1979 Revolution: Black Friday Patch
- aspenlarafe
- Sep 1, 2019
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 12, 2020
About This Game Based on real events and eyewitness testimonies.In this authentic, historically accurate, stunningly engaging experience -- you must decide who to trust and what you stand for -- as the world is set ablaze around you.**Winner of Grand Jury Prize at IndieCade ‘16, Official Selection of The PAX 10, Game of the Year Finalist by TIGA, BEST OF E3 Nominee by IGN, People’s Choice Finalist by FoST, Medal Winner at Serious Play Awards.**Key FeaturesCRITICAL CHOICES - The choices you make will shape your experience in the Revolution, and the fates of those around you -- both in the present and the future.CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE - Branching cinematic story told through motion captured animation and voice over performances. Discover the rarely seen world of Tehran in the 1970’s, through a striking visual style. EXPLORATION - Explore the world of the collapsing city under martial law: covert headquarters, rioting protests, bustling city streets and more.PHOTOGRAPHY - Take photos of the period accurate in-game world and compare them to the original archival photos captured by celebrated photojournalists.UNIQUE GAMEPLAY - Including urban triage, interactive action scenes and photo processing. KEY COLLECTABLES - Discover and unlock more than 80+ unique stories that color and enhance your experience of the Iranian Revolution: including primary sources like archival videos, home movies, graffiti, photographs and more.BASED ON TRUE EVENTS - Based on real first hand testimonies of freedom fighters, witnesses and casualties of the revolution which helped define the 21st Century, as well as those who were imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison.Featuring Performances ByNavid Negahban (Homeland, American Sniper)Farshad Farahat (House of Cards, Argo, 300: Rise of an Empire, State of Affairs)Omid Abtahi (Damien, Hunger Games, Better Call Saul, Argo)Bobby Naderi (Fear the Walking Dead, Under The Shadow)Mozhan Marno (The Blacklist, House of Cards, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night)Nicholas Guilak (Of Gods and Kings, 24)Ray Haratian (Argo, Under The Shadow)Mary Apick (Homeland, Beneath The Veil)Fariborz David Diaan (The Brink, Stoning of Soraya, Weeds) 7aa9394dea Title: 1979 Revolution: Black FridayGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:iNK Stories, N-Fusion InteractivePublisher:iNK StoriesRelease Date: 4 Apr, 2016 1979 Revolution: Black Friday Patch It's really short, but very well done. The game is well written and the characters feel real and the voice acting is excellent. The gameplay consists of walking around using WASD and taking pictures with your camera and interacting with objects and people. QTEs are also thrown in there for the relatively action oriented sections.Because of the length, sometimes the story might feel a little rushed and it seems like the characters could have used a little more development.As pointed out by other reviewers, the choices presented to you do not really matter THAT much. Some things might play out differently, albeit leading to the same conclusion.Overall, it's a decent game, however it's really short. Can be finished within 2 hours. Considering this, it truly deserves a sequel, or at least another episode.. Pros:> gr8 as an interactive history lesson> actually pretty interesting like i didn't know khomeini said a whole bunch of unfulfilled promises about what the IRI would be like. i wonder what happened.> persian language option (basically unheard of in games)Cons:> low-fi on graphics to the point of ruining immersion> light on actual gameplay (think point-and-click hotspots, timed dialogue & QTEs)--i kinda have to fight to stay interested> voice acting is weird. i think keeping iranian accents is a fab idea, but that interrogator person was slurring something shocking and the VA for bibi sounded like she was her 40s.> plot-holes galore. a ten-year-old who got taught first aid in school could tell you you're not supposed to pull out a knife to the gut and that bandaids won't close a knife wound. and how is it that two men restricted only by their bound hands can't overcome one interrogator with a cattleprod?i'm recommending it anyway because i'm iranian and i wanna support iranian game devs. we gotta start somewhere, don't we?. Half finished product. The story ends abruptly. If there is ever episode 2, I might be inclined to recommend this, but not as it currently is.. the game is really good, but the abrupt ending........ more episodes please, maybe from the POV of others. I got this game during the steam sale, so I did not pay full price.I enjoyed the game, as well as learning more about the revolution.However alot of the choices in the game were meaningless and the characters were not developed well. The story was weirdly paced and did not hold my attention. The snippets of trivia and historical knowledge were far more interesting than the rest of the game. One choice in particular tries to heavy-handedly guilt trip you in a way that comes off as really insincere and manipulative.The game made me want to learn about and research more of Iran's history, but the story is bad and the characters are one-dimensional and forgetable.I recommend it, but only if you get it on sale. This game has alot of cool things, so please get it if you are interested, but not for the full price.
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