game that imitates the movie
who likes movies as games
who treats movies as games
who made games like movies
should always be something you really like
Nowhere in 1994 could you squirm through the airwaves and get into your ears without Blur’s classics, games, and movies. No other song captures the atmosphere of that era better. Video games are on the rise, but want the credibility of movies that are looking at the growing success of games and wondering if they should be. The result is a game with some movies. A lot of them are terrible, but we still love them.
The school playground at that time became a battlefield. “Filmmakers” at the time insisted that movies were art and should not be disrespected by these new “computer games”, which to be fair was a common perception across the country, and probably children all over the world, who deeply admired fit for the classics Movies like Baby’s Day Out and Problem Child. However, a fringe group of self-proclaimed “gamers” has come forward for their exciting new hobby. Games don’t have to be art. They can be whoever they want to be.
Sadly, this rhetoric is on paper, with “gamers” acting like total idiots in trying to welcome newcomers to the game. This group doesn’t want these uneducated people coming in and having fun. Oh no. The gatekeepers are self-selected and they insist on everything that requires a gun or not but acts like a gun, forever tainting the word “gamer”.
It was an era I will never forget.
Welcome to iGamesNews’s Best Gaming Podcast: Episode 16 – The best games to use FMV from the ’90s
Be sure to let us know what you think of the show – if this is your first time listening, come back and listen to the previous episodes. If you have suggestions for topics, we’d love to hear them. If we don’t come up with some new ideas soon, we’ll have to start talking about current events, and no one wants to listen.
“What’s iGamesNews’s best gaming podcast ever?” you ask, wondering if you were one of those video game gatekeepers of the ’90s—and you probably were. It’s ok. The kids are mostly bad. Hope you grow into a more rational person. Anyway, this podcast, which is why you’re on this page, is essentially a 30-minute panel presentation where people (me and a few others on iGamesNews) decide the best game in a particular category. That’s it. very good. listen to this.
We’ve included some details on the show’s content below (if you want to review for a great, thoughtful post before heading to the review, or don’t want to hear but want to know which games we’ve picked), so if you want to avoid Spoilers, please don’t scroll through what this fan-made Chris Bratt looks like in the classic video game FMV. (Supporting friends at iGamesNews on Patreon, People Make Games).
The best games to use FMV from the ’90s
This is the subject of Episode 16 of iGamesNews’s Best Gaming Podcast Ever. Here’s a rundown of who chose what.
Tom – Ghostland
I’m not interested in FMV games because they are good, or just FMV games with a few clicks every now and then. Realms of the Haunting combined impressive video sequences (at the time) with a super-ambitious FPS point-and-click adventure setting that was truly ahead of what most studios were doing in the mid-’90s. A great game.
Alex – Contradictions: Spotting Liars
As you’ll hear me argue in this episode, Paradox: Detecting Liars is a classic. Yes, it’s a bit rubbish, a bit rough, and in a daytime TV soap opera with extremely low rentals, the movies and shows would be fun at home – but that’s the point. It’s a fascinating labor of love that is both utterly diabolical and delightfully brilliant, offering a rather entertaining and peculiar interactive murder mystery.
It’s not her story, like, but it’s a great example of what I think is one of the best elements of FMV games: when they’re kind of cheap, kind of crap, but full of Hollywood ambition. And don’t just take my word for it – in user reviews it’s the third-highest rated game in the FMV category on Steam – even above her story. To be clear, it’s not as good as that game – but that’s not the point. This is crazy. I like it.
Kelsey – Immortal
Immortality is Sam Barlow’s latest FMV game, and it’s a game like no other in terms of production quality and execution. There are countless secrets waiting to be uncovered as you try to understand everything that could have happened to actress Marissa Marcel.
It’s a game that makes you question everything all the time. It’s a bit tiring, actually, but it’s an FMV game where players are more engaged than ever, and every emotion you experience is by design.
Check back in a week for another episode of iGamesNews’s Best Gaming Podcast Ever.
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