Those that managed to unlock the secret ending forThe Dark Pictures: Man of Medanunlocked ateaser trailer forDark Pictures: Little Hope, and now the same has happened for the third game in Supermassive’s horror anthology series. Thanks to the secret teaser trailer,The Dark Pictures: House of Asheshas been confirmed to be the third game in the series, currently slated to launch at some point in 2021.
The Dark Pictures: House of Ashesappears to be set in a desert, with the characters exploring a dark cave system. Unlike the protagonists ofMan of MedanandLittle Hope, it appears the characters inHouse of Asheswill be better-equipped to fight off whatever is coming after them, as the trailer shows machineguns. Other than that, it’s difficult to determine what exactlyThe Dark Pictures: House of Asheswill be about, but fans should learn more next year.
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Each game inThe Dark Picturesseries has featured a Hollywood actor, who also appears on the cover.Man of Medanfeatured Shawn Ashmore, and the newly-releasedLittle Hopefeatured Will Poulter. Now it appears as thoughThe Dark Pictures: House of Asheswill starHigh School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale, though that has yet to be confirmed. If the actress seen in the teaser trailerisn’tAshley Tisdale, it’s someone who looks exactly like her.
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The only other piece of information fans can glean aboutThe Dark Pictures: House of Ashesis that it could very well be the final game in the series.Whenplayers finishThe Dark Pictures: Little Hope, The Curator says that he will see the players “at least one more time.” He also hints atThe Dark Pictures: House of Ashes' setting, suggesting that they will meet again in an Arabian desert.
Based on the release dates forThe Dark Pictures: Man of MedanandLittle Hope, fans should be able to expectThe Dark Pictures: House of Ashesto drop in either the summer or fall of 2021. It would make sense to try releasing the game near Halloween again, as that seems to be when the public is most interested in horror experiences.
WhenThe Dark Pictures: House of Ashesdoes launch, it will be interesting to see if it addresses some of the complaints directed at the first two games in the series.Little Hopereviewshave been mixed, as were the reviews forMan of Medan, with neither game meeting the high bar set byUntil Dawn. Maybe withThe Dark Picturesanthology series, the third time’s the charm.
The Dark Pictures: House of Asheswill launch in 2021 for unspecified platforms.
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