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Binged Immortality. Holy hell this game has been robbed of some awards. There is a level of depth and intellectualism at work here that is not common in games. You could teach a semester of film and game studies on this work alone. 1/

Binged Immortality. Holy hell this game has been robbed of some awards. There is a level of depth and intellectualism at work here that is not common in games. You could teach a semester of film and game studies on this work alone. 1/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

Binged Immortality. Holy hell this game has been robbed of some awards. There is a level of depth and intellectualism at work here that is not common in games. You could teach a semester of film and game studies on this work alone. 1/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

Incredible performances across the board, with much harder material than normal for a game. Manon Gage is a tour de force with singing, dancing, and a ton of difficult scenes. 2/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

Barlow’s genius move isn’t to tell a detective story but to create an environment in which you live as a detective for awhile. Like Obra Dinn and Barlow’s previous games, you have to bang against the evidence and the mystery unravels. You plot out where you want to go next. 3/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

There are shocking twists. Terrifying moments. How he paces these revelations in a multitrack interwoven nonlinear narrative is nothing short of magic. It reminded me of Sleep No More, Meow Wolf, and other installation-based narrative art… 4/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

Punch Drunk’s work is perhaps the best and most accessible version of this type of theater, but Immortality is a remarkable facsimile. It made me feel immersed, uncomfortable, excited. 5/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

A few very light spoilers below: I’ve seen critics call the game’s content “cringe.” That’s an over-simplification of saying the game makes you feel uncomfortable. The Home Screen comes with a page long content warning. In truth, they don’t make movies like this anymore. 6/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

Essentially the game depicts the forgotten “erotic thriller” genre across three cinema epochs, with a fourth interwoven as the “behind-the-scenes” story. I was impressed with how well the writing, cinematography, and post processing evoked the era. 7/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

It does feel overwritten at times —perhaps the result of needing to give the player time to interact with certain clues within a scene, or my feeling that the films themselves were less worthy of investment than the meta-story at work. 8/

Matt London

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)

Ultimately, Immortality will stay with me for a long time. What a game! /end

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Binged Immortality. Holy hell this game has been robbed of some awards.

There is a level of depth and intellectualism at work here that is not common in games. You could teach a semester of film and game studies on this work alone.

1/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969770538524674">Matt London</a>)
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Incredible performances across the board, with much harder material than normal for a game. Manon Gage is a tour de force with singing, dancing, and a ton of difficult scenes.

2/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969772392419329">Matt London</a>)
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Barlow’s genius move isn’t to tell a detective story but to create an environment in which you live as a detective for awhile. Like Obra Dinn and Barlow’s previous games, you have to bang against the evidence and the mystery unravels. You plot out where you want to go next.

3/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969774720233476">Matt London</a>)
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There are shocking twists. Terrifying moments. How he paces these revelations in a multitrack interwoven nonlinear narrative is nothing short of magic.

It reminded me of Sleep No More, Meow Wolf, and other installation-based narrative art…

4/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969777261981696">Matt London</a>)
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Punch Drunk’s work is perhaps the best and most accessible version of this type of theater, but Immortality is a remarkable facsimile. It made me feel immersed, uncomfortable, excited.

5/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969780063797249">Matt London</a>)
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A few very light spoilers below:

I’ve seen critics call the game’s content “cringe.” That’s an over-simplification of saying the game makes you feel uncomfortable. The Home Screen comes with a page long content warning.

In truth, they don’t make movies like this anymore.

6/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969782735540224">Matt London</a>)
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Essentially the game depicts the forgotten “erotic thriller” genre across three cinema epochs, with a fourth interwoven as the “behind-the-scenes” story.

I was impressed with how well the writing, cinematography, and post processing evoked the era.

7/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969784568455170">Matt London</a>)
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It does feel overwritten at times —perhaps the result of needing to give the player time to interact with certain clues within a scene, or my feeling that the films themselves were less worthy of investment than the meta-story at work.

8/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969786262962176">Matt London</a>)
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Ultimately, Immortality will stay with me for a long time. What a game!

/end (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969788909576192">Matt London</a>)
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Binged Immortality. Holy hell this game has been robbed of some awards.

There is a level of depth and intellectualism at work here that is not common in games. You could teach a semester of film and game studies on this work alone.

1/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969770538524674">Source</a>)

Incredible performances across the board, with much harder material than normal for a game. Manon Gage is a tour de force with singing, dancing, and a ton of difficult scenes.

2/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969772392419329">Source</a>)

Barlow’s genius move isn’t to tell a detective story but to create an environment in which you live as a detective for awhile. Like Obra Dinn and Barlow’s previous games, you have to bang against the evidence and the mystery unravels. You plot out where you want to go next.

3/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969774720233476">Source</a>)

There are shocking twists. Terrifying moments. How he paces these revelations in a multitrack interwoven nonlinear narrative is nothing short of magic.

It reminded me of Sleep No More, Meow Wolf, and other installation-based narrative art…

4/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969777261981696">Source</a>)

Punch Drunk’s work is perhaps the best and most accessible version of this type of theater, but Immortality is a remarkable facsimile. It made me feel immersed, uncomfortable, excited.

5/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969780063797249">Source</a>)

A few very light spoilers below:

I’ve seen critics call the game’s content “cringe.” That’s an over-simplification of saying the game makes you feel uncomfortable. The Home Screen comes with a page long content warning.

In truth, they don’t make movies like this anymore.

6/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969782735540224">Source</a>)

Essentially the game depicts the forgotten “erotic thriller” genre across three cinema epochs, with a fourth interwoven as the “behind-the-scenes” story.

I was impressed with how well the writing, cinematography, and post processing evoked the era.

7/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969784568455170">Source</a>)

It does feel overwritten at times —perhaps the result of needing to give the player time to interact with certain clues within a scene, or my feeling that the films themselves were less worthy of investment than the meta-story at work.

8/ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969786262962176">Source</a>)

Ultimately, Immortality will stay with me for a long time. What a game!

/end (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640969788909576192">Source</a>)
 
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