Using full-motion video to portray characters in a game has been around since the boom of CD-ROM. Since then, developers have continued to create genre-defying titles to celebrate and grow FMV as a genre. Generally, these games cater to horror, thriller, and investigative narratives, but over time creators have certainly branched out. To celebrate the variety now available, we’ve compiled the best FMV games of all time.
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After HoursAfter Hours is an interactive novel where you choose what happens next, but there are moments in the game where it only gives you the illusion of choice. This portrays how mental health can affect one’s actions, leaving you with no more than a singular choice on how you wish to respond to triggering events.
The game creates a mark on the gaming landscape in ways no other games can, by creating an FMV game that shows the harrowing reality of surviving with mental health challenges.
At Dead of NightThe seamlessness of the full-motion videos with its game interactions in At Dead of Night makes it one of the best FMV games of all time. The game meshes the investigative and horror genre — the two most common genres of FMV games. While you have to unravel the dark truth of the creepy hotel before hightailing home, you also have to run away from Jimmy Hall, the front desk man who turns out to be a deranged killer who’s persistently out to get you.
At Dead of Night effortlessly captures the essence of FMV games, using full-motion videos to make your gaming experience more immersive. It also creatively uses CGI to increase interactivity, making your horror gameplay experience one for the books.
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