Yo, so let’s dive headfirst into the madness of Full Motion Video games, shall we? They’ve kinda crept back into the indie game scene like that weird uncle who shows up unannounced at family dinners. You know the type, always full of surprises. It’s this blend of low-budget filmmaking meets the interactive vibes of those choose-your-own-adventure books – if that’s a thing you’re into. Remember “The Shapeshifting Detective”? Yeah, it had that “who’s the real culprit” vibe going, with actors playing in a sandbox that’s probably too small for comfort. Then there’s “Not for Broadcast,” which, let’s be honest, just goes off the rails with interactivity.
Anyway – hold up, where was I? Oh yeah, so there’s this dev called Dark Rift Horror, and they’ve got this game – “Dead Reset”. Got a sneak peek and, man, it’s got layers. Like, horror mystery layers.
So picture this: Cole Mason, our unlucky surgeon protagonist, comes to on the floor of what feels like a space station. Kind of like something ripped from the Aliens movie – those vibes. Suddenly, this guard hauls him up and drags him to a table where there’s, uh, let’s call it an uncomfortable situation. A patient with some alien growth thingy, and they’re like, “Hey, you wanna cut this out? No pressure, just a gun to your head.” Fun stuff, right? Choices abound. Do you grab the gun like a wannabe action hero, or just make a run for it? Chickened out and went with the surgery – big mistake. Boom! Alien bursts out. Chaos ensues. But surprise, Cole’s stuck in a Groundhog Day-style loop. Keeps waking up, same guard, same dilemma. Took a few goes to find a way out, fingers crossed no more arm blowing incidents, eh?
The actors – they sell it. Mostly good, some awk moments here and there, but that’s life, isn’t it? You know how in horror flicks, folks go from zero to besties under stress? Same feels here. Little wonky with the pacing, but I get it – deadlines, man. Blood and guts? Oh, they didn’t hold back. There’s that ewww factor with guts and alien critter attacks, and the visuals – bang-bang, old-school shooter game vibes. Yet somehow, it all meshes into something that doesn’t feel totally B-movie.
Honestly, grooving on what Dead Reset’s throwing down. It’s like peeking behind a curtain just enough to get the gist of where it’s all heading. Cole’s journey, with all its loop-de-loop craziness, has got me curious. September 11th – Nintendo Switch. It’s a date, people.
