Interactive Live-Action Shorts For PS4's Horror Game UNTIL DAWN

Supermassive Games and Sony have revealed a really cool interactive short film to promote their upcoming horror game Until Dawn. They are developing a short series of live-action films to "illustrate the gravity of the decisions you’ll be forced to make in the game."

The short films explore certain scenarios that were inspired by the game. The first is an interactive one called “Choices,” in which you get to determine what happens in the story. The other short I included is called “Road Not Taken.” It's not interactive, but it has a great dark tone and atmosphere that you will see in the game.

I had the opportunity to play Until Dawn at E3 earlier this summer, and I really enjoyed it! It's a very different and unique way of playing games and telling stories. 

Eight friends trapped together on a remote mountain retreat, and they aren’t alone. Gripped by dread, with tensions running high, they must fight through their fear if they all hope to make through the night in one piece. Play as each of the eight characters and experience fear like you never have before. Every decision you make in your terrifying search for answers could mean the difference between life and death, but for whom? Your actions alone will decide who survives Until Dawn.
Make the impossible choices, where every decision in your terrifying search for answers could mean the difference between life and death, but for who? Harnessing the power of an evolved Killzone Shadow Fall engine, Until Dawn will shock you with realistic graphics and terrify you edge-of-your seat gameplay. Carve your path to survival with branching story lines that promise no two experiences will be the same. The choices you make may ripple unseen into moments of grave peril, or they may very well save a life. Immerse yourself in a truly spine-tingling story written in collaboration with famed cult writer/directors Larry Fessenden & Graham Reznick.

The director of the "Choices" short film had this to say about bringing it to life:

"We took our inspiration from the many choices presented in the game and from its cinematic style. 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 ...we find that extremely cool!"

Until Dawn is a PlayStation 4 exclusive, and it will be released on August 25th, 2016.

Available 8/25/15 https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/until-dawn-ps4/ From the Film Director We took our inspiration from the many choices presented in the game and from its cinematic style. 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.

Who will survive? Eight friends trapped together on a remote mountain retreat, and they aren't alone. Gripped by dread, with tensions running high, they must fight through their fear if they all hope to make through the night in one piece. Play as each of the eight characters and experience fear like you never have before.

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