Player voice · Directive 8020
The patterns long-haul reviewers keep returning to.
What players love
The rewind system and deeper choice consequences keep narrative-focused players invested through multiple playthroughs.
Reviews behind this:
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"I came to this game worried/fearful due to a lot of negative reviews. Today, I collected 100% achievements on this game with 97-98% completion of the entire choices/timeline (aka. turning point) to say that this is the strongest start of a season 2 for Dark Pictures Anthology. There are things I did"
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"Good"
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"The game is fun and allows for three replays until/if they add a multiplayer. It's lazy work tbh. The game got delayed once and still lacked online multiplayer on launch but more so lacks a "Side B" to the game which is why the multiplayer in of itself online or couch is basically passing the contro"
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What frustrates them
Stealth sections are consistently flagged as tedious, breaking immersion and pacing, especially near the end.
Reviews behind this:
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"Let me start by saying I don't make a habit of leaving negative Steam reviews. Often if I love a game I'll leave a good one and usually if I hate it I'll uninstall and move on but I feel I need to leave one for Directive 8020. The story premise I actually liked as I'm a sci-fi fan but this story was"
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"Bad game"
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