so I've been playing The Quarry, just hit chapter 9. Overall I'm liking it! Some flaws definitely though. Some thoughts so far:
Nobody's died yet! Don't know if that's me doing things right or just that things aren't actually as dangerous as they seem so far. Seems like it's always either Jacob or Emma that's in dangerHonestly I like most of the characters more than I thought I would. Max and Laura have a surprisingly strong relationship, Jacob did something real dumb but he's surprisingly funny and likeable, Emma too, the only characters I've really disliked are Dylan (who goes back and forth between funny and annoying) and Ryan (who started off strong in the first chapters as the most level-headed and reasonable of the group but has spent the last couple chapters being whiny). Best characters are probably Laura and KaitlynWhat is the deal with this supposed Ryan/Dylan/Kaitlyn love triangle? Like Ryan/Dylan I get, there's a lot of setup for Dylan pining after Ryan, but Kaitlyn? Kaitlyn and Ryan have said maybe two words to each other the entire game? Like around chapter 6-8 other characters started talking about Ryan and Kaitlyn and I honestly assumed I must've just gotten the names mixed up because there hadn't been even a hint of that prior in the game (beyond the option to have Ryan kiss her in truth or dare, which I didn't take because, again, Dylan had interest and she had expressed none)so the werewolf thing I mostly get and it's cool, if a little played out. But what's with all the glitchy ghosty stuff? I was thinking that was another part of the mystery but now I'm like 80% of the way through the game (I'm just assuming 10 chapters given what's left in the clues/tarot list) and it has yet to give even a slight hint as to what the werewolf story might have to do with everything glitching weird and there being weird ghostly sightings and soundsWhat was with the weird Dylan thing where he was like "oh yeah back home I'm actually hyperintelligent and I just pretend to be dumb and aloof here to get people to like me" but then he just continues to be actually dumb and aloof the rest of the game. Like he has the chance to potentially radio for help and instead of taking it seriously he just acts like it's a prank call as if he hadn't just had that heart to heart about not actually being that way 5 minutes earlierThere have been a couple very minor hints about miners and I swear to god I do not need another fucking horror story caused by a collapsed mine jesus christminor (ha) thing but this game is so dark that I have to have the game's brightness almost the whole way up just to see what's going on. There's a difference between having shadows to add to the dread and just having the environment be a solid black screenI feel like I'm missing a bunch of clues. The Dark Pictures games have a lot of flaws but I didn't appreciate how helpful their clue charts were
a lot of that was negative but that's mostly because it's easier to point out the negative that the positive. Overall I am definitely enjoying it and have laughed a good bit, and
most of the performances are great. I love the path screen on here (the custom VHS boxes are so good and I get excited whenever a new one appears) and the facial recognition tech continues to be top notch