This review contains spoilers

A two-hour long choose-your-own-adventure movie. There's not too much in terms of routes, it's mostly a linear story where you have a 50/50 chance of dying in an unorthodox manner at every decision. Even still, the story and the concept behind the gameplay kept me hooked the whole way through.

The only real complaint I have is how the PC version always displays your mouse cursor, when it really doesn't need to be there. Aside from when you get to choose an option, your mouse isn't used for anything. It's just an unneeded artifact awkwardly overlayed on top of a movie. Just give us the option to hide it until a choice comes up.

Overall, I really enjoyed Kodaka's FMV CYOA movie-game. I'd say it's worth a shot if you're into his kind of scenarios/writing, or if you like Death Come True's demo version. If you're feeling iffy about the asking price, just think of it like purchasing a movie ticket. Hell, grab some popcorn for the experience.

Also, a spoiler-related complaint: The game has two endings, but your progress will be reset upon obtaining one of them. I know why they did this, to give the decision more weight, and make you think hard about it. It works in the moment, but if/when you decide to go experience the other ending, you'll just be mashing the "fast-forward" key and making all the "correct" decisions until you get back to the ending choice 15-20 minutes later. I honestly think it would've been better if they just let you go back for the other ending, or hell, just lie about resetting your progress.

Reviewed on Aug 29, 2021


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