…also known as Indigo Prophecy in the States, I believe, so as not to be confused (somehow) with Michael Moore’s flick. Anyways, very cool little demo that certainly intrigues me enough to want to try the full game. It has a nice, old-school adventure vibe, and your actions (or inactions) seem to directly impact the plot much moreso than other more linear adventure games.
You can download it here, and there are plenty of mirrors out there as well. I’d recommend it highly, and be sure to check out the teaser and making of videos (that accompany the demo) for even more intrigue.
I wish they kept the other name. I’ve been intrigued about the game ever since the trailer hit. Should be cool, and nice to see an adventure game without the Myst-like puzzles.
The demo is *very* short, but interesting. The jury is definitely still out whether the concept will hold together over an entire game or even work at all. The split-screen action (there’s only one in the demo) is really cool in an I-Am-Playing-24 kind of way but the game also promises dozens upon dozens of Game Over screens. It could very well be Choose Your Own Adventure: The Video Game. Interested to see how it turns out, but I wouldn’t buy it sight unseen.
I must admit, I’m a sucker for this kind of gameplay, though. Especially if you can save the game anywhere. Then I’ll spend hours finding out what happens if you don’t wash the blood off, if you don’t hide the body, if you fail to pay the check, that sort of thing. Just exploring how many other situations they’ve programmed in.
Between the demo and the intiguing teaser, I have to say I’m pretty much sold, but I can see where it might not be everyone’s cup 'o tea.
What little I was able to play was very well done (graphics aside…but it looks like all the programming power went into the story/ai). I love the start of the demo, when it’s the writer/direct, IN the game, introducing it. That was inspired.
That was a pretty awesome demo. I liked that little introduction in the beginning and the making of video was also a nice addition. Seems like a good game and the soundtrack was great.
It’s getting decent buzz from gaming magazines over here…whichever one that has Valve on the cover did an article on the the upcoming batch of horror titles, and (IIRC), it got rather high marks. The article didn’t review the full games, mind you…they were quarter-page blurbs on what their expectations were from demos and the like.
I’ll be picking it up at some point in the next month or so, but right now, my change goes to Burnout and FEAR.
Everyone I know who has played it has been raving about it - though I suspect it may be one of those “gamer’s games”, like Ico, that a hardcore fall in love with but most people never play.
Not sure if the PC and XBox version are being released at the same time (edited to add: IGN shows will the game will ship for XBox, PS2 and PC on the 20th), but IGN is reporting that Indigo Prophecy (aka Farenheit) has gone gold and will ship September 20th.