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I've recently beaten Indigo Prophecy a.k.a Fahrenheit and I'm quite pleased with the initial experience, even though the story goes down the shitter late into the game.

The beginning is perhaps the best part of the whole thing. The murder is one of the most well-directed scene I've ever seen grace a game. There was a real sense of urgency as you couldn't know when the cop would decide it was time to take a piss. Hurriedly hiding the victime's body,cleaning up after Lucas,leaving only to realise you forgot to pay the fine and that it's gonna be harder for yourself to evade the police was just perfect. Also, the music by Angelo Badalamenti( of Twin Peaks ) blended perfectly with the action.It's a shame that what you did in the diner didn't alternate the story in the long run, thus dubbing down that wonderful scene by a notch.

From there the ambiance remained tense and suspensful. The main caracthers were likeable, thanks to the great job done by the voice actors and the way you could get to know them by visiting their homes. I especially felt like helping Lucas out of the world of shit he was thrown in. Hell, even Tyler, the token "laid-back,cool black guy with a heart of gold" didn't seem so bad of a caracther. The game was the most interesting when it focused developping its cast.

Now, for the action sequences. The choregraphy was impressive, as was the motion capture. However, the simons QTE were extremly easy to master. This was made worse by the fact that they were overused without any reason:

"Aww,man! I need to think!"
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GET READY!

Smashing directions corresponding to flashing lights quickly grew tiring and made dodging oncoming car in a matrix-inspired car chase a chore, if that's possible. The only other mini-game, in wich you had to alternate between two
buttons to help your caracther make a physical effort was even worst, with no variation at all except for a couple of brief scenes.

However, the barely present gameplay was supported by an intriguing plot, a well-paced one at that. Sadly, after the 85% mark, everything that was build upon in the story was dropped and forgotten in favor of a terrible mix of sci-fi
cliches. Horrible plot points were hurriedly introduced and never explained, and the secret behind the murder came off as a let-down because of an array of stupid plot-twists. To put it simply, the ending is insane, hilarious even.

Still, Indigo Prophecy did many things right before its descent into craziness and I liked the way it attempted to give the aventure genre a quick in the nuts, though it did miss its target. It's a fairly interesting game wich offers a great concept,albeit a misused one.

Jam it back in, in the dark.