The Darkest Awakening(Video Game)

The Darkest Awakening(Video Game) is a 2019 role-playing video game developed by Maxis based on the live-action television the same name. The player first controls Luke in Level 0 until they are free to choose any character to control. Later in the game, you can unlock different characters in order to control them.

The game took inspiration from Undertale, Deltarune, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, The Sims, The Amazing Spider-Man, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club! Doki Doki Literature Club] and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events(video game). The game is available in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Maori.

Gameplay
The game will start off with a brief cutscene with Luke narrating that bit. Then the player starts off controlling him. Then, the player starts interacting with students from the university. There, he introduces the player to his friends. After the cutscene, you get to unlock and control the characters. You can choose different characters to control.

In battle mode, the only villains you're going to fight are Chase and Medusa. The only 2 main characters you're going to fight are Harry and Brad. Different characters have different powers. Interestingly you'll have to restart the game and change your character if you control Brad in Level 7 in the chapter, Beach Battle.

To play in the console version, control the character by using the directional buttons of the DualShock, press triangle to jump, press circle to attack, press x to duck and press square to use powers when battle mode is on. Press square for a long time, you'll activate your powers. You can also press squathe re to interact when you're not in battle mode and enter a section.

To play in the PC version, control the character by using the up, down, left and right arrows, press shift to jump, press spacebar to attack and press enter to use powers when battle mode is on. Press A, you'll activate your powers. Press the I key to interact. You can use the arrow keys to adjust and use the enter key to enter.