It definitely has a Mulholland Drive vibeThe mere fact they mentioned David Lynch...and nudity...does it have a one-hand mode?
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Immortality - Review Thread
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Cyberpunkd
Member
Just remembered I have still a year of Game Pass Ultimate with cloud gaming, let’s see how well it works.
GreenAlien
Member
I just stumbled upon the ending. No idea what is going on in this game. Uncovering new clips is way too random. I have not even finished going through most of the first movie 
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Maybe trying to focus on one movie at a time was the wrong approach to this..
As it is, I feel like there is an interesting story and concept in there somewhere, but the way it is executed doesn't work. The game part doesnt work. I don't get those reviews.
Also, the ending credits seem to be bugged, maybe only in the gamepass version. As in, they don't roll, you just get a background image while music plays and you can't do anything anymore.
.Maybe trying to focus on one movie at a time was the wrong approach to this..
As it is, I feel like there is an interesting story and concept in there somewhere, but the way it is executed doesn't work. The game part doesnt work. I don't get those reviews.
Also, the ending credits seem to be bugged, maybe only in the gamepass version. As in, they don't roll, you just get a background image while music plays and you can't do anything anymore.
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FunkMiller
Gold Member
I don't know whether this is actually a good game or not yet, but I definitely want to drill the main chick in it... which is I'm sure is exactly what Sam Barlow's intention was
Negotiator101
Member
WTF are you talking about?I don't know whether this is actually a good game or not yet, but I definitely want to drill the main chick in it... which is I'm sure is exactly what Sam Barlow's intention was
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
New to the FMV games?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
How is this a post ?
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Eh.
One the one hand, it's extremely creative. On the other, it's bathed in the glow of its own cleverness.
I very much enjoyed the conceit of uncovering and archiving the footage to sort out what happens to the main character, but the actual execution of how the story is unveiled is pretty poor.
I'm all for some ambiguity, but you've still eventually got to join the dots in a cohesive and coherent way, that leaves the player satisfied with the conclusion that's been reached. This game never does that. It simply throws a lot of disparate elements at you, fails to explain great swathes of the storyline, and requires you to fill in the blanks. Some might assume this is genius, but I personally think its just plain lazy.
Genius doesn't lie in cryptic information. It lies in presenting that cryptic information in such a way that it all slots together to complete the puzzle. None of that going on here. It's great to posit a storyline
. Otherwise you have a great concept, but a poor execution.
Barlow has been sniffing his own farts a bit. Come back when you tell an actual cohesive story mate, instead of asking the audience to do most of the job for you.
One the one hand, it's extremely creative. On the other, it's bathed in the glow of its own cleverness.
I very much enjoyed the conceit of uncovering and archiving the footage to sort out what happens to the main character, but the actual execution of how the story is unveiled is pretty poor.
I'm all for some ambiguity, but you've still eventually got to join the dots in a cohesive and coherent way, that leaves the player satisfied with the conclusion that's been reached. This game never does that. It simply throws a lot of disparate elements at you, fails to explain great swathes of the storyline, and requires you to fill in the blanks. Some might assume this is genius, but I personally think its just plain lazy.
Genius doesn't lie in cryptic information. It lies in presenting that cryptic information in such a way that it all slots together to complete the puzzle. None of that going on here. It's great to posit a storyline
where demonic entities take control of human beings to live out their creative fantasies, but you have to be clearer at the conclusion about how and when and why they came to do this
Barlow has been sniffing his own farts a bit. Come back when you tell an actual cohesive story mate, instead of asking the audience to do most of the job for you.
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Ansphn
Member
How is this an answer to my question?
Ansphn
Member
What ever it is, its not a game
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Stupid questions deserve stupid answers.
Educate yourself, FMV games are some of the oldest in the entire medium.
Ansphn
Member
How is it stupid? We're calling movies, games now? Enjoy your movie then.
BigbyTheSheriff
Member
Don't be ignorant. It's still a game, whether you like it or not.
akimbo009
Gold Member
Pack it up folks! This isn't a game, this isn't a gaming thread, and this isn't a gaming discussion. It's been declared. If you don't have *checks notes*..... things that meet Ansphn's random bullshit criteria then it's not a game.
Nothing to see here, folks.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
So I beat it. Just going to wait for a guide to get the last few scenes I haven’t unlocked instead of randomly clicking around. Story is… OK. Nothing fantastic, nothing horrid. Just incredibly overhyped for zero reason. 6/10 game easy.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
This seems cool.
"Available on: PC, Xbox, iOS"
*has PlayStation and Android phone*
"Available on: PC, Xbox, iOS"
*has PlayStation and Android phone*
Pallas
Gold Member
You can tell someone has never played a FMV game, or even heard of the concept. It’s a game and a established genre. It’s irrelevant that you think it’s not an actual game though. It’s understandable if you don’t like games like this but others do.
