![]() This is a perfect Game Pass experience for a mellow weekend, and probably best enjoyed with an adult beverage in hand-and the company of your favorite like-minded sickos.I generally love video games for the ways in which that they can tell stories that can take advantage of a medium that allows for player agency and decisions to guide an outcome. But it's a hell of a lot of fun nonetheless. "As Dusk Falls isn’t quite the arty thinkpiece it aspires to be. Silly as it sometimes can be, As Dusk Falls feels real, and I can't think of a higher compliment to give it." - Robert Purchese Inverse - 7/10 "This is a game that reflects, in many ways, our own lives. "Good characters, strong performances and well-engineered dual timeline storytelling are let down by pacing that's utterly arhythmic and gameplay that's fighting you at every step." - Jordan Middler Eurogamer - No score "As Dusk Falls successfully bridges the gap between TV and games with an engaging, well-paced story that's full of memorable characters, and it reminds me of why I love this style of narrative-driven game in the first place." - Dustin Bailey VGC - 2/5 Although the story loses some steam in the latter half, getting to the end of As Dusk Falls will reward players with 100 'what ifs' and an itch to race back to the beginning to do it all over again." - Andy Brown Games Radar - 4/5 An intricately plotted story means that most decisions feel consequential, and fantastic writing ekes empathy from the unlikeliest of places. ![]() "As Dusk Falls is a breathtaking story that explores life lived in the margins. As in life, the answer will likely be: probably not." - Tauriq Moosa NME - 4/5 What will haunt you is whether the thread you chose really was the best one at the time. ![]() Instead, it leaves its mark, with a long shadow cast by its sad but understandable characters' hardships drawn across threads seemingly made of jagged wire. "With its ability to constantly pull the rug out from under you, As Dusk Falls doesn't fade into a forgettable narrative experience we’ve seen a thousand times. "As Dusk Falls' interactive crime drama is a masterwork of branching storytelling where decisions matter and repeated playthroughs are rewarded with even more revelations." - Gabriel Moss Polygon - No score But by the end of the sixth and final episode, a complete story will come into view, and it's one that doesn't relish the idea of ruining every character's life-though I don't doubt such an ending may exist somewhere on the massive story tree visualized in-game." - Mark Delaney IGN - 9/10 "As Dusk Falls can feel like it's in the same misery business as series like The Leftovers or Six Feet Under, meaning much of the time your best-laid plans will go terribly awry partly due to its writers' penchant for melancholy. We've rounded up a number of early reviews below, but you can also check out GameSpot's sister site Metacritic for more. Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One.By way of incredible voice acting, a compelling and expertly written script, and a bounty of pause-worthy choices along the game's elaborate branching paths, it establishes itself as an instant classic in the narrative adventure genre," Mark Delaney said in his As Dusk Falls review. " As Dusk Falls deftly explores themes of inherited hardship through the lens of two families who cross paths on one pivotal night. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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