NEXT CHAPTERS IN ONE GAME OR SEPERATED?

[Miki]

The Dark Pictures Anthology — a series of standalone horror games.
So every new chapter/episode will have own "steam storepage" or it will be work like dlc?
It would be cool if they gonna just make storepage "The Dark Pictures Anthology" with upcoming chapters.

[[SF]Lone_Walker]

I don't think so, it will be 8 diferent games with diferent actor and etc...
It will be like:
-The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan
-The Dark Pictures Anthology: Demons at New York
-The Dark Pictures Anthology: Bald guy from Bra(zz)ers
-The Dark Pictures Anthology: How we didn't sell our brand to Epic Sh!t Store
-The Dark Pictures Anthology: Better than Until Dawn

And so on....

[ClassicRampage]

^ Yeah

They're most likely going to be separate games. They just share the same franchise name. Think of it like Goosebumps books. They are all "Goosebumps" but each story is different from one another.

[TysonL]

i just hope they do it as DLC because i'd hate to buy 2nd different game and it will separte the online

[Miki]

Originally posted by TysonL:

i just hope they do it as DLC because i'd hate to buy 2nd different game and it will separte the online

Yeah, agree.

[Flying Fox]

Originally posted by TysonL:

i just hope they do it as DLC because i'd hate to buy 2nd different game and it will separte the online

makes absolutely no difference...
how will it seperate online? All would have to own the dlcs regardless AND choose to play that section... that makes it a seperate mode already

by making it dlc you force them to buy this version, even though they might not be interested in a ghostship / ship / divingstory... they might enjoy the next one which is about a medieval castle haunted by ghosts or whatever they will come up with.. they then would be forced to pay 60$ in order to play the dlc - hence wont pick it up unles they are super into it

standalones is the way - unles they'd be generous and have a f2p version where you can join a game of someone that owns the game and have that as basis, that would be the best way

(plus.. the game is done in lets say 16 hours with all routes together, after that you likely wont replay it -- also i doubt it has lobbys to begin with.. i think it uses friendlist only.. yet we will see)

[TysonL]

Originally posted by Flying Fox:

Originally posted by TysonL:

i just hope they do it as DLC because i'd hate to buy 2nd different game and it will separte the online

makes absolutely no difference...
how will it seperate online? All would have to own the dlcs regardless AND choose to play that section... that makes it a seperate mode already

by making it dlc you force them to buy this version, even though they might not be interested in a ghostship / ship / divingstory... they might enjoy the next one which is about a medieval castle haunted by ghosts or whatever they will come up with.. they then would be forced to pay 60$ in order to play the dlc - hence wont pick it up unles they are super into it

standalones is the way - unles they'd be generous and have a f2p version where you can join a game of someone that owns the game and have that as basis, that would be the best way

(plus.. the game is done in lets say 16 hours with all routes together, after that you likely wont replay it -- also i doubt it has lobbys to begin with.. i think it uses friendlist only.. yet we will see)

um it does make a difference. forcing us to boot up different games for different online experiences is bad. means the newest game will always kill the old game. it's why i'm worried about all these games being different games than dlc. I'm going to buy them all but by the time we get to the 3rd game, no one will be online for this one.

[Delta]

Originally posted by TysonL:

Originally posted by Flying Fox:

makes absolutely no difference...
how will it seperate online? All would have to own the dlcs regardless AND choose to play that section... that makes it a seperate mode already

by making it dlc you force them to buy this version, even though they might not be interested in a ghostship / ship / divingstory... they might enjoy the next one which is about a medieval castle haunted by ghosts or whatever they will come up with.. they then would be forced to pay 60$ in order to play the dlc - hence wont pick it up unles they are super into it

standalones is the way - unles they'd be generous and have a f2p version where you can join a game of someone that owns the game and have that as basis, that would be the best way

(plus.. the game is done in lets say 16 hours with all routes together, after that you likely wont replay it -- also i doubt it has lobbys to begin with.. i think it uses friendlist only.. yet we will see)

um it does make a difference. forcing us to boot up different games for different online experiences is bad. means the newest game will always kill the old game. it's why i'm worried about all these games being different games than dlc. I'm going to buy them all but by the time we get to the 3rd game, no one will be online for this one.

