The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (PS4)

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Aiming QTEs have been changed drastically - instead of aiming at a specific point on the target, the player now must figure out where to aim by using the crosshair which turns red upon landing on target. The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Announces Nominees for the 21st Annual NAVGTR Awards". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022 . Retrieved 22 January 2022.

a b c d e f Phillips, Tom (27 May 2021). " House of Ashes Is a Frantic Underground Horror Set Beneath the Iraq War". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021 . Retrieved 11 June 2021. a b c Huston, Gabrielle (6 February 2022). " House of Ashes: The Vampires, Explained". The Gamer. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022 . Retrieved 20 February 2022. a b c d e f g h Takahashi, Dean (21 October 2021). " The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Review – Saving Friends and Enemies Alike". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 11 January 2022.Players must make several choices that can have long-term consequences on the narrative's progression and the character's perceptions of each other. In these scenarios, there is a limited amount of time in which one can choose an action or a line of dialogue with which to respond. [6] Protagonists may choose to say or do nothing when they are prompted to make a decision. [9] An anatomical drawing of the brain and heart accompanies every choice in House of Ashes, indicating that the player character may choose actions based on either rationality or emotion. [10] Cass Marshall from Polygon [18] added that Salim's character motivation of returning home to his son throughout the story, his "enormous vampire kill count", and his relationship with Jason was what made him stand out.

Supermassive Games promoted Tisdale and Rachel as the House of Ashes lead. [79] As observed by Kimberley Wallace from Game Informer, every game in the series follows this trend. Apart from House of Ashes ' Tisdale, she noted that Shawn Ashmore and Will Poulter also starred in the series, playing characters in Man of Medan and Little Hope respectively. [5] The game's screenplay was written by Khurrum Rahman, [59] while Will Doyle directed the game and Dom Ireland was in charge of production. Doyle said that despite there being multiple non playable characters who have an effect on the story, having five playable characters was always the plan, as it's a "magic rule for us for the anthology". [60] Inspirations and design [ edit ] The developers looked at the works of H. P. Lovecraft (pictured in 1934) while writing the game's story, and out of all his books, they drew the most influence from his science horror piece At the Mountains of Madness. [61]

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a b c d Stewart, Marcus (21 October 2021). " The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Review – A Respectable Reign of Mild Terror". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021 . Retrieved 21 October 2021. Supermassive Games (22 October 2021). The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes . Bandai Namco Entertainment. Level/area: Enemy of My Enemy, The City.

Gonçalves, Aníbal (27 May 2021). " The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes – Primeiras Impressões"[ The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes – First Impressions]. IGN Portugal (in Portuguese). GOATPixel. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021 . Retrieved 28 January 2022. The player meets with the Curator for the last time, where he comments on their ending and the number of survivors. The Curator bids the player farewell, promising to choose a more homely story next time, with a place where the player is guaranteed a decent night's sleep. Switzer, Eric (3 September 2021). " House of Ashes Preview – Monsters of Mass Destruction". The Gamer. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021 . Retrieved 22 January 2022. Park, Gene (15 June 2021). " Elden Ring Already Revealed, Bandai Namco Dedicates E3 Showcase to House of Ashes". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021 . Retrieved 8 January 2022. The team took inspirations from Aliens, Predator, The Descent, and At the Mountains of Madness. The Plot is also similar to the 2005 horror movie: The Cave. In an interview with the Supermassive Games team, executive producer Dan McDonald claimed that while the game is set during the Iraq War, war and politics were "not intended" to be the primary focus [1], but they tried to treat the setting with respect nonetheless. Will Doyle thought movies depicting such conflicts dehumanize people from opposing nations, so they decided to add making one of the protagonist Iraqi to show both sides of the war in a nuanced light. To this end, Supermassive consulted with military experts and Arabic speakers to see if their portrayal of 2003's Iraq was "grounded in reality".

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