Bagging somewhat mixed reviews from critics, SuperMassive recently debuted the second entry in its Dark Pictures Anthology series, allowing players to finally encounter the terrifying scares of Little Hope. Similar to Man of Medan, reaching the game’s credits netted a spooky new tease for what players can expect next, with the studio announcing through a teaser that its next game would focus on a group of soldiers and be titled House of Ashes.
However, outside of its trailer and general setting, little else was really revealed about the game or its premise. Luckily, Bandai Namco decided to change that earlier today, revealing exactly what players can expect from the third entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology. Alongside officially showing off the teaser and announcing its 2021 release window for those who haven’t yet played Little Hope, the team also revealed some story details for House of Ashes as well as confirming it’ll come to next-generation consoles.
According to a statement on Bandai Namco’s website, the game will take place during the Iraq War in 2003. It allegedly follows a CIA operative called Rachel King (speculated to be played by former High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale), who joins up with a band of elite military soldiers to raid a secret, underground chemical weapons facility. The squad gets ambushed, with the resulting conflict opening up a series of sinkholes in the desert that plunge the warring parties into the ruins of a buried Sumerian temple.
As expected from a Supermassive game, they won’t be alone in this newfound underworld. Several “ancient and unearthly creatures” have awoken, and will hunt the player as they look for a means of escape. It sounds like an appropriate new tale for the studio, who has been carving a series of creepy, moral-choice-focused narrative adventure games since the release of Until Dawn back in 2015. It seems little will change in this new entry, with Supermassive announcing that “horrific discoveries and impossible decisions face the survivors” as they combat their pursuers and look to escape with their lives.
As for Little Hope, the game was definitely something of a mixed bag for the studio. While many claimed that it was a step up from the similarly criticized Man of Medan, others had issues with its more linear story, uninteresting characters, and lack of impactful moral choices. That didn’t stop many from still enjoying Little Hope in spite of its flaws, with House of Ashes sure to still draw in a significant audience when it’s slated to drop next year.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Bandai Namco
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