The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller

well what can i say here, its certainly a different type of game i would normally play . I wouldn't normally play this type of game, there's not much out there at this time of year, so when I came accross this one I thought why not give it ago. i'm pleased i did ,I did find it hard to work out at times but fumbled along , I ended up enjoying it . The story to it was great it certainly had me thinking ,which is good for this old 76 year old lol,Its a great game with a fantastic story to it, I didnt want it to end .Thanks for making it and hope you make more like it .

Interaktiver Film der irgendwas mit Aliens und entführten Kindern zutun hat. Wobei die Betonung klar auf Film liegt. Das heißt viel mehr mehr als zuschauen und ab und zu ein paar Knöpfe zu drücken tut man nicht. Es gab ein paar einfache Puzzles, die recht trivial zu lösen waren. Ich schätze, dass die Schauspieler / Sprecher Laienschauspieler sind. Ich habe aber definitiv schon schlimmeres gehört. Die realen Orte scheinen in einem Dorf irgendwo in England aufgenommen zu sein. Dies mit recht guter Produktion, dafür, dass dies wahrscheinlich mit einem relativ geringen Budget produziert wurde. Bei den Szenen, die vor einem Greenscreen aufgenommen wurden, überzeugen mich die gerenderten 3D Hintergründe nicht so sehr. Gar nicht zufrieden bin ich mit der stümperhaften Lokalisierung. Das merkt man schon am Anfang "Um ein Video zu überspringen drücken sie auf", ja auf was denn? Ein Button der mit "Gottes" beschriftet ist??? Bei einigen Buttons steht "Rücken", womit wohl eigentlich "Zurück" gemeint war. Auf einem Button fehlte ein Buchstabe. Dann gab es im Wald einen Untertitel "*Der Schwanz bricht*" ??? Die Namen von Personen werden aus irgendwelchen Gründen immer in Anführungszeichen geschrieben. Mal ist die Option, um Vorwärts zu gehen oben, mal unten. An anderen Stellen kann man auswählen zwischen "Zurück" und "Zurück zu X". Das ist irritierend. Wer gut Englisch kann, sollte es wohl lieber mit englischen Untertiteln "spielen". Tayanna Studios sollte da noch mal einen Lektor drüber lesen lassen, das wirkt so doch sehr unprofessionell. Die Story ist ein wenig unvollständig, bzw. undurchdacht. Der Bösewicht ist recht stereotyp. Ab der Stelle wo er mit der verrückten Aluhut-Hackerin redet, hatte mich der Titel aber. Es sind mehrere Durchläufe notwendig, um alle Enden und Achievements zu erspielen. Einen Oscar gewinnt der Film wohl nicht, aber er hat mich trotzdem einige paar Stunden gut unterhalten.

Mega tolles FMV Spiel! Freue mich auf den zweiten Teil :)

На первый взгляд скучно. И нудно и управление нудное

Darren Hall, el protagonista de esta historia y director de la obra así como del estudio, tenía un sueño: crear su propia película interactiva. Misión cumplida Sr Hall... Más allá de eso, es un juego entretenido, sin más, cuya historia te engancha y dura lo justo para que no te mate de aburrimiento. Pienso que los FMVs hoy en día deberían ser más interactivos, más como esas aventuras Point & Click, si bien con actores, como Phantasmagoria, GK2, las aventuras de Tex Murphy, Harvester o Darkseed...en fin, hay la tira de ejemplos; donde había varios puzzles que resolver, algunos más sesudos que otros, pero en definitva jugabas al juego. No vas a encontrar eso en las nueva generación de FMVs y en parte imagino que se debe a que eso incrementaría los valores de producción....pero bueno...como digo, creo que si te gusta esto de las películas interactivas, debes probarlo, pero por supuesto, no esperes romperte la cabeza resolviendo puzzles a lo Myst o 7th Guest. Lo recomiendo, con reservas y para fans locos de la caspa FMV.

