One of the biggest selling points of the upcoming survival horror game Until Dawn is about how the choices you make during the game affect the gameplay and story later on.
To explain how those choices in the game work, Sony worked with MoFilm on a series of interactive live-action films that explain how choices matter in the world of Until Dawn. Each film offers you, the viewer, a choice, and based on what you decide, the film plays out with that decision in mind.
Although these are live-action films, unlike the video game, the films do recreate two scenarios inspired by the game. Do you run, defend yourself or explore that strange noise? The choice is up to you.
The first film, appropriately titled "Choices," recreates a classic horror scenario.
"We took our inspiration from the many choices presented in the game and from its cinematic style," said the film's director, Torben. "We want to give the viewer a feeling of what it's like being caught up with a killer on the loose - having to make life threatening decisions on the run. Most people can relate to watching a horror and disapprove of the decisions made by the main protagonists. Now you can actually have a say in them - and carry full responsibility if the protagonist gets away or is killed in a brutal way..."
The second film, hosted by GameStop as part of Sony's promotional efforts for Until Dawn, finds its basis on the Robert Frost poem, "The Road Less Traveled.:
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In Until Dawn, you play eight teenagers who spend the night in a haunted cabin. Choices those characters make decide who lives and who dies. Because of the game's unique design, multiple playthroughs of the game will reveal all aspects of its story.
Until Dawn launches exclusively on the PlayStation 4 on August 25.
Photo credit: Sony
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