We’ve been aware of Directive 8020 for a good few months, as details of The Dark Pictures Anthology’s second season were revealed by trademark filings back in February. Four other upcoming game titles were shown in the filings: The Craven Man, Intercession, Winterfold, and the unusual sounding Presents O Death. The first season of The Dark Pictures only had four games, so that last one might be something different than we’re used to from the anthology series. Rebecca had a chance to go hands-on with the imminent The Dark Pictures instalment The Devil In Me just before Halloween, and reckoned it could end up being the best one yet. It’s a different kind of game to the first three, because there’s no supernatural goings on. Directive 8020 sounds like it’ll veer straight into sci-fi horror onboard a starship, which continues the break from the supernatural The Devil In Me has started. Will it end up feeling like a straight-to-video take on other horror games such as Dead Space or Alien: Isolation though? Actually, that sounds quite interesting. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me creeps onto Steam tomorrow, November 18th. No release date for Directive 8020 just yet, but I’ll update you when more’s announced.
