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Jul 28, 2023 · The Shapeshifting Detective. The current monarch of the FMV revival is publisher Wales Interactive. With an extraordinary twelve games on the Epic Games Store in just the last seven years, it's become the go-to name for interactive movies—and The Shapeshifting Detective is perhaps their most popular. From developer D’Avekki Studios, this is ...
Jan 14, 2022 · Which brings us to our next point about why FMV titles are so popular again. There are an emerging number of game development studios that only concentrate on FMV titles or interactive movies. They are pushing the envelope about what can be done with FMV games, offering players the aforementioned diversity of titles to choose from while also steadily improving the quality of production.
Aug 29, 2024 · Available on PC. Released in June 2015, Her Story might just be the one single FMV game that kickstarted a new era of the genre. Developed by Sam Barlow, Her Story puts you in front of a police ...
- Night Trap
- Phantasmagoria
- The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
- Erica
- Late Shift
- Contradiction
- The Shapeshifting Detective
- The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
- Telling Lies
- Simulacra
Developer: Digital Pictures Publisher: Digital Pictures, Sega, Virgin Group, Virgin Interactive, Acclaim Entertainment Platform(s): 3DO, Sega Genesis While it’s not exactly brilliant, with its camp B-movie aesthetic being an acquired taste, we couldn’t make an FMV article without talking about Night Trap. You control an agent in charge of a series ...
Developer: Sierra Entertainment, Kronos Digital Entertainment Publisher: Sierra Entertainment Platform(s): PC, SEGA Saturn The FMV genre has been very popular and effective for the point and click genre, and one of the most legendary of them all is Phantasmagoria. While it could easily be considered dated by today’s standards, both in terms of game...
Developer: h.a.n.d., Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Platform(s):PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch Solving a 100 year old murder mystery sounds like an impossible undertaking, but impossible is nothing in the world of video games, as The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story showcases. On top of that, you’ll even be attempting to solve three other murder...
Developer: Flavourworks, London Studio Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform(s): PC, iOS, PS4 Using FMV is one way to add a dose of realism and immersion to a gaming experience, but Erica goes the extra mile by introducing touch controls for various in-game actions, making for a game unlike many others. It might not be the most well re...
Developer: CtrlMovie, Wales Interactive Publisher: CtrlMovie, Wales Interactive Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Truthfully, we could probably do an FMV list on just Wales Interactive games alone, as they’ve been huge pioneers for the format for the past few years. Expect to see their name on this list a lot, but for now, let’s focus...
Developer: Baggy Cat Limited Publisher: Baggy Cat Limited, Tim Follin Platform(s): PC, iOS One of the biggest tools a detective has in their arsenal when investigating a murder is the power to catch people in a lie or a contradiction; to present new or alternative evidence that tears to shreds everything a suspect is saying. That’s the basic appeal...
Developer: D’Avekki Studios Publisher: D’Avekki Studios, Wales Interactive Platform(s): PC, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch You could argue that being an FMV game is enough of a unique selling point in its own right to help stand out from the pack of other games, but offering something else does help. Developers D’Avekki Studios specialise in F...
Developer: D’Avekki Studios Publisher: D’Avekki Studios, Wales Interactive Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch If The Shapeshifting Detective is up your street, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker will probably be just as appealing considering it’s from the same developers and features the same randomly selected murderer mechanic. Y...
Developer: Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Platform(s): PC, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Following up a smash hit like Her Story must have been an incredibly daunting task for Sam Barlow, but he managed to do an excellent job with Telling Lies. It might not live up to the incredible legacy of hi...
Developer: Kaigan Games Publisher: Kaigan Games, Neon Doctrine, Wales Interactive Platform(s): PC, iOS, Android, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch In horror, the most terrifying scares are often the most realistic, so a found footage, horror FMV game about looking through someone’s phone seems about as realistic as horror can get in this day and age. ...
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- Immortality. Platforms: Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, iOS, Android. If you’ve played a lot of new FMV games, there’s a good chance you recognize the name Sam Barlow, as he’s one of the most respected writers/directors in the arena.
- Unknown Number: A First Person Talker. Platforms: Windows, Mac. Developed and published by Godolphin Games, Unknown Number is one of the most innovative takes on FMV games we’ve seen released in recent years.
- Erica. Platforms: Windows, PS4, iOS. Next up is Erica, a live-action FMV game with a branching storyline that puts you at the center of a thrilling mystery and comes courtesy of Flavourworks.
- At Dead Of Night. Platforms: Windows, Mac. Blending live-action FMV footage with in-game graphics, At Dead of Night is a one-of-a-kind horror game experience that fans of the genre won’t want to miss.
Jul 28, 2015 · Here’s how it works. Looking back, it's hard to imagine a time when FMV (full motion video) felt like The Future. In our defence, it made some sense at the time. 3D was still in its infancy ...
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Aug 11, 2024 · The 90s saw the multimedia boom, and the ability to have full-motion video on a computer opened up so many possibilities that the video game market was flooded with games that used this technology. With the rise of good 3D graphics, the art of FMV nearly died, but today you can enjoy both the classics and modern takes on the idea.
