428: Shibuya Scramble
428: Shibuya Scramble is an Adventure, Visual Novel, and Single-player video game created by Chunsoft and published by Spike. The game takes place in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo where the story is presented using the combination of scrolling text, video sequences, and live action. It shares many gameplay and story elements with sound novel game Machi, released in 1998 by Chunsoft. In the game, the player partake in several events from the perspectives of a different protagonist, all serving in parallel with no knowledge. The story is set in the modern Japanese city, Tokyo, where characters are involved in the complex mystery that can’t be solved without interaction, and the plot is progressed by following clues discovered within the text of the game and accompanying video sequences. Depending on the choices of the player, several new scenarios become available, which lead the player to different outcomes and endings. There are over eighty-five possible endings, and the game introduces a cast of characters, including Achi Endo, Shinya Kano, Kenji Osawa, and more.
#1 Under a Killing Moon
Under a Killing Moon is an Adventure, Interactive Movie, Point-and-Click, and Single-player FMV video game developed and published by Access Software. The game acts as the 3rd title in the series of Tex Murphy based on Adventure games. The story follows the protagonist, a detective named Tex Murphy who discovers himself involved in the affairs of a dangerous cult. The game dramatically shifted the core gameplay of its predecessors by using the interactive 3D environments. In the game, the player as the protagonist can explore the landscape from a first-person perspective. The virtual world enables the player for full freedom of movement and searches for clues in every corner. Like previous games of the series, it takes place in the post-WWII San Francisco in the futuristic year 2042. After the event of devastation due to nuclear war, major cities have been reconstructed, though specific areas remain as they were before the war. The story follows the protagonist, who sets out to hunt for work after recently divorced from his wife named Sylvia. Other parts of the story will be unlocked as the player advances through the game. Check it out, and have fun.
#2 Harvester
Harvester is a 1996 FMV, Adventure, Point-and-Click, and Single-player Interactive Movie video game developed by DigiFX Interactive and published by Merit Studios. The plot of the game revolves around the character named as Steve, who finds himself in the strange town in 1953, known as Harvest with a case of amnesia. Steve can’t remember anything from his past, and when he tells the inhabitants of the town that claims to be his beloved family, the people of town tell him what a kidder he is. The inhabitants of the town stress the protagonist to join the lodge, a huge building located at the town’s center that acts as the headquarters of the Harvest Moon. Now, the player must encounter the Sergeant at Arms, who informs him that he can find the answers to his all questions in the building. To get into the building, the player needs to join the Order of the Harvest Moon. But to participate, the player needs to complete a variety of tasks, ranging from vandalism to arson. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and super story, Harvester is the interesting FMV video game to play.
#3 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is an Adventure, Full Motion Video, Psychological Horror, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by D’Avekki Studios Ltd. The game comes with challenging gameplay, in which the player takes on the role of the psychiatrist, who is struggling to solve the murder case while treating the patients of the deceased Doctor Dekker, there is nothing as it seems. During the game, the player can type the question, and his patients will replay in Full-Screen Video. They also will have some questions for the player, but be careful what the player said. The words of the player will decide the fates of his patients and his own. There are over sixteen-hundred video responses available, and the player can input the text to ask the question from his patients. The game becomes complex as the player advances through it. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker includes core features such as Multiple Stories, Multiple Endings, Suggested Questions, Achievements, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#4 Press X to Not Die
Press X to Not Die is a Full Motion Video, Action, First-person Perspective, and Single-player video game developed and published by All Seeing Eye Games. The game focuses on the character, who finds his town in chaos. In the game world, everyone has gone mad and is just attacking each other. In the game, the player assumes the role of the protagonist, who must survive in the streets, find his beloved girlfriend, uncover the secrets behind the scene, and get the hell out of his town in the live-action interactive movie game. During the game, the player must press buttons because his life depends on it. There are over thirty-five minutes of footage available with amazing graphics, looking like real life. The game introduces twenty-nine unique way to die, and in the game, the player needs to uncover the secrets behind the madness in a dozen stories that reflect the player choices. There is a dynamic dialogue system available that built key spoken sentence on the fly to reflect the actions and performance of the player, offering for a dynamic experience in an interactive movie. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#5 Roundabout
Roundabout is a Driving, Full Motion Video, Female Protagonist, Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game created and published by No Goblin LLC for multiple platforms. The game revolves around the continuously rotating limousine which the player has to drive across an open world environment while accomplishing difficult objectives like picking up and dropping people off or locating collectible items. The game takes place in 1977, and the storyline revolves around the adventure of the female protagonist named as Georgia Manos, who is the world’s first limousine driver. The player must drive his vehicle around the inhabitants of the city on their daily needs. In the game, the ultimate task of the player is to pick up the passengers and drive them to their destinations to earn money. The vehicle of the player is constantly spinning in circles. To move across the city, the player requires to time the movement of his limousine with the constant rotation to curve around deadly obstacles, hurdles, building, etc. Roundabout includes core features, addictive gameplay, detailed graphics, and compelling storyline. Try it out, and you’ll like it.