3 Brilliant FMV Games to Bring the Cinema to Your Android
If you are a certain age, playing an FMV game probably sounds disgusting. It’s so bad it could give you nightmares and awaken you in a puddle of cold sweat in the middle of the night.
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1.The 7th Guest: Remastered
Produced by Trilobyte Games in 1993, The 7th Guest is still praised for its challenging puzzles and great use of the era’s limitations of FMV technology. The ghosts and spirits that inhabit the abandoned mansion you’re exploring have a translucent look, layered perfectly with the poor in-game video quality of the 90s.
The game minimizes the negatives and maximizes the advantages of 1990s technology, creating a charming yet spooky effect that still resonates today. It was so good that, according to the publisher, Bill Gates called it “the new standard in electronic entertainment.”
Experience it for the first time or all over again with The 7th Guest: Remastered, a fabulous port that plays exceptionally well on Android. The touch controls are intuitive, and the graphics have been upscaled to HD, so it doesn’t look terribly dated. We noticed some cutscenes had the subtitles cut off, but a bigger screen may fix the issue.
Download:The 7th Guest: Remastered($3.99)
2.Her Story
A Rock Paper Shotgun reviewproclaimed in 2015, “Her Story might be the best FMV game ever made.” Give the game time to simmer, and it’s hard to argue with their bold proclamation. Her Story integrates FMV footage into its core gameplay so masterfully you could forget you’re playing a game.
You star as an unnamed protagonist, scouring approximately 271 video clips featuring interview sessions between a nameless detective and a young woman throughout 1994. The woman’s husband went missing and was eventually found murdered. For some reason, you’re interested.
The answer to the cold case lies in the clips that are, of course, out of order. Watch and listen closely to the clips for clues. Then, search the database for keywords based on the leads gathered in the clips.
For example, one clip had the woman looking at a piece of paper and simply saying, “February? That was months ago.” Typing the keyword “February” into the database showed me other clips, including a video about her speeding for some reason.
If you drag those clips to the timeline and type the “speeding” keyword into the database, you’ll be led to other clues. So, if you’ve ever used some ofthe best free video editing apps, you’ll immediately understand how to play Her Story.
Download:Her Story($4.99)
3.Bloodshore
If you’re into action flicks and want its FMV equivalent on your Android, Bloodshore is the ticket. You play as Nick, a washed-up action star that parachutes Fortnite-style onto “The Island”—appropriate considering that Nick and company are competing against each other, essentiallydefining the battle royale genrein the real world.
Bloodshore isn’t as deep as the previous FMV games we’ve discussed. But it’s not trying to be, either. The dialogue is dripping in cheese, and the streamer/influencer archetypes are cringe. Nevertheless, all these are part of the game’s charm.
Bloodshot is short with multiple endings, ensuring it never overstays its welcome.
Download:Bloodshore(Free)
The FMV Genre Has Evolved
It took a few decades, but the tech necessary for the FMV genre to realize its vision finally arrived. Now, we have FMV games of all types, with impressive production values that make these games almost more like interactive films than FMV video games.
So, if you want to dip your toe into the genre, you won’t want to miss these three brilliant games!
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