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Anyone who has ever played “Indigo Prophecy” will find it difficult not to agree that this game represents a revolutionary point not only in the history of the adventure genre, but of all computer games. Being a fan of adventure games, all I can say is that I was simply blown away the first time I played “Indigo Prophecy”. It truly astonished me how it managed to implement such a cinematic experience into a computer game, something which has never been so successfully accomplished. I cannot recall ever playing a game that looked and felt so much like a real movie, which is why I believe that “Indigo Prophecy” is so innovative.
As if the combination between a game and a film wasn’t enough to impress me, “Indigo Prophecy” also manages to introduce certain elements that would be more specific to the action genre. By actually controlling the main character in fights against supernatural entities and in running away from the police and from certain giant insects, the game manages to successfully assure the flow of the story without distancing itself far from its adventure-based gameplay, by using some very welcome action elements.
The storyline of “Indigo Prophecy” is another of the game’s strong points. Even from the very mysterious beginning, the game will captivate you with its genius plot, and it will keep you constantly wondering what will happen next. Personally, what I truly admire are games with stories that are not entirely out of the ordinary – games such as “The Sims”, or “Syberia”, which, even though they have genius ideas, are not science-fiction. Most games, however, take a turn towards the supernatural and the fantastic, sooner or later throughout their plot, simply because of the reason that the technology exists to permit this. “Indigo Prophecy”, in most part, is not like this, which is what I truly admire at this game. It shows that the plot of a game does not need to be science-fiction in order for it to be brilliant. When the story is more ordinary, you somehow feel more attached to a game, which is the case for “Indigo Prophecy”. The ending, however, does take a turn towards the fantastic, but I still consider it to be well though of.
There are a million different reasons why you should play “Indigo Prophecy”, even if you aren’t a fan of adventure games. The cinematic feeling, the action elements and the genius storyline are only a few. This is truly a revolutionary computer game, and not just for the adventure genre, and it should be regarded for no less than what it is: a masterpiece.