Freak Show is an animated CD-ROM created by the rock band The Residents, with animation design by Jim Ludtke.
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Neat little game. Not much to do and I'd more consider it an interactive walkable experience. Has a lot of the basis for what would become Bad Day on the Midway.
Nonostante il gameplay inesistente, anche se non è un problema data l'inesistenza pure di una finalità precisa, si salva in corner proponendo una serie di informazioni su tanti personaggi che ritroviamo puntualmente se approfondiamo la tetra storia dei fenomeni umani presenti nei circhi. Più che essere un gioco sul noto gruppo, nonostante ci siano tante reference e pic/video dei live, l'ho trovato quasi più vicino al film di Browning (Freaks)
How would you even describe this using the basics of reviewing a game??? I mean, I love The Residents and their wacky antics, but my god this game made my eyes feel blurry - in a strangely good way to reckon. I might sound like I dislike it, but I don't. It's just... indescribably nonsensically grand.
(+.5 for the Les Claypool cameo too.)
(+.5 for the Les Claypool cameo too.)
“Life is a lot like a freak show, ‘cause nobody laughs when they leave”
A neat collection of multimedia events. The game lacks a standard story or gameplay loop and simply serves as a myst style point and click through a carnival (it almost functions as a far more interesting predacosr to Gone Home). When you first enter the carnival you can just watch each of the preformances but after a while you will find the one of the secret paths to the freak's trailers. Where you can do little minigames, watch a music video, and veiw a multi media story which will all explain the back story of each freak. These can vary from a series of letters to a comic book drawn by Brian Bolland (the artist of Batman The Killing Joke). Being made in '94 Freak Show came out in a post Myst landscape where computer games began trending towards more unique experiences with a focus on 3d pre rendered graphics. If there is one thing that dates the game it is the section full of a residents digital catalog and music videos. In a pre mass video sharing era this would have been one of the few ways to really watch a residents music video on your pc. An interesting oddity from and interesting set of individuals.
A neat collection of multimedia events. The game lacks a standard story or gameplay loop and simply serves as a myst style point and click through a carnival (it almost functions as a far more interesting predacosr to Gone Home). When you first enter the carnival you can just watch each of the preformances but after a while you will find the one of the secret paths to the freak's trailers. Where you can do little minigames, watch a music video, and veiw a multi media story which will all explain the back story of each freak. These can vary from a series of letters to a comic book drawn by Brian Bolland (the artist of Batman The Killing Joke). Being made in '94 Freak Show came out in a post Myst landscape where computer games began trending towards more unique experiences with a focus on 3d pre rendered graphics. If there is one thing that dates the game it is the section full of a residents digital catalog and music videos. In a pre mass video sharing era this would have been one of the few ways to really watch a residents music video on your pc. An interesting oddity from and interesting set of individuals.