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Ritânâ (2002)
A Recipe for Returner
Ingredients:
2 Parts E.T. 1 Part The Terminator 1 Part Indepedance Day Rind of The Matrix pretty much every action movie cliché
Take all these ingredients into an editing suite, wait for several months, and when released... AVOID!!
Yes as many know this movie pretty much rips off several action and pop culture films. What makes it worse is the fact that when the bland action subsides, and they try to engage the audience with some form of plot, it fails miserably. Many times i was bored with Takeshi and Anna's wooden, by the numbers performances; several times i checked how such was left to go. And even when i thought i had reached the end, it kept going, and going, and going.
It gets a 2 purely for the fact it is Asia ripping off Western cinema (at least in theme) for once, instead of the opposite. Too bad it didn't prove that Asia does it better...
Fahrenheit (2005)
High expectations, a bit of a disappointment
I'll cut to the chase - this game is very flawed. I was lead to believe that my actions would be crucial to the progression of the story - and while each scene can be completed in a variety of ways - the net result remains the same. You are given the illusion of freedom.
3/4 of the way through the wheels fall off the plot, and it spirals into a contrived mess. What started of gripping and grounded, became tedious and dull due to the many "borrowed" plot elements.
Camera is a bit wiley, and some may find difficulty in getting accustomed to the control scheme, but for someone versed with Grim Fandago or Broken Sword 3, they should pick it up no worries.
it is worth playing through once or twice, due to the fresh take it has on the standard adventure game, however upon trying it gauge you final decision t purchase or not.
Hopefully a follow up is well under way.