's left to the familiar gameplay loop of past instalments to deliver a robust title. With some new features, the season one finale offers just enough to make the deadly trip worthwhile for fans."
IGN (5/10)
"The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me’s tour through a maniac’s mansion is disappointingly lacking in any real menace or surprise."
The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me currently sits at 74 on Metacritic (for PS5) at the time of writing, which is a pretty respectable score to be honest! It sounds like another solid Dark Pictures effort that doesn't quite match up to either Until Dawn or The Quarry, but still contains some good spooks for any horror aficionados out there.
Will you be giving this one a go? Tell us down in the comments below!
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A bit disappointing, I loved the first 2 episodes and hoped second 2 would be even better to justify me getting the season bundle when they inevitably release it.. oh well, might still do it.
@Kaloudz Yes. The first episode was the weakest. Little Hope and House of Ashes were both pretty strong entries. Little Hope is probably my favorite.
Since I don't care what IGN says, those are pretty good scores.
Got to love how GameSpot gave this a 9 whilst giving Pentiment a 6 🤣🤣😂😂 Does anyone at that website even know what a video game is?!
Edit: Never mind, I've misread the website's name like a total plonker.
@Kaloudz This is the end of "Season 1".
There are more games planned for a Season 2.
My hope is that Supermassive switches to UE5 from here on out. If the Matrix Experience is anything to go by for real-time cinematic quality, Supermassive could do AMAZING things with future games with the upgrade.
The dark pictures House of Ashes was the studios best game yet. I really liked that one.
Looking forward to this one but these games hit $20 almost immediately so I will wait a few months to grab it.
"an absolutely wonderful conclusion to The Dark Pictures Anthology’s first season." So there's going to be a bunch more of these full priced meh mini games that get heavily discounted not long after they release lol
@Kaloudz There is no overarching story. There is The Curator that is in every game; but that's all.
This is a nod to old shows like Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, or (more recently) Cabinet of Curiosities: it's a collection of horror stories of different horror themes.
@Kaloudz they really aren't connected at all. They might make a reference or two to the other games buts it's not one continuing story.
The references are more like Easter eggs and have no impact on the independent stories. It's literally like a car scene driving thru the same town that another game took place in and one of characters saying something like "this town seems creepy."
@pip_muzz Gamespot havent reviewed it yet.
While it would be hilarious if Ben was taking a dig by renaming them. Gamespew is a different site. Lol.
@Jaxx420 that'll teach me to skim read articles in future 😅 thanks for the clarification
@pip_muzz to be fair I had to do a double take when I read it the first time!
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