Slow walk sim into forced unskippable cut-scenes with the worst voice acting in any game. Did they hire from Temu? Brenda Song was the saving Grace but slogging through 8 horrifyingly boring chapters to get some below mid moments is not enough to lift this from a 0 to a 1. Slow walking, bad writing, weird dialog, pointless lore and character building. I am ashamed to have played this game but my chat enjoyed the torture and mental toil that came along with watching me stare at the screen in disgust while the horrible music played as if it was some epic montage when it seemed like a high school coded science fair project. I highly recommend anyone that would like to punish their enemies to recommend this game to those they hate. this may actually be a CIA experiment to make people suffer and see if they will do it willingly. Chat comments: "off brand until dawn" / "Disgraced my future children" / "Ryan gosling sad emoji" "it was really bad" "i now know why i never played this again" #discodisapproved

My fav game ever I love emma <3 this game made me love video games again ily supermassive please make more

The Quarry is a mid-tier AAA game. As one of Supermassive's finest projects, it perfectly recreates the spirit of classic 1980s American slasher films. Graphics - 9/10. Built on UE4, the developers pushed the engine to its absolute limit, delivering visuals that practically blur the line between a game and a live-action movie. The facial animation of the characters is phenomenal - at the time of the game's release, it was simply unmatched. The only downsides, for which I docked one point, are the aggressive post-processing effects like motion blur and depth of field, as well as the cinematic black bars. You cannot disable them natively in the settings, so I had to use a third-party tool called IGCSClient. Another minor flaw is the "plastic-looking" water (UE4 traditionally struggles with fluid simulation), but fortunately, there are not that many scenes featuring bodies of water. Gameplay - 6/10. The Quarry offers classic interactive movie gameplay. Everything follows the Supermassive formula: slow-paced exploration of an atmospheric night camp, collecting notes and Tarot cards, and QTEs. The "Paths" choice system is executed brilliantly in my experience, your decisions truly carry weight and can either save a character or get them killed instantly. Audio - 9.5/10. The soundtrack is spectacular, perfectly setting the tone for a teen slasher. Modern indie rock and pop tracks contrast beautifully with the dark orchestral scores during action sequences. The Hollywood actors earned every single penny of their paychecks. The voice acting of Ted Raimi (Travis), David Arquette (Chris), and almost all of the young counselors sounds incredibly natural, capturing all the necessary nuances of fear, panic, or silly teenage humor. The characters turned out colorful and lively you genuinely believe them and root for them. The sound effects and ambience are also solid, though without any real "wow" factor. Story - 7/10. The game's lore and the story told through notes, newspaper clippings, and podcasts are genuinely interesting. However, there is nothing groundbreaking about the main plot — it is your typical slasher setup: occasionally silly, sometimes cliché (the friend I played with during my first playthrough kept guessing the jumpscares), with its own twists and turns. Still, I feel like these kinds of projects are carried heavily by the characters and the acting, and the performances here are a solid 10 out of 10. All in all, it is just a decent plot: you won't find yourself facepalming through the game, and for that, I'm thankful. Game Time - 8–10 hours. I beat the game twice. The first time was a co-op run with a friend — we ended up burying half the crew, and that playthrough took about 8 hours. The second time I went solo, aiming for the best ending to save all the counselors, which took around 10 hours. Bugs and optimization - 7/10. It is a bit hard for me to judge this fairly because across two full playthroughs, I didn't experience any crashes or major bugs. The worst graphical artifact I noticed was Abi's hair glitching out in a couple of scenes. The game ran surprisingly stable for me. However, it would be foolish to deny the well-known fact: at launch, The Quarry was a technical mess with tons of issues of varying scale — from severe FPS drops to micro-stutters. For me personally, it was an 8 out of 10 experience. But I stand firmly against the absolute BS of unfinished release versions, so I'm knocking it down to a 7. Verdict: 8/10. Naturally, I recommend The Quarry. Fans of the genre can safely pick it up at full price. For everyone else, I'd suggest waiting for a 50% discount, as 8 hours of gameplay isn't exactly a whole lot.