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Video Games : Still Life (Xbox)
Rating: 
- A mature adventure game
I literally finished Still Life a few minutes ago. I really can't describe the main thing that disappointed me most because that would spoil the game. Otherwise the manufacturer's description above tells you most of what you need to know about the general story so I won't go over that again. The good: graphics are attractive/atmospheric, particularly in the Prague sequences. Voice acting of the main characters is well above average. The story is one of the most sophisticated, mature and engaging I've ever played. The script, although far from perfect, is above average too - it has to be as there is an awful lot of it. Puzzles span the difficulty range but there are only a few that are likely to cause excessive frustration for the average gamer. The bad: it's quite linear and some important sections of the story are told in non-interactive cut scenes. Choice of voice actors for the Prague set sequences should have been better. Some character modelling is crude. A number of puzzles contain more than a few annoyingly illogical elements. This is common to the genre and not as bad as some other games I could mention. Although the controls are absolutely fine some parts of the important item/document interface aren't well thought out. However, apart from the disappointment I hinted at above the good far outweighs the bad. I haven't enjoyed a game like this as much since I played Syberia 1 & 2 both, of course, made by the same studio. It's more traditional in style but I much preferred Still Life to the over-rated Fahrenheit (I hated it) which deals, in part, with similar themes. Conclusion: Still Life is a well made game of it's type with decent longevity but, obviously, no replay value. Warning: it's 18 rating is probably justified, the content won't upset most worldly teenagers but their parents might well object. The language is uncensored although not overly gratuitous but the subject matter: the violent murder of women, is dealt with very explicitly for a game.
Rating:
- Excellent game
This is a really good game. I have heard it described as CSI meets Syberia and I think that characterises the game pretty well. It does however, have a dark sense of foreboding about it, which is absent from the other games, and befits the central story -the investigation of a serial killer.
The game weaves in some good cut-scenes and some classic puzzle-solving. Provided you are OK with the puzzle element moving forward in the story is relatively straightforward so you are not left wondering what to do next. On the downside its a very linear game and whilst you can go to various locations and will play 2 different characters, they are quite 2 dimensional and the linear format does make you feel as though you are just going through the motions interacting with other characters rather than fully engaging in the story. Ultimately if you enjoyed Syberia you will like this game.
- A mature adventure gameI literally finished Still Life a few minutes ago. I really can't describe the main thing that disappointed me most because that would spoil the game. Otherwise the manufacturer's description above tells you most of what you need to know about the general story so I won't go over that again. The good: graphics are attractive/atmospheric, particularly in the Prague sequences. Voice acting of the main characters is well above average. The story is one of the most sophisticated, mature and engaging I've ever played. The script, although far from perfect, is above average too - it has to be as there is an awful lot of it. Puzzles span the difficulty range but there are only a few that are likely to cause excessive frustration for the average gamer. The bad: it's quite linear and some important sections of the story are told in non-interactive cut scenes. Choice of voice actors for the Prague set sequences should have been better. Some character modelling is crude. A number of puzzles contain more than a few annoyingly illogical elements. This is common to the genre and not as bad as some other games I could mention. Although the controls are absolutely fine some parts of the important item/document interface aren't well thought out. However, apart from the disappointment I hinted at above the good far outweighs the bad. I haven't enjoyed a game like this as much since I played Syberia 1 & 2 both, of course, made by the same studio. It's more traditional in style but I much preferred Still Life to the over-rated Fahrenheit (I hated it) which deals, in part, with similar themes. Conclusion: Still Life is a well made game of it's type with decent longevity but, obviously, no replay value. Warning: it's 18 rating is probably justified, the content won't upset most worldly teenagers but their parents might well object. The language is uncensored although not overly gratuitous but the subject matter: the violent murder of women, is dealt with very explicitly for a game.
Rating:
- Excellent gameThis is a really good game. I have heard it described as CSI meets Syberia and I think that characterises the game pretty well. It does however, have a dark sense of foreboding about it, which is absent from the other games, and befits the central story -the investigation of a serial killer.
The game weaves in some good cut-scenes and some classic puzzle-solving. Provided you are OK with the puzzle element moving forward in the story is relatively straightforward so you are not left wondering what to do next. On the downside its a very linear game and whilst you can go to various locations and will play 2 different characters, they are quite 2 dimensional and the linear format does make you feel as though you are just going through the motions interacting with other characters rather than fully engaging in the story. Ultimately if you enjoyed Syberia you will like this game.