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I give it a thumbs up but with heavy critique. I played it with a friend through the movie story using remote play, which worked fine despite some hiccups with the streaming. Overall I believe I would have rated the game 6/10. I do support the Dark Anthology games as they do make for an interesting game play with friends. Personally I wouldn't have played these games by myself in single-player.
Straight to the point:
Ignoring the introduction of the game and straight to the actual group you're playing - So we enter this area and mysterious things happen. You soon realise things aren't as they should be which should be expected from entering a murder hotel that this game is about.
Starting with the negative
The camera at times doesn't feel right, and sometimes it just seem way too close. The same can be said with pointing light at things and it just felt jerky. I can also say that it makes hard to find things when everything is dark literally 90% of the time and your groups items are real bad at illuminating. Also: What is the point with giving a super good flashlight near the end of the game when you don't need it? Troll us?
Throughout the game, several times there are things that just doesn't make any sense at all example the big flashlight. In several scenes people don't react according to how they would in real life. Things that make no logical sense - like people not hearing sounds they would of heard in real life. People who ignore facts and information that was just put right in front of them. A superb example of this is in the end of the game which I must say felt rushed and open. There was no closure to a game that needs closure. There's no continuation to this game planned.

If you don't mind spoilers you can read in more detail below.
SPOILER ALERT: In the ending you run down the lighthouse to a boat where you see this State police guy who arrive. He finds a body and sees your group meet him head on and starts pointing his gun at your group as they appear in front of him. Then the killer throws a molotov cocktail right on his boat behind him, and you tell him "Look behind you!!". No heeeeeck no he won't. Because he don't believe a group of 5 people. Let's also add that this guy pops out of nothing - most likely as a reaction to the lighthouse being lit. But he is alone and lasts a couple minutes before the end of him.
What happens is the cop doesn't hear the molotov cocktail made of a glass bottle shatter against his boat right behind him despite the distance being a couple meters behind. He doesn't react at all to the fire that now surrounds his entire boat - like if he wouldn't notice that in the dark with his side vision - or the light it would generate in the dark. Instead the guy reacts like: No no no I won't listen to you guys!!!" And then he is viciously killed by the killer who assaults him with an axe. Just what? How can you not notice something like that???? AND THE BOAT EXPLODES! HOW DID IT EXPLODE? Does the state police trooper carry explosives in his boat? What happened! There was a humongous explosion that threw him forward with zero context!
Then you do a fight with the killer and he falls down into the water with some sea anchor embedded in his chest. Surprise surprise he is still alive in the end! I didn't see that coming as predictable as this game has been with constant uno-reverses used in this game! So after all this, after I cry and sweat and cry more trying to get through this game despite scenes making no sense and being highly unpredictable due to the killer being everywhere - he is still alive and in business with starting a new hotel. Okay, fine I think. There was a chance that he would survive and continue after all. Despite everything. Even if it makes no sense he would have started a new hotel and gotten away with it.
But wait there's more! A new group is watching the news which explain this exact thing happening. Then this girl runs in and tells them hey!! I won this amazing trip to this hotel from Du'Met (THE KILLER!) he will transport us with a limousine! LET'S GO!!! And the group? "AWESOME!!! THAT'S COOL!! LETS GO!" like WHAT!! YOU JUST SAW ON THE NEWS EXPLAINING THE KILLER DOING EXACTLY THAT WITH THE DOCUMENTARY GROUP - NOTHING SUSPICIOUS HUH? So yeah, no. Human reaction&Logic 0/10. Let's not talk about the fact how the killer would have been caught the moment he started a new hotel in the exact same manner. But rationality & realism is something this game lacks.
The positive about the game is that it had a nice atmosphere, despite feeling cramped. You understand the killer and the people more and more as you read through the documents and info put through the game. You understand his background, what he enjoys and why he enjoys doing what he does and so on. Overall the game feels like it manages to replicate something a disturbed person like that would enjoy. It is fun to play with friends, and I think the game is either a love and hate thing. This game would be better if you ignore all the stupid things that happen in the game.
In addition - In all fairness, it would make more sense if the documentary crew stayed at least one day before they were exposed to his scheme to end them. That way he would have time to study them a bit more in his environment. But it is what it is.
Gameplay 5/10
Story 7/10
Events: 5/10
Characters 5/10
Obstacles/puzzles/challenges 6/10
Overall: 6/10
Before buying I recommend buying the game if you are especially interested after making some research or if the game is on discount.