Bonne surprise ! Un petit coté nanar sympathique mais accrochant ! Avec des possibilités, des choix et des conséquences différentes. Y compris la fin du jeu. J'ai passée un bon moment dessus. Pas de regrets.

Nuh? No. We just nod, and accept it like sheep. BAAAA!!

Bardzo ciekwy klimat. Polecam.

Strange happenings and mysterious entities intrude the life of a grieving Dean Hamilton, turning it upside down, when his two children suddenly disappear. Hammy acting makes this seem like a student art project or a "so bad its good" low budget short film. Preposterous plots and incongruent character reactions persist throughout the experience, but to me it adds a certain charm to this FMV mystery story. The game uses the very small area of Marywine well to advance puzzles. Unfortunately the plot advances in a fast and furious pace with a lot of exposition happening quite early on, not really allowing you to enjoy its development. All in all a fun interactive experience with a few branching options to explore in replay.

NEGATIVE🟥 🟧 🟨 🟩 🟦 🟪POSITIVE [h1]#tinygamereview[/h1] [code]like an episode of The X-Files, but for kids who won't get caught up in the lack of detail or its inconsistencies[/code] 🟨 [b]CAMPY OKAYNESS[/b] 🟨 [hr][/hr] 🎮 🟧[b]Gameplay:[/b] definitely a weak spot; simple, occasionally-buggy, and annoyingly-repetitive. 📖 🟨[b]Narrative:[/b] campy fun, but full of holes that cross over into the actual gameplay. 🔊 🟨[b]Audio:[/b] some of the music is good, except when it isn't; the sound quality is generally poor and the lack of settings to manipulate (for example) music vs. voice audio makes some dialogue hard to hear. 🖼️ 🟩[b]Visuals:[/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]#readme[/h1] I laughed for three hours straight - but sometimes for the wrong reasons. [i]The Dark Side of the Moon[/i] doesn't shy away from dumb jokes (which I love) and low-budget camp, but the inconsistencies in performance and tone are occasionally offputting. I [i]love[/i] that half the cast is the developer and his family, and they really [i]do[/i] seem to have fun and put their hearts into it, but the differences between their performances and the other actors is jarring. Which sucks, because you're left with two competing levels of camp: non-actors having fun nevertheless, and professionals really hamming it up. Combined, it really just made me laugh through pretty much the whole thing. It undermined the narrative and instead of feeling for any of the characters, I waited for their next odd performance tic. Still entertaining. There's not really much to the gameplay. Having grown up with adventure games where you can pick up whatever you might need for purposes you don't yet know, I approach things like this with a similar mindset and found myself annoyed several times that you can't see or pick up items that were there the first time you were in a place, until something triggers your ability to do so, so that you go back the way you came for five minutes and then return with the thing you could've picked up before. There's one part of the game that has you report that you found something, then return to the thing you found, then go back to find a thing to bring back to the person to show them, only to have them tell you "good job, go back and look harder!" - which doubles the timesink for that little "quest." It's not the only time this happens (it might be the longest, though), and for a game that's already stretching itself to the 3-hour mark, going back and forth for five or ten minutes, [i]multiple times[/i] is pretty significant. While early FMV games notoriously had unnecessarily-long or oddly-placed clips (like this one's mouse-clicking while exploring the laptop), this game doesn't improve on those annoyances at all by "cutting the fat"; it pads a feature-length-hopeful runtime by having you go back and forth (sometimes immediately) to and from the same places. Despite my gripes, I still had fun. This could have made a great episode of Mystery Science Theater. [h1]#memorycard[/h1] [b]What stood out:[/b] 📌THE TRUUUUUUUTH [b]Who it's for:[/b] 🎁FMV game nostalgists 🎁Bad movie enthusiasts 🎁X-Files fans who want to have a long sit-down with their kids (and don't mind a couple f-bombs) playing an FMV adventure game that [i]almost[/i] brings back the medium's 1990s soul [hr][/hr] [h1][b]Curator: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46000099/] Brickroad Amusements[/url][/b][/h1]