Anyone that has playedThe Dark Pictures: Man of Medanto its conclusion will have known aboutThe Dark Pictures: Little Hopesince last year. Now the upcoming horror game is getting closer to release, and the developers atSupermassive Gameswill be releasing dev diaries in the weeks leading up to launch.
The first dev diary forThe Dark Pictures: Little Hopetouches on a variety of things about the game, including some of its big influences. In terms of real-life influences,The Dark Pictures: Little Hopestory is clearly taking inspiration from the Salem Witch Trials, but it’s also taking some cues from horror movies likeThe Blair Witch Project,The Omen, andThe Witch. As far as video games go,The Dark Pictures: Little Hopeis taking inspiration fromSilent Hill, which is evident by the fact that the characters are trapped in the titular town of Little Hope by a supernatural fog.
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ThefirstDark Pictures: Little Hopedev diaryalso touches on some gameplay improvements that will be coming to the game. The main takeaway is that the game will have improved character movement and camera control, which should go a long way in makingDark Pictures: Little Hope’s minute to minute gameplay more enjoyable.
In the past, Supermassive has touched on other ways it will be improving players' experience when it comes toThe Dark Pictures: Little Hope. Apparently,Dark Pictures: Little Hopewill tone down the QTEs, as well as improve the general pacing of the story. The developers are making these changes based on fan feedback, so response toThe Dark Pictures: Little Hopecould see changes made to the next game in the series as well.
While it had its critics,The Dark Pictures: Man of Medanwas still an effective horror game, and its co-op options gave it a lot more replayability than most games in the genre. Supermassive has a solid track record so far, and it will be interesting to see ifThe Dark Pictures: Little Hopewill be able to keep the studio’s momentum going or not.
The Dark Pictures: Little Hopewill launch this summer for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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