The Medium

Almost three months after launch, the Xbox Series X gets its first next-gen console exclusive… but is it better than medium-quality?

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The Medium is a horror title with next-gen aspirations that rely on a split-screen dual-reality system and ray-tracing rather than its style, which evokes classic survival horror games.

The titular medium is Marianne, a woman haunted by the dream (or memory?) of a girl’s murder; in this role you have the power to communicate with spirits as well as a sixth sense for hidden objects. Things start off pretty sombre, but pick up after a mysterious phone call leads you to a nearby abandoned hotel…