The interactive adventure game was popularized by games like Telltale’s Walking Dead series and Quantic Dreams titles like Heavy rain and Detroit becomes human. However, the genre has been around for a while in other forms such as point-and-click adventure games like Broken Sword and visual novels like Portopia series murder casewhich dates back to 1983. When dusk falls implements almost all elements of the interactive adventure genre by being both an interactive drama and a graphic novel.
When dusk falls was developed by Interior Night, a studio led by Caroline Marchal, a former Quantic Dream designer. Players who are familiar with that studio’s work should therefore know what to expect here. When dusk falls however, is a more approachable title than Quantic’s efforts, and its grounded characters are much more recognizable. It’s still a good idea to get into the game with some of these beginner tips before you start.
7 Change the settings before playing
When dusk falls is an accessible game for most players and is much easier to follow than most of Quantic Dream’s efforts. However, it’s still a good idea to play around with the settings before diving into the game. There is a range of accessibility features such as: menu narration, Text to speechand subtitles to make things as approachable as possible for players.
One can even adjust the angle of the text on the screen and the user interface, the speed and size of the cursor, as well as a range of multiplayer options to make it easier to interact with others. There are also useful gameplay customization features, such as: hotspots discovered remain on the screen.
6 Adjust the QTE length
One of the most useful gameplay customization options in When dusk falls is the ability to adjust the Quick Time Event settings. Quick Time Events are on-screen prompts that affect the outcomes of certain scenarios and force quick thinking about certain narrative choices.
One can adjust the duration that players have to respond from 10 seconds to 20 seconds. Allowing yourself 20 seconds takes some of the pressure off decision-making and action-oriented events, giving players more time to use the button-mashing events. However, the gamealso allows players to disable the button mashing feature altogether.
5 Scan the environment carefully
There will be several occasions where one of the protagonists will have to scan the environment for hidden interactions. Several of these interactions can be easily missed.
In addition, it may be necessary to interact with some objects more than once to discover items or continue the story. Some interactions are important, while others give the audience more insight into the character’s feelings and personality.
4 Be ready for the QTEs
As explained above, Quick Time events take place regularly When dusk falls. Even after adjusting the settings above, you still need to be ready when they happen so that they can take the actions and decisions they want while playing.
Because the gameplay is so story-driven, it’s easy to forget that players still need to be on their toes when they see events happening as if it were a TV show. However, certain decisions and events must be carried out in the blink of an eye and a fight or debate can go the wrong way if one is not careful.
3 Pay attention to important choices
In addition to Quick Time Events, there are times when the game lets the player know that he is about to make an important decision. These decisions will affect the direction the branches will take in the crime drama.
When playing the game and watching the story, it is quite easy to miss these notifications that appear at the top of the screen. They usually represent a moment when something important is going to happen or how the other characters will react to the main character.
2 Explore the story tree
Just like it is with other interactive movie games like Detroit: Become Human, When dusk falls features an event tree that allows players to get an idea of what the main picks and events are in the game.
For example, if Vince chooses to go for a walk with Jim instead of staying in the motel room with his wife, it will impact the story and steer the branch in a different direction. Unfortunately, players cannot reload the chapter from the Story Tree, so they would have to replay the entire chapter to make new choices. Fortunately, it’s not a long game, so replaying these sequences isn’t too painful.
1 Experience the game organically
As a story-driven adventure game with many twists and surprises in store for the player, the best advice one can give when starting When dusk falls is to just play it and enjoy it the way it’s meant to be played. Far too many gamers get caught up in chasing achievements and trophies that they forget to enjoy the game.
If a decision made during a call means that the player did not get the desired result, then so be it. Let the events unfold organically as they are intended. There is no right or wrong way to play When dusk falls;just let the story play out the way it’s meant to be. You can always replay the game to see how your actions and decisions affect the story and the outcome.
When dusk falls is now available for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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