#WarGames - Season 1 - Eko

[h1]Overview[/h1] [b]NOTE: #WarGames seems all but abandoned. Skip down a few paragraphs to know why.[/b] [i]#WarGames[/i] started out as interesting game. The concept and story, while cliche and dated, is presented differently, the acting is decent from most of the actors, and while you’re basically a passive participant, the story changes depending on what camera you choose to watch, and at which point. And while that is all well and good, there are a few issues, and one major one. Firstly, there is no real method of telling which timeline you’re on. There is a bar that continuously scrolls as the episodes progress, and a vertical bar shows up when you’ve crossed a scene that has altered the story. If you’re watching Kelly instead of Kelly’s dad, for example, the vertical bar will show you where the timeline is going, but not the scene that triggered it, which could potentially make things confusing. Secondly, while the acting is decent, the writing is anything but. It’s hackneyed, cliche, and just not up to what Her Story was. It’s not overtly terrible, and it’ll never go down in the annals of terrible writing, but it’s utterly nonsensical at times. Thirdly, your only option to play the game is by streaming the episodes. You cannot download them, at all. I understand why it was released this way (see Quantum Break with its TV show segments), but to not even bother adding them as an optional download is just lazy and incompetent. Now, for the main issue, and that’s that Eko seems to have abandoned the game, and refuses to fix it. As far as I can tell, there have not been any updates to the game since it came out in March, and the store page has only one news article posted, and that’s for an interview with Sam Barlow. There have been many complaints about episodes simply refusing to connect. I’ve had this issue for episode four for two months now. Trying to do the episode a few times a week, and it never is able to load. Episodes one through three worked fine, four absolutely refuses to load, and because episode five is locked until four is completed, I can’t just skip it (and watch episode four elsewhere). Supposedly, Eko has claimed they will fix it in an update, but this has failed to materialize, and the game is still broken. People have been having issues getting other episodes to load as well, which you can see by browsing the forums, or just searching. It’s been reported that Eko has been telling people to download the Android version for free, or watch it on the web for free, instead of bothering to fix the product that people paid for. As such, it seems as if Eko has abandoned the game, and has absolutely zero interest in fixing what is a major issue. The game has been out for close to four months, and not a word has been said by Eko on Steam, their Twitter, or elsewhere. [h1]Pros[/h1] [list][*]Decent story [*]Decent acting [/list] [h1]Cons[/h1] [list][*]Terrible writing [*]Potentially confusing on how to trigger events, with no way to determine which leads where [*]Streaming is the only option, no way to download episodes [*]Developer has been radio silent since release, game is likely abandoned [/list] [h1]Summary[/h1] [i]#WarGames[/i] started off fine enough, quickly devolved, and due to a hands off and screw you approach by Eko games, who have chosen to ignore fixing issues in favor of being lazy and directing people to watch it for free on their website, this game is best left avoided. If bargain bins still existed, that’s where this game would end up, and that would still be too good of a place for it. [h1]NOT RECOMMENDED[/h1] [i]For more reviews and other fun stuff, check out my curator group:[/i] [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27947845-CrazyCanuck-Gaming]https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27947845-CrazyCanuck-Gaming[/url][/b] [b][i](#WarGames was purchased directly through Steam. This review has not been paid for in any way.)[/i][/b]

#Wargames is an amazing interactive story, that made me feel like I was at the center of a Mr Robot episode. The whole system with the webcams and stuff is quite incredible and I would love to know what truly determines how the story goes, where you should look and stuff to get to a path or another path. As far as I'm concerned, I'm pretty satisfied with my story and I would love to get a season 2. Great cast, great acting, I was hooked up. I think this game is very cheap for what it offers, you should definitely give it a try. One thing, though : I couldn't get any subtitles and, as I am french, it was a bit hard to understand everything that was happening. I hope it's just a glitch that'll be fixed.

Heads up, this is not complete there is more that has not been publised. It end rather abruptly. that being said tis very good and as a person with nerarly 20 year of experiance in infosec this is pretty good.

