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As Dusk Falls Review
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As Dusk Falls' interactive crime drama is a masterwork of branching storytelling where decisions matter and repeated playthroughs are rewarded with even more revelations.
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Summary
As Dusk Falls is an original interactive drama that explores the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in small town Arizona
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Recommended
10
Platform: Xbox Series X
Time Take: 6 Hours
I've always been a big fan of the Life is Strange/Walking Dead style games that are story and choice heavy. They feel like those old choose your own adventure type books and usually feel story focused instead of gameplay. For this reason, As Dusk Falls was on my watchlist after seeing it announced at the Xbox presser last year. I can say for sure that the game exceeded my expectations in pretty much every area.
My main concern going in was the art style and I have to admit it was really disorientating for the first 10-15 minutes but then I kind of stopped noting the stop motion style that was used. I think towards the end I actually quite liked it. The gameplay, which is basically making choices and performing quick time events, was surprisingly engaging. I was worried I would get bored of the QTEs but I found they were used well. There are also quite a few accessibility options to open the game up to more audiences.
The story follows two families whose lives intersect after a robbery gone wrong. I don't want to spoil how the story unfolded in my game but I really felt engaged to most of the characters I was in control of. For example, Vince, has a particular history in his story of being down on his luck, wanting to take control of things again and stand up for himself and I found myself naturally making decisions that pushed me in that direction. The story was really well told and unfolded at a steady pace. With the exception of one section, I never felt bored and I always wanted to see what would happen next. I do have one annoyance with the story, but it would be a massive spoiler to put in here, so I'll leave it out :)
I think a couple of things that differentiate this game from Life is Strange and the Walking Dead games are the gameplay. There is not walking around, talking to people, it is like watching a movie but making split second decisions throughout. I actually think I prefer this style far more.
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Recommended
7
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Recommended
9
85% - Brilliant story with lots of permutations. The graphics aren't fully animated (you get used to it pretty quickly) and there's not much actual "playing" (more QTEs and choices to make) but great characters and dialogue.
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Not Recommended
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Recommended
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Recommended
8
As Dusk Falls is a game that feels like the most immersive film. A game that has plenty of choices and so much to deal with from it. It’s quite stunning how well they did this game and how they make you feel for these characters.
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IGN Review
As Dusk Falls' interactive crime drama is a masterwork of branching storytelling where decisions matter and repeated playthroughs are rewarded with even more revelations.
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