AtariAge Votes: What are your favorite FMV Adventure/Action games? (Round 1)

[Leeroy ST]

FMV Adventure/Action games were pretty big throughout the 90's and one of the reasons for their success was not only attributed to the feeling of being sucked into a real interactive movie, but unlike games such as Dragons Lair there's actually depth to the gameplay. 

 

I figured we could have a poll where we can decide AtariAge's favorite FMV adventure/Action game. Here's how it works:

 

List your top 3 favorite FMV Adventure or Action games and the 1st game listed will receive 15 points, the 2nd game listed will receive 10 points, and the 3rd game listed will receive 5 points. Thread will update the rankings occasionally. In the end, we will move the top 3 ranked games to the final round in a separate poll to find out what game wins. I figured this would be fun, and would also give us an excuse to bring back into discussion an underrated genre that outside of PC gamers, is generally forgotten by those who primarily game on consoles. 

 

The only rule is to only list games released during the 90's or before to keep in line with the classic gaming theme of this part of the forum. QTE and lightgun games don't count. There has to be control over the game.

 

 

Here are my top 3 after much deliberation:

 

1. Phantasmagoria 2

2. Snow Job

3. Police Quest: SWAT

 

 

Updates Rankings below

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[Leeroy ST]

For Phantasmagoria fans, I choose the 2nd game over the first one because it actually tried hard, at least to me, to be a horror game. Sure the last 20-30 minutes doesn't make much sense and I feel like the writers kind of made shit up on the fly, but for most of the game you really started to get involved with the protagonists life. The camera is constantly close to him, other characters, and the world so you are more immersed which the first game lacked with those abstract designs and zoomed-out shots. Sure, the game is not as open as the first tile but as a result it's more consistent. Having a nerd work in an office is also more relatable than a writer that buys a giant mansion, at least for me. 

 

Half Sci-fi Half murder mystery and it works really well. 

 

Now that isn't to say I don't think the first game isn't good, it is, but between the weird assets, bright colors, overacting characters, and mystical plot it really doesn't scream horror to me nor is it very immersive. It's more of a freaky but entertaining production. It's like comparing Child's play to the first Friday the 13th or Halloween imo.