![]() ![]() ![]() Plus, the two titles both boast mysteries revolving around shifting loyalties. Each main villain is inspired by an iconic movie monster, such as vampires and fish people, but the game’s standard enemies draw from the same well as The Quarry since they are all werewolves, or at the very least werewolf-like.Īdmittedly, Resident Evil Village isn’t a choose-your-own-adventure like The Quarry, but it is a scary game nonetheless. While the Resident Evil series mostly focuses on zombies, giant spiders, and other lab-created monstrosities, Village takes a more classic approach to its enemies. But The Quarry isn’t the only title to flip lycanthropy on its head. The Quarry, for instance, ties werewolfism to a malicious curse. While not every Supermassive Games title features supernatural elements, those that do put their own spin on traditional mythology. The result is a unique blend of modern interactive drama games and a third-person adventure title. Unlike other interactive dramas, which focus on dialogue choices with the occasional QTE, Indigo Prophecy takes the opposite approach, while also adding a mechanic that tasks players with managing Lucas’ mental state. The twist is you also play as Carla Valenti, the detective trying to catch Lucas. Now wanted for murder, Lucas must solve the mystery behind his possession and clear his name. Known as Fahrenheit outside of North America, the game revolves around Lucas Kane, who, while possessed by a supernatural force, unknowingly stabs a man to death in a public bathroom. While the studio is known for many projects, including Heavy Rain and the more recent Detroit: Become Human, Indigo Prophecy was the developer’s first big hit. Quantic Dream is another big name in the interactive storytelling landscape. It might not be as scary as The Quarry, but without this game’s success, we might not be talking about the adventure genre in the same way today. Some would argue this game helped revitalize the adventure genre for modern audiences with its heart-wrenching storylines and lovable protagonist Clementine, helping pave the way for later genre hits like Life Is Strange. Now there’s a plot twist nobody was expecting. ![]() Unlike the first two Dark Pictures games, which ditch supernatural elements, House of Ashes pits members of opposing armies against vampires, or at least the parasitic alien equivalent. The game primarily takes place during the Iraq War inside long-buried Mesopotemian ruins. House of Ashes is the third entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology. But while the first two Dark Pictures games didn’t live up to the legacy of Until Dawn, its latest one does. ![]() Think anthology series like The Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt but for video games - The Dark Pictures Anthology even has its own Rod Serling-esque curator who introduces each entry. First, there was The Dark Pictures Anthology, a collection of smaller interactive drama horror titles. The Quarry isn’t Supermassive Games’ first time revisiting the Until Dawn formula. Without Until Dawn, The Quarry probably wouldn’t exist. The Quarry might retread the same well-worn ideas that Until Dawn used in 2015, but Supermassive nails these tropes in both games. Replace wendigos with werewolves, a summer camp with a snowy mountain, and you could barely tell the two apart. In many ways, The Quarry is Until Dawn with a new skin. Until Dawn’s story is heavily inspired by classic slasher films, and it’s up to players to make sure everyone escapes intact. What should be a friendly meeting spirals out of control when dark secrets are revealed and supernatural elements threaten everyone’s lives. The game stars a group of teenagers having a get together in a secluded mountain lodge. ![]()
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