The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

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Total Reviews: 40

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Little Hope is a step forward compared to Man of Medan, and the co-op remains bewitching, but uninspired characters, incessant jump scares, and a shallow and trivial story weigh it down.

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Critic Reviews: 40

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# Reviews: 40

Little Hope is a step forward compared to Man of Medan, and the co-op remains bewitching, but uninspired characters, incessant jump scares, and a shallow and trivial story weigh it down.

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Critic Reviews for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

Reviews

High Score - 90/100

Low Score - 50/100

Aaron Riccio (Slant Magazine)

3/5 stars

“The gameplay blunts the effectiveness of the game’s aesthetic, because there’s no real danger to exploring the environments here.”

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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Eurogamer)

Not Recommended

“Supermassive still knows how to plunge you into paranoia, but the second Dark Pictures entry feels a little lost in the woods.”

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Lucy O'Brien (IGN)

5/10

“Uninspired characters and relatively meaningless consequences make Little Hope a bit of a slog.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
ACG	Jeremy Penter	Not Recommended	10-29-2020	Video Review	Read review
Cerealkillerz	Unknown	8.7 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope manages to fix a lot of Man of Medans problems and delivers a great story with surprisingly good Twists. Some areas could use a lot more challenge, variety and creativity but overall the game offers enough for a great halloween/horror evening alone or with friends.	Read review
COGconnected	Jaz Sagoo	83 / 100	10-30-2020	Quote not yet available	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Nick Meekham	7.5 / 10	10-29-2020	Though it has some problems with pacing and minor bugs, Little Hope is a brilliant Halloween pick thanks to its over the top narrative and gruesome deaths, making it hard to say no to another visit.	Read review
DASHGAMER.com	Dan Rizzo	8 / 10	10-30-2020	While there’s still room for improvement; less jump scares, more suspenseful scenarios, Little Hope has outdone its predecessor ten-fold. This is the perfect addition to a horror aficionado’s collection, and a must have for Halloween this year.	Read review
Destructoid	Jordan Devore	8 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope proves that the Dark Pictures format isn’t a fluke and I’m excited for Supermassive to continue honing its craft. On that note, I love how these games tease forthcoming installments with collectible in-game premonitions. Next up, the seemingly Descent-inspired House of Ashes.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Alex Tudor	7.5 / 10	11-15-2019	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope isn’t a long game by any measure, but what it delivers in its time is used effectively enough to purvey a sense of dread. While not necessarily a traditional horror game full of jump scares or horrific machinations, Little Hope attempts to deliver nuance in the style of an arthouse horror film. It mostly gets there depending on a player’s choice, but overall it doesn’t completely stick the landing. Little Hope’s themes put in a 2020-context make it stand out as a horror title but otherwise, it offers very little in terms of true horror.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Harvard L.	4 / 5 stars	10-30-2020	The Dark Pictures so far has been all about popcorn-horror, the kind where the viewer screams and jumps before remembering that everything’s all right after. They’re not elegant, but they’re not trying to be	Read review
DualShockers	Peter Szpytek	7.5 / 10	10-29-2020	Dark Pictures: Little Hope offers a chilling experience that makes good use out of its tried and true formula.	Read review
Eurogamer	Edwin Evans-Thirlwell	Not Recommended	10-29-2020	Supermassive still knows how to plunge you into paranoia, but the second Dark Pictures entry feels a little lost in the woods.	Read review
Explosion Network	Dylan Blight	6 / 10	10-30-2020	With anthology series, you’re always going to have some things work better than others and although the tighter gameplay elements mean Litle Hope plays better, it isn’t as scary and the cast pales in comparison to Man of Medan’s.	Read review
Flickering Myth	Shaun Munro	5 / 10	10-30-2020	The biggest issue with Little Hope is that it doesn’t really function particularly well as a horror experience that gets under the skin, filled with tepid, predictable jump scares and been-there-done-that plotting.	Read review
Game Informer	Kimberley Wallace	7.5 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope tells a hell of a story punctuated by a great twist. Too bad the overall gameplay and exploration don’t hold the same allure, bringing down the experience	Read review
Game Revolution	Michael Leri	2.5 / 5 stars	10-29-2020	Little Hope’s namesake has somewhat of a dual meaning. It is the name of the town in the game and it’s also representative of the little bit of hope that Supermassive would learn from its mistakes and get back to making classic horror adventures. But its multiple thematic troubles, pathetic cavalcade of jump scares, and abysmal twist ending paint a dark future for The Dark Pictures Anthology, leaving little hope that it’ll ever recover from two disappointing adventures in a row.	Read review
Gameblog	Jonathan Bushle	8 / 10	10-29-2020	The Dark Pictures : Little Hope is the most sucessfull Supermassive studio’s Game. The themes and the cast are more interesting than usual, and the moment with Little Hope is pretty pelasant.	Read review
GameSkinny	George Yang	7 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope renewed my faith in the Dark Pictures Anthology but is held back a bit simply from the lack of quality of life features.	Read review
GameSpew	Kim Snaith	7 / 10	10-29-2020	The second entry into The Dark Pictures Anthology is an improvement over the first. As much as we enjoyed Man of Medan, Little Hope ups the ante in just about every way.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Mark Delaney	4 / 5 stars	10-29-2020	However you felt about Man of Medan, Little Hope surpasses it, promising a lot for The Dark Pictures’ final act.	Read review
