If this game worked, it would be right up there with the best of the 'Dark Pictures' games. I did like how the two players are given very different paths through the game. The problem is, it doesn't work. On PS5, the glitches, some of them game-breaking, make it a nightmare to play. I could deal with the broken interaction points, the parts of the game wherein my character was invisible, the deaths that were impossible to prevent, etc. What I couldn't deal with is the broken Options menu that doesn't allow you to change your controls. Fighting with the sluggish camera speed and non-inverted camera direction for the entire game length made the game a chore to play. And my co-op partner and I had to attempt the final sequence three or four times, with the game breaking every time. Left it alone, came back a week later, changed some in-game decisions, and somehow made it to the ending. We fought against this game and somehow won. Not the experience you want with a piece of entertainment.

I like the concept of the resurrected murder hotel. I didn't like the storytelling, in that nothing really makes sense unless you connect the dots among all the documents and photos you encounter along the way. But none of that really matters if you're considering playing this on PS5. The game barely works. Damn shame to end Season 1 of 'Dark Pictures' on this note.