05-30-2019, 11:42 PM
The Complex Brings FMV Sci-Fi Thrills To Switch Early Next Year
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<p>There’s been a resurgence of FMV games in recent years that has done much to change the genre’s reputation after being tarnished in the ’90s by some rotten examples on early CD-based systems. Publisher Wales Interactive has been championing the genre for a while now and next year it’ll be overseeing the release of a new entry in the genre.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/complex">The Complex</a></strong> is described as a ‘cinematic FMV sci-fi thriller’ and it’s coming to all consoles including Switch in Q1 2020. The story revolves around two scientists that find themselves trapped in an underground laboratory following an incident involving a bio-weapon in London. It’ll be down to you to escape from the lab by forging relationships and making hard interactive choices – over 100 of them, apparently – that lead to different endings.</p>
<p>Described as a ‘female-driven production’, it has been written by Lynn Renee Maxcy, part of the writing team on award-winning adaptation of Margret Atwood’s <strong>The Handmaid’s Tale</strong>. With acting talent from series including <strong>Bad Blood</strong>, <strong>Game of Thrones</strong> and <strong>Grantchester</strong>, there certainly seems to be a little more pedigree in this production than you might expect if ‘FMV’ is synonymous with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/night_trap_-_25th_anniversary_edition">Night Trap</a></strong> in your mind.</p>
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<p>We’ve played several of Wales Interactive’s offerings such as <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/bunker">The Bunker</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/late_shift">Late Shift</a></strong>, with the latter standing out as a particularly effective example, so we’re hoping The Complex can give FMV fans another solid game to point sceptics to when it releases early next year.</p>
<p><em>Are you a fan of FMV? Does the genre get a bad rap or is its reputation well-deserved? Let us know below.</em></p>
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<p>There’s been a resurgence of FMV games in recent years that has done much to change the genre’s reputation after being tarnished in the ’90s by some rotten examples on early CD-based systems. Publisher Wales Interactive has been championing the genre for a while now and next year it’ll be overseeing the release of a new entry in the genre.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/complex">The Complex</a></strong> is described as a ‘cinematic FMV sci-fi thriller’ and it’s coming to all consoles including Switch in Q1 2020. The story revolves around two scientists that find themselves trapped in an underground laboratory following an incident involving a bio-weapon in London. It’ll be down to you to escape from the lab by forging relationships and making hard interactive choices – over 100 of them, apparently – that lead to different endings.</p>
<p>Described as a ‘female-driven production’, it has been written by Lynn Renee Maxcy, part of the writing team on award-winning adaptation of Margret Atwood’s <strong>The Handmaid’s Tale</strong>. With acting talent from series including <strong>Bad Blood</strong>, <strong>Game of Thrones</strong> and <strong>Grantchester</strong>, there certainly seems to be a little more pedigree in this production than you might expect if ‘FMV’ is synonymous with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/night_trap_-_25th_anniversary_edition">Night Trap</a></strong> in your mind.</p>
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<div class="col"><a title="Some production shots." href="http://images.nintendolife.com/5651243ae4ae0/some-production-shots.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/5651243ae4ae0/some-production-shots.original.jpg" alt="Some production shots."></a></div>
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<p class="caption">Some production shots.</p>
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<p>We’ve played several of Wales Interactive’s offerings such as <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/bunker">The Bunker</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/late_shift">Late Shift</a></strong>, with the latter standing out as a particularly effective example, so we’re hoping The Complex can give FMV fans another solid game to point sceptics to when it releases early next year.</p>
<p><em>Are you a fan of FMV? Does the genre get a bad rap or is its reputation well-deserved? Let us know below.</em></p>
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