'The Quarry' is a standout slasher that takes just a few wrong turns

It's not often I have a lot to say about a game's menu options, but I have to give credit where credit is due: "The Quarry's" UI is an impeccably tailored and delightful nostalgia trip. Slasher films saw their heyday in the late '70s and '80s, and Supermassive Games fully commits to that aesthetic. The starting screen menu mimics a chunky desktop from the early days of computer graphics. Each of the branching paths shaped by the player's choices -- the equivalent of the Butterfly Effect mechanic in "Until Dawn" -- is represented by a VHS tape with a unique cover in the style of vintage horror movie posters. Several have stickers slapped on top: price tags and reminders to "Be kind and rewind!"