Lately, it seems like all I’ve been doing is working on my senior project, and I haven’t had any chance to play a game or even go out with the gang. This weekend, they are all planning on seeing some sappy Valentine’s Day movie that just came out… I think I’ll pass. Today’s movies are terrible, and I’d much rather go to the screening of An Affair to Remember, which if things go my way, I’ll be taking my date for Valentine’s Day to. Yes, that’s right… there’s a special someone in my Operating Systems class that I am thinking of asking out. I know, shocking, right? Anyhow, before I can work up the courage to ask her, I decided to check out the beta version of the game Film Fatale: Lights. Camera. Madness. by Fugazo Games.
Film Fatale is right up my alley… I have a love of old-time movies that not many people know about, and the theme of Film Fatale is just brilliant. Even though the main character is a chick, I still really dig the storyline. The premise is that you are the daughter of a movie star from the 50s golden era of film. Your mother has been missing for a week now, and you discover that she went to the private island of MW Vernon, an old-time director who she had known and worked with.
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It doesn’t take long to discover that something isn’t right on this island and that MW Vernon is completely insane. He claims that your mother and him have unfinished business to attend to. It’s your job to rescue your mother and track Vernon down. But that’s not going to be easy. On this island, there are cameras everywhere and Vernon blocks your way every chance he can.
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The artwork on this game is simply stunning, and it’s one of the first games I’ve played that really put that extra effort into the voice work. At each scene, you hear the main character, who has a nice British accent, talk or interact with Vernon. Really, well done. And the nice part is, once she says something, if you click it again, she won’t repeat it, but you will see the words on the screen. There’s nothing more annoying than hearing someone say something over and over again.
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The music and sound effects, again, are really well done. Perfectly chilling and able to draw you into the story. It had a very authentic and vibrant feel to it, as if you really did step back into the age of movie stars. Overall, this game was simply awesome, and I can’t wait until the full version comes out.
Ok, I guess now that I’m done playing, I need to man up and go ask her out before one of the other geeks get to her first… there’s really not a lot of girls who can talk physics and video games, so I can imagine I won’t be the only one to ask… wish me luck!
