Some of you will remember, but for those who don't, Supermassive Games' schlocky horror Until Dawn was originally in development for the PlayStation 3 – and, primarily, the PlayStation Move motion controller. It was planned to be an exclusive for Sony's illuminating wand, with the gameplay built around the 3D tracking of the globe-tipped accessory.
Of course, development was eventually rebooted for the PlayStation 4, and we received one of the better Sony published titles of the generation so far in return. But it seems that the PS3 version was quite far along before being scrapped, as this extended footage of the fearsome affair proves. Story beats remain familiar, but the production values are a step below the final product.
It's the first-person gameplay that's curious, though, providing a different perspective to the finished product in order to incorporate the PlayStation Move controller as a torch. Clearly this would have been a big release for Sony's ill-fated peripheral, but we're glad that the game got retooled for the PS4 – it's still one of the better titles available on the platform.
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Wow. That's a big step up. I'm so glad they changed it. Ended up loving until dawn.
Really enjoyed this game but only managed to save 2 people. Still there's always next time
Definitely better that this game got to PS4 instead. Being a PS Move exclusive (shudder....) would have likely hindered it.
Although I guess it's only fitting that it had a spinoff released for VR.
This formula would have worked well with the PS VR out now
Dollars to donuts they changed from first person to third person when they realised that we couldn't watch Hayden Pannateirieereereiiee run around in a towel for two hours if we were seeing it through her eyes.
Love this game. I really hope there'll be a sequel...
Got this for ps4 and loved it. First time I played it I only saved one and I weren't happy, wanted to save them all, so I played it again and managed to save 4 of them that time. I'll go back to it one day and try and save more. Just like an old school 80-90 horror film. Had me jumping a few times. Glad they made it into the 3rd person view. Brilliant game!!!!!
The PS4's version was incredible! A true classic title that really helped the horror-game-genre step up! However, this version also looks pretty fun and interesting too, and if they changed it around a little, they could make it a cheap little title for the PS4 (changing the name a little too) and possibly have another hit. I really hope there's a sequel to the PS4 version, but I also hope there isn't (Movie horror sequels are usually bad, so the same could possibly go with horror games). Glad they had a massive hit!
I liked this so much I platinumed it twice, one on my main, one on my yank account.
Give it a Pro patch!
@Splat Sony should have greenlit a sequel immediately, but it doesn't sound like it has.
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