Immortality (video game)
| Immortality | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sam Barlow |
| Publisher(s) | Half Mermaid Productions |
| Composer(s) | |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | 30 August 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive film |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Immortality is an interactive film video game developed by Sam Barlow and published by Half Mermaid Productions, was released on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S in August 2022.
Gameplay
The game is based on the fictional actress Marissa Marcel who had starred in three movies but which were never released. Marcel has since gone missing, creating a mystery for the player to solve. In the same manner as Barlow's prior works Her Story and Telling Lies, Immortality incorporates the use of full-motion video for the player to piece together Marcel's fate.[1] The player begins with one clip from one of the three films, and the player can pause and click on a person or item of interest. The game will then show all other clips from the three films, as well as behind-the-scenes production footage and television and interview clips, which the player can review and seek out further persons or items.[2]
Development
Barlow had announced Immortality as "Project Ambrosio" in 2020 and had blogged about its development over the year. His writing suggested that the game may have more of a horror-themed nature than his previous games, along with several passages marked as if classified or redacted information.[3][4] Barlow brought on three additional screenwriters for the game: Allan Scott, Amelia Gray, and Barry Gifford.[1] The game was formally announced during the E3 2021 event in June that year for Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Android.[1] In March 2022, Half Mermaid Productions announced that a version for Xbox Series X/S would also be available at launch.[5] During PC Gaming Show 2022, it was announced that the game would release on 26 July 2022, but was later delayed to 30 August 2022.[6][7]
Reception
On Metacritic the game received an average score of 92 out of 100 indicating "Universal Acclaim."[8]
In an early review due to its print format, Edge awarded Immortality a perfect 10/10 score, the 24th game in its history to do so.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Kent, Emma (14 June 2021). "Telling Lies director Sam Barlow announces new game Immortality". Eurogamer. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Mackovich, Sam (19 June 2022). "The 10 best games we physically played at Summer Game Fest, Tribeca". Ars Technica. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (24 June 2020). "Telling Lies and Her Story creator Sam Barlow is back with a mysterious new game". Polygon. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Tyrer, Ben (14 June 2021). "Immortality is Telling Lies director Sam Barlow's next game". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "IMMORTALITY adds Xbox Series version". Gematsu. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "IMMORTALITY launches July 26". Gematsu. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "IMMORTALITY delayed to August 30". Gematsu. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Immortality". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Cooper, Dalton (10 August 2022). "Day One Xbox Game Pass Game Gets Perfect 10/10 Review Score". Game Rant. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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