Following Her Story and Telling Lies, creator Sam Barlow brings us an absolutely exciting new interactive story.
Marissa Marcel is the star of three films: Ambrosio 1968, Minsky so two years later Two of everything in 1999. None of these feature films, however completed, made it to theaters and the young actress is now missing. Little by little, you can reconstruct the archived clips of each production, but also their backstage.
3 movies for 1000 secrets
As Sam Barlow unveiled the implications of his new concept for Immortality, a touch of anticipation mixed with the curiosity of his followers. Finish the process of typing keywords into a search engine to extract video files like those used in Her Story and Telling Lies. The FMV specialist is shaking up the codes that have partially forged his reputation for steel. It’s now a matter of capsizing from one film to another by choosing their points of interest: a lamp, a face, the leaves of a plant… Each conspicuous element can be aligned to match its counterpart in another file
The game first shows a single clip, which then reveals a bevy of others. So it is somewhat disorienting that the experience begins. The excerpts are heterogeneously scattered in a database and one has to accept losing oneself completely in it. The chronology of the actions is very easy to master: firstly, because each scene revealed is sorted by the movie to which it belongs or by the date it was shot: two filters that each have their usefulness for a good understanding of the events. Then also because Marissa’s formats, colorimetry and haircut change drastically depending on the performance. Every plan is licked, we appreciate the staging, often genuinely fabulous, and the pretty grain of the image. Behind the scenes and rehearsals are hinted at by a shakier, more intimate camera. And in the moments that are unlocked, it is your understanding of each universe that is being built; You are therefore carried by the incessant clicking of your mouse to new images, always perfectly mastered. However, as predicted, it will be difficult for the system to push its limits; When the final hours of research come, the mechanics can be time-consuming as finding new pieces of the story becomes difficult.
Brief synopsis of the films to be assembled
- Ambrosio was directed by Alan Fischer in 1968. It’s an adaptation of MG Lewis’ gothic novel called The Monk, in which Marissa, a brand new talent, plays the “terrible Matilda”.
- In 1970, John Durick directed the thriller Minsky. Marissa plays the muse of a murdered New York artist. She is suspected of murdering him.
- In 1999, Marissa returned to the camera after a long absence. The film Two of Everything, also directed by Durick, is a thriller that explores the duality between a pop star and her understudy.
Marissa Marcel
Understanding what happened to Marissa Marcel isn’t the only mystery of the adventure. There are a multitude of them, arising from allusions, unspoken words, unusual expressions, and more cryptic apparitions. The game has an amazing sense of mystery and knows how to skillfully maintain it. The films and their backstage are a reflection of their time; Also, we perfectly sense the human condition, the man or woman behind the artist, the surrounding sexism and the vices of society descending into the abyss throughout the experience.
Sam Barlow is often said to know how to surround himself. The performances in Your history etc tell lies were already excellent. thoseimmortality are frankly remarkable surrounded by little-known talent. Marissa Marcel, played by Manon Gage, is a captivating character, both for her acting and for her natural charisma and her mischievous smile that evokes a very special bond with the player. So that his face is anchored in your memory for a few days after the experience. The supporting cast isn’t neglected either, most notably Ty Molbak, superb in his role as Minsky’s impressionable detective. So many good characters to inherit the pen of Allan Scott (Don’t Look Now, The Queen’s Game), Amelia Gray (Mr. Robot, Maniac) and Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart, Lost Highway) alongside Barlows.
Conclusion
Points cont
- A work of remarkable writing consistency
- The mystical character of Marissa
- Soaring performance
- Really great plans
- Very easy to learn gameplay
weak points
- A mechanism that ends up being time-consuming
Immortality is a new demonstration of Sam Barlow’s art. Mystical and captivating, Marissa is the main subject of a work of absolutely remarkable script consistency, with polished shots and their non-chronological grouping making the whole experience compelling. And if it’s true that the redundancy of gameplay based on a simple click mechanic can prove difficult at the end of the experience, the adventure is still incredibly immersive and controlled.
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