I love that your choices feel like and do actually carry so much weight. That is what aids the storytelling very well. I am also such a fan of the idea that decisions you make early on can affect the outcomes and endings that you get. During my first few hours, I questioned every single choice I made. That’s where The Quarry shines. The choose your own adventure aspect of these games is extremely unique and is such an engaging way to tell a story. 

On a base PlayStation 4, I did encounter some minor bugs and glitches. Nothing game breaking, but textures would glitch, take extra time to load in, dialogue would either be completely cut or repeat, and loading screens were very slow at times. Unfortunately, I had these exact same issues playing the Dark Pictures Anthology, so these seem to be recurring bugs that this studio keeps presenting.   

Admittedly, I was a little lukewarm on the supernatural aspect. I think that Until Dawn’s overall approach was stronger, but The Quarry presents everything more cohesively and ties the supernatural aspect into the overall story much better. The game could have worked without but it helps tie the overall picture together. 

I think this is a perfect horror story for the Summertime. It captures Summer camp and an essence of being carefree perfectly, minus all the dark parts. I also laughed out loud multiple times at a good amount of dialogue that I heard in my play through.

Another thing that I really appreciate is the death rewind feature, seeing the outcomes of everyone living and dying, the director’s cut, and the multiplayer modes. These features all enhance the player’s experience and are something out of the norm as well as making replayability high. I like that Supermassive games chooses to include different ways to experience their games. 

All in all, I loved this game. I would recommend it if you like horror games that are decision making based homages to teenage 80’s Summer camp slasher type stories.