Review: ‘Until Dawn’ starts strong, gets lost in the fog - The Baylor Lariat

Until Dawn Will Disappoint Most Fans of the Game

Until Dawn, developed by Supermassive Games on the PS4, is a beloved game that displays its inspirations happily: those 80s and 90s horror flicks that we all loved, usually depicting a group of hapless teenagers in sticky situations. We’re talking about Halloween, Friday the 13th, Scream and other such classics. They’re all kinda schlocky, and that’s what I loved about them. And that’s what I love about Until Dawn. But what happens when you loos…

Review: ‘Until Dawn’ starts strong, gets lost in the fog - The Baylor Lariat

By Shane Mead | Staff Writer Throughout my life, I’ve never been super interested in the horror genre. It’s just felt so bland — a serial killer is on the loose, a ghost haunts a house or some monster terrifies a community. Then the threat is defeated, or it isn’t, and the concept is milked for a part two. But when I watched the trailer for “Until Dawn,” it piqued my interest. It’s essentially a Groundhog Day-style horror film, in which the char…