30 years ago, you’d be hard pressed to find a horror movie that didn’t focus on attractive teenagers getting cut up into little pieces as punishment for their rebellious attitudes and sexual proclivities. Though the slasher film in earnest eventually ran out of steam at the end of the ‘80s, it’s since found success in throwbacks and parodies; affectionate nods to a time when jocks were jocks, nerds were nerds, and everyone desired the pretty blond cheerleader.
Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn plays with familiar slasher movie beats in big, broad strokes. Its group of teens are familiar - the guys are obnoxious and wear letter jackets, the girls are petty and narcissistic - and all are driven primarily by their sex drives. In my two-hour playthrough I found them pretty exhausting, but I’m inclined to think that’s the point. After all, something out there in the woods is going to punish them for being very bad boys and girls.
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Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn plays with familiar slasher movie beats in big, broad strokes. Its group of teens are familiar - the guys are obnoxious and wear letter jackets, the girls are petty and narcissistic - and all are driven primarily by their sex drives. In my two-hour playthrough I found them pretty exhausting, but I’m inclined to think that’s the point. After all, something out there in the woods is going to punish them for being very bad boys and girls.
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