SamOIndigo Prophecy, Still Fairly Overlooked
June 2nd 2008 22:29
As this is the first post for this blog, I’ll preface by saying that, if you want a true experience of a game as art, and the best experience, play Metal Gear Solid if you haven’t already. But as this is a high profile title that many gamers have had the joy of playing through, onto a still unfortunately overlooked experience.
That being Indigo Prophecy.
Still, in the three years following it’s release, the game has garnered surprisingly small attention, given the amazing experience that can be found in a play through.
The plot is completely film worthy, in fact the experience plays out as though you are watching a film, but getting to take part in the action. Helped significantly by your taking control of three characters during the course of the story. Each with their emotional pitfalls and unique personalities. And each one representing different factors and opinions that transcend a game into being social commentary on life and spirituality.
As for playability the game doesn’t really win awards, most of the action game-play is through a series of timed button presses, but it actually makes for some compelling moments. And as I said before what really shines here is your participation in an amazing story, as well as the paths you get to choose leading you on your way to the end result.
Considering it’s a previous-gen game, the graphics aren’t breathtaking anymore, but still hold up surprisingly well today. Though it is at the cost of some frame-rate chugging.
But again, it’s all about the atmosphere, and how the plot will suck you in and have you replaying the game to make different decisions, to see just how they all affect the story. Or playing one of the characters down a different path, allowing for a huge amount of replay value.
Which is very important, as the game isn’t very long, but once again it’s quality here, not quantity. So go buy it and play it and relish the experience. It’s cheap, Indigo Prophecy didn’t sell well and it’s last-gen, we’re talking like five bucks for one of the, if not the greatest gaming experience you’ll ever receive from a story.
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