Anyway, I do enjoy a good FMV game. It’s definitely a different experience, sort of like visual novels. Will be checking this out, and trying to avoid spoilers so I’m not clicking any links and gonna dive into this blind.
tommib
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
This seems cool.
"Available on: PC, Xbox, iOS"
*has PlayStation and Android phone*
you don't have a PC at all ? this doesn't look like it needs a 3080Ti to me
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Remember when this totally non-game caused congressional hearings about violence in video games and caused the video game industry to adopt a rating system to avoid the government coming in and controlling the content of games?
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Remember when this totally non-game caused congressional hearings about violence in video games and caused the video game industry to adopt a rating system to avoid the government coming in and controlling the content of games?
Those are some of the most realistic graphics I've ever seen in any game.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
This is kind of the evolution of Sega CD and Laserdisc games. Night trap, Dragon's Lair. I actually played Dragons Lair in the arcade extensively.
Its a game but its very niche.
G-Bus
Banned
You know damn well this isn't the most well known thing and a lot of people would have a hard time calling this a video game in the traditional sense.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
No, I don't know that lol, unless you're specifically talking about young gamers who've grown up with games in the 2000s and onwards.
Sounds delicious
Chukhopops
Member
Got the credits yesterday although I still have some missing scenes about a specific character.
Thought it was quite clever and unique, the only thing I didn’t get is
Really worth a try if you have GP and enjoy David Lynch movies, it’s the same recipe of mindfuck plot + high quality titties.
Edit: ok it all makes sense now. Even better than I thought.
Thought it was quite clever and unique, the only thing I didn’t get is
why Durick would initially try to make the « Tell him Im dangerous » movie if he’s already been taken over by The One when making the second movie? He would have made a movie for Marissa directly.
Really worth a try if you have GP and enjoy David Lynch movies, it’s the same recipe of mindfuck plot + high quality titties.
Edit: ok it all makes sense now. Even better than I thought.
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BigbyTheSheriff
Member
Reached the credits but there're still some unresolved plots so I might play a bit more in the coming days.
Overall a very nice experience, definitely worth your time if you are a Game Pass subscriber and into that type of games, though I would say it's nowhere near my GOTY.
Overall a very nice experience, definitely worth your time if you are a Game Pass subscriber and into that type of games, though I would say it's nowhere near my GOTY.
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
you don't have a PC at all ? this doesn't look like it needs a 3080Ti to me
I do not. I have a Mac.
Hari Seldon
Member
How do you play this game? I started out yesterday and spent the entire time clicking on the main girl's face which seemingly opened up a bajillion new clips to watch but eventually I guess it runs out but it doesn't tell you that it runs out or that you have seen a particular clip before. This mechanic is annoying as shit I just wish it was clips to watch instead.
AJUMP23
Gold Member
Now start clicking on objects and other peoples faces. when you hear music swell rewind.....
Hari Seldon
Member
I dunno this game is driving me insane. I just want to watch the story linearly not click on a billion different things interrupting my watching of it. My gameplay loop is to basically click on the girls face, a new clip opens up, I close it and go back to the original clip, click on the girl's face, a new clip opens up, go back to original clip.... repeat infinitely because there is no indication that I have reached the end of the line.
AJUMP23
Gold Member
try clicking on some animals.
I guess at some point I will figure out what happened to this girl.
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Stop using logic!
funkygunther
Banned
I don’t have the patience for this shit
I haven't unlocked every scene since I ran out of patience but from what I gather Durick was never possessed by The Other One. During filming of Mansky, The Immortal inside Marissa was in love with Durick and wanted to be in movies, but The Other One was getting in the way calling it a waste of time. So Immortal/Marissa and Durick plotted to kill The Other One by killing the host Carl. Once the deed was done they played it off as an accident, cancelled the movie, and he went on to create another movie for her.
Apparently by watching Carl's cremation The Other One was able to inhabit Amy. So The Other One tries to go back and make amends. Eventually Marissa's immortal had a falling out with Durick, he couldn't accept her for what she is, so she kills him. She begins to die herself towards the end of filming and they decide to burn her so she can die like the Other One did and "become more". It's implied in the ending that us by playing the game, we are in the same situation as Amy was and by witnessed the burning of the Immortal she is now part of us.
Apparently by watching Carl's cremation The Other One was able to inhabit Amy. So The Other One tries to go back and make amends. Eventually Marissa's immortal had a falling out with Durick, he couldn't accept her for what she is, so she kills him. She begins to die herself towards the end of filming and they decide to burn her so she can die like the Other One did and "become more". It's implied in the ending that us by playing the game, we are in the same situation as Amy was and by witnessed the burning of the Immortal she is now part of us.
Same here. I saw the ending and pieced together the basic plot but there are a few unknown elements to me. Unfortunately the game seems to either block off access or it's completely RNG instead of using a knockout system for scenes. You click on an item and you keep getting the same 3 cutscenes so you ignore the item. Only to find out later that the item exists in other scenes but for whatever reason you were gated off. If this worked at a faster pace it would have been a much better game.