1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2016)

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is probably one of the toughest games I've played when it comes to decision making. Apart from the fact that the game gives you very little time to make decisions, (which kinda makes sense given the situation), knowing that it was based on real events kinda made you think about it more, and they were very difficult to choose from.

The one thing that annoyed me the most is the fact that the story digs deeper when you find items, and at some point you kinda get bored of always stopping and reading them all. Other than that, the art style and story of this game are very well made, it hooked me from start to finish, even if it had quite an abrupt ending.

Shed some tears along the way, too! Unfortunately, the game was way shorter than I expected, but it still delivered a lot between that little time. Really nice experience!

You play this game as a photojournalist who is returning to Iran while the Revolution is going on. The game does a fairly good job of explaining things, but it does help if you have some understanding of the Iranian Revolution beforehand

As the intensity increases you have to make certain moral decisions. You have to find the balance between doing the right thing and surviving.

The timed responses obviously borrow a bit from the Telltale, but this game also serves somewhat as a documentary which may not be to everyone's liking. The games intention was to teach as well as express the moral ambiguity that existed at the time. However, it's not meant purely as an educational tool. It's definitely entertaining. I did often find that your choices had more of an impact on the story than you're typical Telltale game and much like Telltale, the choices you make will alter how other characters interact with you

As a photojournalist, your job is to take photographs of the madness that is going on all around you

The narrative, characters and historical perspectives were well done. I could have done without the quick time events, but it's not a big deal. The voice acting is superb. The graphics can be a bit of an eyesore....mostly the character models, but it did not dissuade me

Throughout the game, you will interact with many people and real life events. Protesting, executions, strikes, homeless, violence

You are promoted throughout the game to take photographs and when you do so, you will often get the see the real life photograph, which was taken by a photographer that was there. You can also collect tapes throughout the game which feature the real speeches made by the Ayatollah Khomeini

The game does not hold back on showing the violence that was prevalent during the period

The game does a good job of explaining the causes of the Anti-Americanism that existed without making the gamer feel that the intention of the game is to just take a giant shit on the USA

It's not for everyone, but as an entertaining game that also seeks to chronicle an important historical event it succeeds more often than not

I thought it was a Telltale type game but then I died and got a game over screen within 5 minutes of playing. In the end, it is basically that but that made my first playthrough seem more dangerous.

Anyway, this covers a real historical event I knew nothing about in a mostly opaque and confusing way. It would be IMPOSSIBLE without the pause screen story entries. The way the story is presented assumes a lot. A lot more knowledge than the game gives you by that point.

There is a lot of jank in the game. I think it is a budget issue but it is neat that this exists. I think it is worth playing. Just know what you are getting into.

Now when an adventure game is made like this, there's often less reliance on particular mechanics and more on plot and production value. 1979 falls into the camp of a low budget that shows - models aren't the best looking, gameplay is limited to a short length, and plenty lifts from the camp of Telltale games that already pretty much own a monopoly on the sub-genre. Why does this game shine?

1979 Revolution takes the style of Telltale adventure games and applies it to a far more engaging and educational concept - the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Players control a photojournalist returning to Iran during the revolution and makes choices tearing himself between his allegiances to his family and the revolution. The characterization and story elements are handled remarkably well, with plenty of sequences consisting of the player taking photos and exploring their environment to learn more of the culture and events of that time.

Even with a few phoned-in action moments and low visual quality, 1979 Revolution manages to be a compelling adventure game that takes the template of Telltale games and makes them into an engaging historical representation.

Questo titolo è un ibrido poco riuscito: non è abbastanza avvincente per essere un film interattivo e non è abbastanza approfondito per essere un documentario.

Il tutto si riduce a qualche click sullo schermo e ad alcune scelte marginali; se ci aggiungiamo una grafica non eccelsa e una durata irrisoria abbiamo il quadro completo.

Unica nota positiva l'ambientazione originale e accurata.