Before I begin, I'll preface by saying this; this is worth picking up as a value proposition. The experience you get is entertaining and good at the pricepoint. Beyond that, if you're even remotely a fan of Wargames, this is going to be something you'll want to see just to shed your curiosity, love it or hate it. But, if the low-price point were not a consideration, I would not recommend #Wargames. I hate that I have to leave a negative review, but this sucked. While the format is interesting, the content is very thin. A lot of loose, go-nowhere filler content is present, and nowhere near enough time is dedicated to making the character's likeable or interesting. This is instead left to the costume department and one or two descriptive lines or moments to build character. Beyond that, characters are thin, cardboard-cutouts of once-real people. This feels even more like an issue because I love the diversity of the cast. It struck me as a little odd at first, but it was refreshing to see the hacker trope done with something other than Brilliant Slacker #14A. However, the poor character development destroys the value of that diversity, reducing every character to the worst possible sum; tokens. With nothing to identify characters by other than their base properties (nationality, ethnicity, gender, orientation) they all feel hollow and ultimately unlikeable, even our hero, Lightman. Beyond the clumsy characters, the story is not particularly engaging, and beyond that, feels way too politicised. Part of the magic for the original movie was that, despite being a political film, it wasn't [b]politicised[/b]. The story wasn't about the evils of America or Russia, but about the evils of man and the underlying hope of humanity for unity and peace. All sides were painted equally locked in pointless struggle, and both sides are equally relieved when it's over. #Wargames loses that appeal by trying to tell a story that does not have an inclusive, bi-partisan message, but instead destroys itself by pointing the finger squarely in the face of the West. Tensions have been mounting for the past few years; a smart writer could have made this film a poignant reminder piece about the dangers of escalating nuclear tensions. Instead, it simply throws itself into the fight as well. The interaction mechanic feels utterly pointless; you're virtually always looking at the character currently talking, so what's the point? If you want to see other branches, you [b]have to stop watching the active character and just stare idly at an actor staring at a webcam[/b]. This makes interacting a chore rather than a pleasure. Beyond all that, I honestly think that the ultimate crime of #Wargames is simply that of being boring. Nothing particularly happens. The conflict feels artificial, and gives you no reason to be invested, so the finale falls utterly flat. No plotlines are concluded, no questions are resolved. It seems the thought process for #Wargames started at "The imagery and dialogue of the original movie are really cool", before proceeding to fail at creating another hour and a half of original content to go around that idea. It tears me up to say it, but I have to conclude; just like Wargames 2: The Dead Code, the original Wargames has once again failed to recieve a sequel worth of the name.

It's decent for what it is, however, if you think this interactive tv show is a sequel to the classic film WarGames, think again. The storyline, for the most part, is interesting. However, buckle up for lots of political commentary as the series progresses. As for the "link" to the film WarGames, it's rather paper-thin at best. [spoiler] Basically, the hackers in the series take up the name #WarGames to help promote their cause. Most of this first season has them uploading hacker videos, interspliced with video clips from what I am guessing is their favorite movie, WarGames. Yup, seriously, that's about the only connection this series has to the film WarGames. I was hoping to see the hacker group possibly screw up, and accidentally re-awaken the WOPR, with all hell breaking loose. Instead, you basically get a stand alone storyline which feels like a protest against drone use by the US military. [/spoiler] Like I said, it's decent for what it is, but don't go into this thinking it's a sequel or follow up to the film WarGames, or you might walk away slightly dissapointed.

I feel sorry for the people who bought a game from the creator of Her Story and complain about it having not enough gameplay. That's exactly what was to be expected and it fulfilled all my expectations. It's like an interactive movie except you don't control the story. You only switch between few camera angles. The story was quite good. I didn't like the childish start, but it gets more serious and mature. Buy it only if you like movies - it's as simple as that. Small install size is because it streams all the video files as you play. I didn't know about that and that could be a problem if I planned to play offline.

Doesn't even work most the time, but don't bother buying it anyway: https://helloeko.com/wargames its free...

Game just broken.

i BOUGHT THIS GAME TO PLAY IT BUT APPARENTLY ITS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOCKED AND YOU CAN'T PLAY ♥♥♥♥! WHAT THE HELL! ALL IW ANTED WAS CRAP GAME WITH BAD ACTING AND I CANT PLAY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE YOU GUYS NO MORE MONIES EVER everrr