The Gallery

As far as FMV games go this one was... not so great. Different isn't always better. Having played Bloodshore, Late Shift, The Complex and Five Dates all of which I enjoyed this one was missing something that those other games had. Not that any of them are outstanding, far from it, but they all were entertaining or engaging in their own way and unfortunately The Gallery just didn't have it. There are certain things you have to come to expect and accept when playing these FMV Games. You're not watching something with a Hollywood level script, or acting, or story telling (although Hollywood does tend to fail in this quite a bit). It's more akin to watching a Tubi Original. The acting ranges from deadful to passable, special effects aren't great. You can tell the budget was rather low. Usually the strength is in the story telling, choice-driven narrative and replayability to see the multiple endings. This is where The Gallery fails where it is supposed to succeed. The acting suprisingly was among the strongest I've seen from this genre, limited as it may be. It was nice to see Anna Popplewell doing something again. Even some of the non-leads were okay (most were not). The special effects were awful as is par for the course. The story to me did not really make any sense. Now maybe this is because I wasn't paying that much attention because I was bored (my own fault). I had a friend or two watching with me and they agreed it was a snooze-fest and could get quite melodramatic at times. Without spoiling too much, the plot focuses around art, a brewing revolution in Britain and the main character (an Art Curator) trying to squeeze every last penny from Studio with a high profile painting arriving the next day. It was really trying to do something, it just didn't work. It felt like a very subpar V for Vendetta knock off. It was due to this very boring story that I really just didn't care about my choices, the outcomes or the different interactions with the characters, which is a shame really. There is a fair amount of inclusion in this game as well, if that kind of thing bothers you. The game doesn't whack you over the head with it so IMO who cares. 4/10 I do however highly recommend most FMV Games from Wales Interactive. They may not be the highest of quality, but they're definitely good for some laughs and fun.

Woke kültür vurdurmaya çalışmışlar oyunun için de bunu görüp fark edince oynamayı bıraktım. Bir önce ki oyunlar da böyle durumlar mevcut değildi. Umarım ki Wales bu duruma bir son verir ve işinin oyun yapmak olduğunun farkına varır ve oyun yapar mesaj vermek yerine.

A slow burning story with socio-political commentary, choose carefully whether it's a theme that would even interest you. --- As a low budget art house film you might question why you watched it. By adding narrative choices this becomes an art piece unto itself. Thematically it's attempting to comment on the state of the world, it is unfortunately too short to cover any deeper meaning beyond the disenfranchised ambiance of a world that doesn't care what you think, assuming you're even capable of thinking. The aesthetic of an art gallery will appeal to art enthusiasts, but if that's not a scene that excites you by name alone, you won't get much more out of this, so skip it. You spend the majority of run time within the confines of the gallery bantering between the main characters, with only passing interplay from secondary characters that don't have enough screen time to be much more than set decoration. Can art speak to political meaning? Can criminal behavior make a statement on society? Can one person's breaking of normative expectations make any difference in this world? These are questions the story attempts to ask, but makes no meaningful effort to answer. As a framework for artistic meaning, perhaps the point is survival? Or was it anarchy? Or was it simply to be careful about who or what you care about? Is any of this deep or is it just transient ramblings intended to entertain you for an hour? But that's enough about the story… Functionally this is a choose-your-own-adventure narrative FMV set in a gallery. There's replay value with at least a dozen different endings and two different stories told decades apart for stylistic variation. The film quality is on par with a high-tier student film. The acting is on par with a BBC weeknight drama. As an artist myself I can appreciate the desire and yearning to showcase art in a world that increasingly doesn't care about hand painted quality. But it is a slow paced drama punctuated with only a few reactive twists to give context to your choices. I don't know how wide the appeal is for such a setting. But if you've ever sat around watching British drama and wondered what the story might be like if the characters made slightly different choices with each scene, then exploring this world may be entertaining for you. If you need action, excitement and a story that is ham fisted in delivering its message because you're easily distracted or confused, then go find something else instead. For me, I enjoyed it and look forward to replaying it occasionally to see it with different choices made. But it would probably be stale quickly trying to grind out every ending one after the other without a break in between. --- Bottom line: A shallow commentary on the deeper meanings of modern society, wrapped in the aesthetics of an art gallery. --- [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38232109/]While you are here, would you consider following my curator page?[/url] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/kunovega/recommended/]Want to read all of my reviews and not just the curated ones?[/url]

