Little Hope- Videogames As Art

Supermassive Games has its ouvre in narrative driven horror tropes games, the studio being most know for fan-favourite Until Dawn. They continued this style of work on in the Dark Pictures Anthology series and the first part, Man of Medan came out to mixed reviews, some liking the story but not the characters and visa versa. I enjoyed the game enough but it didn’t blow me away, although the central mystery was pretty interesting.

So, it was with some interest that I approached Little Hope, the second game in the anthology series. I’d heard mixed reviews again but generally it was more poorly received than the previous game. Whilst browsing at my local game shop, I saw the game priced at 10 quid and though I’d give it a go.

I have to say that after the 4 or so hours it took to finish the game, only losing one from my party of five, I think it is an okay experience but not as good as their previous work. I’m not disappointed with my time spent on this game but I’m glad I bought it at a big discount as, although there are various branches and slight narrative detours available, the central story and reveal is a one and done for me.

Anyway, here are some screenshots from my playthrough. Sorry but it’s a lot of ‘moody player in shadows’ shots but that’s pretty much the game!

Man of Medan- Video Games As Art

Supermassive Games impressed me a few years ago with its narrative driven horror tropes game, Until Dawn. So when I heard that they’d started work on an anthology series and the first part, Man of Medan, was out I was interested.

You play as a group of friends who are kidnapped by pirates but escape onto a seemingly haunted World War II ship. Over the course of 3 to 4 hours you investigate the spooky goings on. It’s alright overall but falls short of its previous work as the characters aren’t very likable or relatable but that’s alright.

I played the game solo as I couldn’t find a pal to play on networked play but I don’t think it hindered the appeal of the game as an awkward game is an awkward game, but I do like the idea and hope they iterate on it for their next work, Little Hope. In the meantime, here’s screenshots from my playthrough.