Horror game fans have something special to look forward to this Halloween, it seems, as Bandai Namco announced today thatThe Dark Pictures: Little Hopewill be released on October 30. The announcement was made via a new, and very creepy, release date announcement trailer.
This latest trailer forLittle Hopeprovides the best look at the horror story at the heart of the game yet. The parallels with theSilent Hillfranchiseshould be immediately recognizable, as a group of people finds themselves in a foggy town with some dark and dangerous secrets. Beyond the fog, however, there’s a very intriguing plot involving a little girl, a centuries-old witch hunt, and a supernatural evil. All of it wrapped in a meta-story about the player helping finish write a story for the Curator.
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For those unfamiliar,The Dark Picturesis an anthology of games developed by Supermassive Games. Supermassive is best known for its PS4 gameUntil Dawn, which defined the structure of itsThe Dark Picturesreleases.Little Hopeis the second game in the anthology, with the first being 2019’sMan of Medan. Supermassive plans to release 8 games inThe Dark Pictures Anthology. The original plan was for two games a year, but withLittle Hopebeing over a year afterMan of Medanplans may have changed.
Little Hopewill be a new story with the same gameplay structure ofMan of Medan, going by early details. Gameplay will revolve around basic third-person survival horror action mixed with impactful dialogue options that branch the story in many different directions. These decisions can lead to a variety of endings, including character deaths, and is meant to be played multiple endings to get the “full story.”
As withMan of Medan,Little Hopewill also feature some multiplayer features. There will be atwo-player co-opstoryline, for example. There will also be a local multiplayer “Movie Night” mode where each player picks a character and the controller gets passed with each scene change.
Pre-orderers ofLittle Hopewill also receive a curious feature named theCurator’s Cut. The Curator’s Cut will be released several months after launch but will allow players to play through a certain scenario with otherwise inaccessible characters. These scenes will presumably flesh out some ofLittle Hope’s story and secrets.
The Dark Pictures: Little Hopereleases on October 30 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
