In regards to video games, you can define the phrase “dice-roll” with three simple letters: FMV. Once considered the future of gaming by starry-eyed pioneers, Full-Motion-Video games were fast proven linear and short-lived experiences, generally suffering from repetitive gameplay, poor video quality, and an overall lack of interactivity, despite the best efforts of Megan and her fucking tennis racquet.
But despite sentencing Wirehead, Prize Fighter, and Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka to the Hall of Infamy, the FMV genre has had its share of engaging releases. Recent years saw titles such as Telling Lies, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, and the award-winning Her Story totally reinvent the genre. These games utilise the same FMV framework but feature crisp HD video, a modern presentation, and an innovative approach to agency. It appears the once-maligned “Interactive Movie” is seeing a resurgence, finally earning the critical acclaim that evaded Make My Video: Marky Mark.
Taking a stab (literally) at this reappraised genre is Japanese auteur Kazutaka Kodaka. Apparently not content with melting our minds and realities with his anime series Danganronpa, the master of the weird and wonderful is transitioning his penchant for strange storytelling and grisly murder into the real world, courtesy of his brand new thriller Death Come True.
As if reality didn’t have enough problems… Hold on to your sanity, it’s gonna be a wild ride.
Source: Destructoid Review: Death Come True