And? that's how games work

[TysonL]

Originally posted by Delta:

Originally posted by TysonL:

um it does make a difference. forcing us to boot up different games for different online experiences is bad. means the newest game will always kill the old game. it's why i'm worried about all these games being different games than dlc. I'm going to buy them all but by the time we get to the 3rd game, no one will be online for this one.

And? that's how games work

your just too stupid to understand.. could you please stop replying to this thread. your clearly too simple minded to understand OP.

[Delta]

Originally posted by TysonL:

Originally posted by Delta:

And? that's how games work

your just too stupid to understand.. could you please stop replying to this thread. your clearly too simple minded to understand OP.

Oh noooo my poor feelings, they are so hurt by your comment Mr.Loser with a private steam profile like a baby

[[SF]Lone_Walker]

Originally posted by TysonL:

Originally posted by Flying Fox:

makes absolutely no difference...
how will it seperate online? All would have to own the dlcs regardless AND choose to play that section... that makes it a seperate mode already

by making it dlc you force them to buy this version, even though they might not be interested in a ghostship / ship / divingstory... they might enjoy the next one which is about a medieval castle haunted by ghosts or whatever they will come up with.. they then would be forced to pay 60$ in order to play the dlc - hence wont pick it up unles they are super into it

standalones is the way - unles they'd be generous and have a f2p version where you can join a game of someone that owns the game and have that as basis, that would be the best way

(plus.. the game is done in lets say 16 hours with all routes together, after that you likely wont replay it -- also i doubt it has lobbys to begin with.. i think it uses friendlist only.. yet we will see)

um it does make a difference. forcing us to boot up different games for different online experiences is bad. means the newest game will always kill the old game. it's why i'm worried about all these games being different games than dlc. I'm going to buy them all but by the time we get to the 3rd game, no one will be online for this one.

But you can play it offline just like Heavy Rain and you won't miss 0,1% of the story. Let's say there is a scene where one character goes upstairs and the other one downstairs: If you play online you have to choose only one character and your friend the other one and experience the events that comes after... Then if you play offline you will play as the character going upstairs and after his scene are done you will play as the character downstairs.... It's a win-win situation here!

[Mimic]

So Lone Walker is right, they are separate stories they do not connect in any shape or form. The only connection is the people producing it under "The Dark Pictures". From what I gather from TysonL's idea is to have a UI interface "The Dark Pictures Anthology" with all 4 or 5 stories in the same place. This way it is easier to switch from one story to another while still being logged into one main area to access it all.

I could take or leave this idea, since they are separate stories. It's not a problem for me to select the one I want from my steam list to play. I can see more of a need if it was chapters within a longer story, but I don't think it is needed.

[NeverSleeper]

Originally posted by Miki the OΛ:

The Dark Pictures Anthology — a series of standalone horror games.
So every new chapter/episode will have own "steam storepage" or it will be work like dlc?
It would be cool if they gonna just make storepage "The Dark Pictures Anthology" with upcoming chapters.

They are not 'Chapters' they are FULL games on their own and there will be 8 of them released over then next 5 years

[NeverSleeper]

Originally posted by TysonL:

i just hope they do it as DLC because i'd hate to buy 2nd different game and it will separte the online

Thats not how video games work. Shadow of the Tomb Raider wasn't a DLC for Rise of the Tomb Raider, Red Dead Redemption 2 was not a DLC for Red Dead Redemption.

These are NOT episodes, these are SEPARATE GAMES that they will be developing over multiple years and they will be sold separately.

[Crazyhobo100]

This is a series of games and Man of Medan is the first game in the series.

[NeverSleeper]

Originally posted by Crazyhobo100:

This is a series of games and Man of Medan is the first game in the series.

+1

Exactly. Not sure why this is so difficult for people to grasp. "The Dark Pictures" is not a single game, they are announcing plans for a SERIES of games that will release over multiple years.