Не лучшая и не худшая игра студии, но мне понравилось. Для фанатов FMV-игр игра отлично подойдёт

I find this quite hard to rate. The game consists of two stories and I played 1981 first and was just blown away by it. The sets. music, acting, story. A masterpiece. Then comes 2021 and its just rushed, empty, the actors suddenly have no chemistry anymore (maybe this was filmed first?), the sets seem boring and stale. Had it only been the first bit but a bit longer and more complex this would be the best FMV I've ever played, but like this Im hard on the fence of even giving it a thumbs up. I really dont understand how the one part could be so amazing and the other so bad. For 1981 and Anna Popplewell this gets a soft thumbs up.

The Gallery shows promise with its ambitious dual-narrative structure and talented cast, but falls short of its potential in several key areas that could be improved. The parallel stories set in 1981 and 2021 offer an intriguing premise to explore sociopolitical changes across four decades, but currently feel too similar to each other, missing opportunities to meaningfully contrast the two eras or have them play into each other. The developers could enhance the experience by adding more era-specific storylines, dialogue choices that reflect the distinct social attitudes of each period, and deeper exploration of how the political themes uniquely manifest in each timeline. While Anna Popplewell and George Blagden deliver strong performances, their characters would benefit from more detailed backstories (beyond mildly corrupt art gallery managers) and personal stakes in the conflict. From a technical standpoint, the game needs significant quality-of-life improvements to encourage multiple playthroughs. The current scene-skipping system is cumbersome, requiring players to manually skip each previously viewed scene with lengthy delays. Implementing a "skip sequence" feature for consecutive viewed scenes would make replaying much more enjoyable. Additionally, the choice system could be more impactful by introducing more divergent paths and consequences that dramatically alter the story's direction. With these improvements, along with a deeper exploration of its political themes and character motivations, The Gallery could become a much more compelling FMV experience that better justifies its price point.

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If you enjoy fmv games then this one is for you, there are many dialouge choices some that dont seem like much but later on have dire conseuquences, some trophies are somewhat dififuclt to unlock but that's what makes it fun. The acting is pretty good, also side note if you love art this you will enjoy this game as the title states it takes place in a art galley and there are many really well painted portraits in the game. I would say if your new to this type of genre, this could be a good one to start with. I also like there is a skip feature so you don't have to listen to all the scenes all over again.

Нестандартный подход с выбором главного героя в такой игре, обычно FMV избегают это, ведь не отделаться простой сменой модели - нужно все переснимать. Тут же это реализовали и решили разнообразить сеттинги временными периодами. Получилось странновато на фоне того как отзеркалены истории, но определенно необычно, такого в жанре еще не видел. Сама по себе история глуповатая в завязке, но хорошо снята и имеет приемлемую вариативность, где даже влияют отношения. Понравилась местами изображенная эстетика картин, но все же не хватило всей этой темы. Игра старается поднимать темы неравенства, социальных сетей и прочих спорных вопросов, но слишком смазано и психопатически, поэтому посыл не понимаешь. Перевод местами кривой, хотя из контекста смысл понятен. За пропуск сцен спасибо, они тут местами слишком затянуты чтобы пересматривать. Попробовать советую, но не в приоритете, и не за 5$ по скидке (все еще дорого для такого).

画质非常好，运镜也不错 但是同样的剧情，同样的视角，同样的台词，搞两份作品，有点过分，原价不建议入手，单流程就1.2h差不多，比其他这个公司的作品都要短，最后，每个结局结束都要硬看5分钟的人员介绍，无敌！