GameWatcher	Luiz H. Coelho	8 / 10	10-29-2020	It may be a familiar cocktail, but the game remixes things well enough that it ends up with a distinctive taste, though your appreciation of the experience will largely depend on what you think of the finale.	Read review
GamingTrend	David Flynn, Abdul Saad	75 / 100	10-29-2020	While Little Hope may not be the fright fest some wanted, it’s still a fascinating game that’s well worth playing once or twice, if you can get over the nonsensical ending.	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris Hyde	8.5 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope has some of the best branching narrative that Supermassive Games has ever done, it looks lovely and packs a horror punch throughout.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Daniel Quesada	79 / 100	10-29-2020	In terms of plot, it’s clearly superior to Man of Medan. Little Hope keeps the Supermassive style, but adds a risky twist that you may love… Or hate.	Read review
IGN	Lucy O’Brien	5 / 10	10-29-2020	Uninspired characters and relatively meaningless consequences make Little Hope a bit of a slog.	Read review
IGN Italy	Biagio Etna	7.3 / 10	10-29-2020	A decent horror adventure, entirely based on narration, able to give you a couple of thrilling afternoons (and a little more).	Read review
IGN Middle East	Zaher Albalbisi	6.2 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope brings a fun story with nice twists and some fun quick action events alongside great voice acting, however, there are many things that weighing it down like bad writing and slow pacing that’s also mixed with bad character design and some other issues coming back from Man of Medan.	Read review
PC Gamer	Fraser Brown	74 / 100	10-29-2020	Not quite as novel as its predecessor, but the co-op is still bewitching.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Michael Harradence	9 / 10	10-29-2020	The Dark Pictures Little Hope is a solid continuation of Supermassive Games’ horror series, and a step above the previous entry, Man of Medan. With a gripping story, heaps of collectibles, and a solid cast of characters, Little Hope is a fine addition to PS4’s already-stacked horror library.	Read review
Press Start	James Mitchell	7.5 / 10	10-30-2020	The Dark Pictures: Little Hope makes an earnest attempt to build upon the formula established by Man of Medan in many ways. It offers an engaging and well-paced story, great characters, and an intriguing yet typical twist that genre fans will no doubt appreciate. Despite numerous improvements to the underlying gameplay and excellent production values, incessant jump scares prevent Little Hope from standing on the shoulders of Man of Medan, instead merely beside it.	Read review
Saudi Gamer	عصام الشهوان	7 / 10	10-29-2020	A fun, brief adventure that draws on the genres strengths but doesn’t really reach the heights of the developer’s Until Dawn, never mind surpass it.	Read review
Shacknews	Sam Chandler	7 / 10	10-29-2020	While there are some problems with the design, narrative, and dialogue, overall, the story and experience offered in Little Hope left me rather impressed.	Read review
Slant Magazine	Aaron Riccio	3 / 5 stars	10-29-2020	The gameplay blunts the effectiveness of the game’s aesthetic, because there’s no real danger to exploring the environments here.	Read review
SpazioGames	Domenico Musicò	6.3 / 10	10-29-2020	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is a dangerous step backward in the series, with a shallow and trivial story, and a very limited game design.	Read review
Stevivor	Steve Wright	7 / 10	10-30-2020	While still creating horror games with fairly visible flaws, Little Hope is a vast improvement of Man of Medan. With another — and perhaps the last — in The Dark Pictures anthology seemingly teased by the mysterious Curator in this one, I’m rather excited to see what Supermassive learns for next time around.	Read review
The Digital Fix	Andrew Shaw	9 / 10	10-29-2020	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is an engrossing, frightening experience and may well be Supermassive’s greatest game to date.	Read review
The Games Machine	Marco Ravetto	8.3 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope is, both from a technical and gameplay point of view, a step forward compared to Man of Medan. The changes do not impact the gameplay greatly, but still make the experience more pleasant overall. The storyline is well thought out with numerous branches leading to an interesting plot twist at the end.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Tuffcub	9 / 10	10-29-2020	If there was ever a time to sit down with some friends and play a scary game, it’s Halloween 2020. Little Hope fits the bill perfectly. The annoyances found in Man of Medan have been almost completely removed leaving a spooky tale with jump scares to giggle about, heart racing action, and tonnes of atmosphere. For £25 Little Hope is an absolute steal and highly recommended.	Read review
TrueGaming	خالد العيسى	6 / 10	10-29-2020	Little Hope did present a compelling story with the right balance between questions and answers, but the sequences in between lack depth with generic character interactions and many actions that don’t change the outcomes.	Read review
Twinfinite	Ed McGlone	3 / 5 stars	10-29-2020	In other words, if you have some people to play The Dark Pictures: Little Hope with, it’s definitely a fun way to past the time, especially around Halloween. If you’re planning on going at it alone, though, it’s not a bad experience but you may be left feeling a bit unfulfilled.	Read review
Wccftech	Chris Wray	8.5 / 10	10-29-2020	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope takes the Supermassive Games formula and improves on the previous outing, Man of Medan, in so many ways. With a more interesting story, a strong set of characters, the masterful building of atmosphere and more, you’re going to be left on the edge of your seat while playing through this story. The excellent branching narrative, as well as multiplayer options also increase the gameplay value exponentially. This still isn’t perfect, the sloth-like movements of characters can be annoying later on and some QTE’s are annoyingly cheap, but this is still a brilliant game, one I would recommend to anybody.	Read review

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Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.

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