A solid follow-up from the studio that brought us Until Dawn. For fans of the previous title a lot will feel familiar in Man of Medan, which continues the decision-based narrative, QTE format. We again find ourselves controlling each one of a group of characters, each with their own evolving personality traits, changing based on our choices. For our unsuspecting actors we make moral or practical decisions; some of the heart and some more cerebral, determining each of their fates as we do so.

A WARNING though, that it may not be the fate of our controlled character that we are deciding. Much like the previous installment, all is not is always as it seems.

Man of Medan retains the high-quality production value of the first title, with excellent voice acting and model capture that really bring the characters to life. The aesthetic, mechanics and episodic format will also feel very familiar for fans of the previous title, all of which are great. The studio has expanded upon the decision making mechanic, which can now steer the story in far more directions, allowing for fairly unique paths through the game. There are also a multitude of - distinctive - endings to see, meaning that the game has a lot of replayability.

In fact to 100% it you'll NEED to replay the game in order to see all of the different scenes and levels. Fret not though, as the game sits at around the 4-5 hour completion mark - the sweet spot for the story in my opinion.

Unfortunately the odd model glitch does present itself when the game transitions to one of its unique-to-decision(s) cutscenes, breaking the 4th wall a little. There is also the tendency for the game to progress forwards into the next area with no apparent warning that it's going to do so - walking through an open door, opening the wrong door, or interacting with the wrong object in a room.

I WANTED TO EXPLORE THE AREA GUYS, NOW I MISSED SOMETHING, DIDN'T I?

The environments are also a little limited, with the second half (OR bulk) of the game taking place on a dingy ship. It's a very nice dingy ship, but the PS4 / PS5 generation of hardware and my PC can do a lot more than the game is throwing at it from its release date. I guess the previous Sony "exclusive" budget was a lot higher.

With those few issues said though, the game is fantastic. It boasts a genuinely intriguing story and a high-fidelity decision mechanic that brings a lot of value in terms of both story progression and replayability. A definite recommendation, even at full price.

i believe i finished this too quickly (played thru it in 1 sitting without break) but besides that, this game is very fun and now i'm grasping at my chest in fear i'll have a heart attack lol.
i'm not sure if it was just the ending i got or if they are all like that but it felt quite rushed and i feel as if there could've been more to the game but i totally missed things ofc..
anyways LOVE the characters! love the setting yet the scares were expected but nonetheless scary
now time to buy another one of these games when i get the chance!

FOR A GAME MADE FOR COOP YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD TRY AND MAKE THE ONLINE COOP WORK.