![]() #AS DUSK FALLS BAND MOVIE#Where titles like Heavy Rain allow you to at least walk around, As Dusk Falls is ostensibly a “choose-your-own-adventure” movie à la Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. It can’t be understated that the actual gameplay of As Dusk Falls is quite minimal. ![]() The game’s structure comprising of six hour-long chapters with recaps in between makes it ripe for smaller nightly play sessions, as well. On the whole, I was impressed at just how much replay value this adds. Each and every time, I was stunned to see how many deviations there were if I had done something different - not just characters living or dying, mind you, but also where they start or end off or who may be accompanying them. At the end of each chapter, you’re shown a ‘Story Free’ that will show a flow chart of all the possible outcomes of each decision. ![]() Thankfully, As Dusk Falls telegraphs “Crossroads” moments to let you know when you’ve arrived at a key decision that will greatly impact the trajectory of the story.Īnd boy, does the story branch out. On the flip side, not intervening when people are about to get what they (arguably) deserve could actually lead to undesirable consequences. Do you confront him and risk drawing dangerous attention to her and you, or begrudgingly let it slide? Similarly, how should Vince behave during the hostage situation? Are there risks you think he’d take to protect his family? Should he trust those offering him help during all of this? There are no “wrong” responses here merely those that you feel are reflective of how your Jay and Vince would react. For example, after a desperate Jay turns to a friend to help him out of a bind, he finds out that someone did something awful to her. At times, I would pause to consider my next course of action - something I don’t often do for games like this. Having a group of likable, well-rounded and three-dimensional characters that you’re invested in makes the decisions in As Dusk Falls often genuinely challenging. Seeing the impact of the traumatic motel events on Zoe as a young adult is one of As Dusk Falls’ most clever story decisions. But the narrative doesn’t stop there over the course of 30 years, you get to see more of these characters both before and after the events at the motel. It’s here that Vince Walker and his family has stopped while on a cross-country trip, which results in them becoming hostages as the Holts scramble to hatch an escape plan. Desperate for cash, the Holt brothers attempt to rob the sheriff, only to wind up pinned down at the Desert Dreams Motel. ![]() #AS DUSK FALLS BAND FULL#An engrossing story full of twists and turnsĪs Dusk Falls tells the story of two families whose lives become inextricably linked after a harrowing incident in small-town Arizona. Those who are fine with that, though, will find As Dusk Falls to a be thoroughly entertaining and unique experience. This is definitely more an interactive movie. ![]() However, it’s even less gameplay-intensive than those titles, so if the lack of deep mechanics - or even much interactivity at all - is an issue, then As Dusk Falls absolutely won’t be your thing. Led by Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls veteran Caroline Marchal, the London-based studio’s debut title is a choice-based, narrative-driven experience in the vein of such Quantic Dream works. It’s quite telling that developer Interior Night describes As Dusk Falls as an “interactive drama.” That’s an important distinction, as it refers to the fact that this isn’t really a game in the traditional sense. ![]()
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