However, The Medium falls short of greatness due to an overzealous script. In many ways, The Medium is an excellent next-gen showcase and an atmospheric horror game on par with Silent Hill. Thanks to the power of next-gen consoles, The Medium’s “Dual Reality” system lets players control Marianne in both worlds at once to explore and solve puzzles. What unfolds is a horrific adventure involving both realms that evokes Silent Hill a great deal. She ventures to the mysterious and dilapidated Niwa Hotel to learn more about her powers, mysterious past, and a dream where she sees a young girl die. But her investigative journey has her exploring the Spirit World and Material World in equal measure, sometimes at the same time. The Mediumis centered around the titular medium Marianne, who has the power to communicate with people in the Spirit World - and to explore it at will. It’s also a true next-gen console exclusive. The Medium from Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team is the first truly big-budget Xbox Series X exclusive. It’s no secret that Microsoft’s new consoles launched without many compelling exclusives outside of fantastic indie games like Call of the Sea. ![]() Now they join their creative forces for the music and songs of The Medium.The Xbox Series X’s biggest exclusive yet, The Medium, doesn’t quite live up to the hype this interdimensional horror game garnered heading up to its January 28 release. Yamaoka-san is a legendary Japanese composer best known for his work on the Silent Hill series Reikowski is a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominee who worked on such acclaimed horror games as Blair Witch, Layers of Fear, and Observer. Immerse yourself in the disturbing and oppressive atmosphere of the game thanks to the original ‘dual’ soundtrack co-created by Akira Yamaoka and Arkadiusz Reikowski. This world has been invented and designed under the inspiration of Zdzisław Beksiński’s paintings, Polish dystopian surrealist internationally recognized for his distinctive and strikingly ominous style. The Medium’s spirit world is a dark mirror reflection of our reality, a grim and unsettling place where our unpunished deeds, evil urges, and vile secrets manifest themselves and can take on a form. Explore the physical world and the spirit world simultaneously, and use the interactions between them to solve dual-reality puzzles, unlock new paths, and awaken memories of past events. ![]() Never-seen-before and officially patented gameplay that plays out across two worlds displayed at the same time. As a medium you see, hear and experience more than others, and with every new perspective you will change your perception on what happened at the Niwa resort. Create energy shields and deliver powerful spirit blasts to survive the spirit world and its otherworldly dangers.ĭelve deep into a mature and morally ambiguous story, where nothing is what it seems and everything has another side. Use the Out of Body experience to investigate places where your real-world self can’t go. Travel between the realities or explore them both at the very same time. Wield unique psychic abilities reserved for those with the gift. ![]() The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features patented dual-reality gameplay and an original soundtrack co-composed by Arkadiusz Reikowski and Akira Yamaoka. Use your psychic abilities to solve puzzles spanning both worlds, uncover deeply disturbing secrets, and survive encounters with The Maw - a monster born from an unspeakable tragedy. Explore the real world and the spirit world at the same time. Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve.
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