Immortality

A unique, frighteningly mysterious and emotionally powerful game. The amount of story layers and little details in this masterfully crafted film footage is truly impressive.
I would criticize some of the narrative and game design decisions made by the developers, as well as complain about the poor technical performance (which came as an unpleasant surprise given that this is an FMV game). However, I highly recommend everyone to try Immortality - it's a one of a kind experience.

This is not what I meant when I said I wanted a Persona sequel *ba dum tss*

Sam Barlow hit upon hyperlink gold with Her Story, which offered players a unique way to non-linearly research a crime. Even though I thought the story and twist were weak, the act of discovering the story piece by piece was stimulating and contained so much promise. He followed up with Telling Lies, which gave a simple mainstream-ready story but told in a far worse manner. It’s really not worth playing.

So it’s happy news that he came back with his best work yet in Immortality. It’s a halfway point between his past two games. The story isn’t as obtuse and impossible to piece together as Her Story; more complex and mysterious than Telling Lies. As much as I want to nitpick the plot, and there a lot to nag about, that’s not as important as how certain moments in this game scared me better than anything in years. And I’m talking scared on a genuine, dread-filled, nightmare-inducing way, not from gore or cheap jump scares. Immortality’s horror elements get compared to David Lynch a lot; I would also throw The Shining into the mix. You like those? Go try this out.

I won’t spoil the plot but it’s hard to talk about a game so built around discovering information. Just know that it’s still a Sam Barlow game: you’ll often get lost, frustrated, and stuck on how to find the next clue. Also, most people who reached the credits recommend you stop playing afterwards and not torture yourself to find all clips. I absolutely agree.