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Like Until Dawn, I anticipate jumping back in for a second, third, and who knows how many playthroughs to see the different branching paths and conclusions (even if many are just text). The lack of control is a little disappointing but keeping the teenagers alive mainly through decisions – of which there is a slew of them – was more than enough to keep me going. Supermassive has made The Quarry more of a cinematic experience than an interactive one. For instance, you won't encounter as many 'run' or 'hide' moments or environmental interactions that change your character's path. There isn’t much action out of these button presses, an element of play that is subtly scaled back compared to Until Dawn. They are shockingly ineffective and slow the frantic sequences down at critical moments. QTEs deliver potential fail points in action sequences but are telegraphed far too long and are a sinch to complete. I recommend playing the standard edition (which gives you just one life), or ignoring the lives to truly see how your choices play out. One of my favorite questions I asked people after playing Until Dawn was, “How many survived?” The answers were all over the map. The life system steals some of the intensity and will likely lead to more players having better outcomes at game’s end.

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Supermassive knows that some choices are coin flips and has baked in a silly “use a life” system to undo them within the special edition (which I played) and for additional playthroughs. For the entire game, you get three lives, which are three too many, as the most vital element of Supermassive’s horror series is making choices and living with their consequences. Supermassive uses this booze-filled bonfire moment to establish relationships, taking the time to get to know each counselor while giving the player the chance to define how they act through meaningful input. The final day of summer camp at Hackett’s Quarry is supposed to be about tearful goodbyes between friends and flings, but a broken-down van gives the teenage counselors one more day to party together without worrying about the kids. The setting screams of a love letter to horror cinema. Even though The Quarry is technically a spiritual successor to Until Dawn, this is the sequel we’ve been dying to play. This design pays off handsomely in a game loaded with shocking twists and turns, and a spiderweb of paths leading to 186 potential endings. The studio’s latest game, The Quarry, again places decision-making in the spotlight. The developer's follow-up, The Dark Pictures Anthology, delivered plenty of scares to run from, but scaled back the number of choices and was a huge step back. Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn was an exceptional horror experience that cut deep with narrative choice, allowing the player to determine which teenagers survived a night of hell.