Since Halloween is still fresh in our minds, now is an excellent time to dim the lights and settle in for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, Supermassive Games’ latest excursion into interactive terror. As with its like-minded theatrical brethren, Little Hope provides dialled-in scares and gigantic leaps in logic that will leave you either scratching your head in confusion or chuckling under your breath.

This may sound like some sort of brutal take of what Little Hope has to offer, but on the contrary, this review will shine a light on the game’s many high points despite its baked-in shortcomings. Although it doesn’t come close to hitting the heights of Until Dawn, it’s light years better than the disappointing first installment of the Dark Pictures Anthology franchise, Man of Medan. Little Hope doesn’t make any bold or surprising strides in the horror genre, but it...