Immortality
Developed by: Sam Barlow (@mrsambarlow)
Published by: Half Mermaid Productions (@HalfMermaid)
Immortality is the story of the disappearance of actress Marissa Marcel, developed by Sam Barlow and his publishing studio Half Mermaid Productions.
In Immortality the player is given a variety of footage from Marcel’s unreleased movies, and is tasked with examining each one for clues in order to find out what happened to her. There are three movies in Immortality that the player will be examining and each one is unique and honours a different period of film making. There’s 1968’s Ambrosio, 1970’s Minsky, and 1999’s Two of Everything. The player can fast-forward, rewind, pause, zoom in or out of each clip, as well as interact with objects in a selected clip to uncover new ones.
Immortality is an immersive experience. If you’re drawn in like I was you’ll find yourself examining each clip multiple times looking for hidden clues in order to piece together the over arching story of what happened to Marissa Marcel. The story is not told in chronological order if that wasn’t clear by now.
Personally speaking I was drawn in by the stellar performances of the cast and the mystery that was crafted by Sam. Immortality is a game where I kept telling myself “5 more minutes” because I wanted to figure out what happened as soon as possible.
Performance wise Immortality crashed on me a few times which was disappointing and one achievement was bugged for about a week. Half Mermaid Productions worked quickly to fix the bug and was communicative throughout the process.
I played Immortality on Xbox Series X via Xbox GamePass and would recommend Immortality to anyone that is a fan of Sam Barlow and enjoyed his previous work, Her Story and Telling Lies.
Pros:
Brilliant performances
The story
Cons:
A core mechanic of the game at times doesn’t feel smooth or “right.” Hard to explain without spoilers
Bugs (when I played it one achievement was bugged and the game crashed a few times)
Played on: Xbox Series X via Xbox Game Pass
Review score: 4/5
Developed by: Sam Barlow (@mrsambarlow)
Published by: Half Mermaid Productions (@HalfMermaid)
Immortality is the story of the disappearance of actress Marissa Marcel, developed by Sam Barlow and his publishing studio Half Mermaid Productions.
In Immortality the player is given a variety of footage from Marcel’s unreleased movies, and is tasked with examining each one for clues in order to find out what happened to her. There are three movies in Immortality that the player will be examining and each one is unique and honours a different period of film making. There’s 1968’s Ambrosio, 1970’s Minsky, and 1999’s Two of Everything. The player can fast-forward, rewind, pause, zoom in or out of each clip, as well as interact with objects in a selected clip to uncover new ones.
Immortality is an immersive experience. If you’re drawn in like I was you’ll find yourself examining each clip multiple times looking for hidden clues in order to piece together the over arching story of what happened to Marissa Marcel. The story is not told in chronological order if that wasn’t clear by now.
Personally speaking I was drawn in by the stellar performances of the cast and the mystery that was crafted by Sam. Immortality is a game where I kept telling myself “5 more minutes” because I wanted to figure out what happened as soon as possible.
Performance wise Immortality crashed on me a few times which was disappointing and one achievement was bugged for about a week. Half Mermaid Productions worked quickly to fix the bug and was communicative throughout the process.
I played Immortality on Xbox Series X via Xbox GamePass and would recommend Immortality to anyone that is a fan of Sam Barlow and enjoyed his previous work, Her Story and Telling Lies.
Pros:
Brilliant performances
The story
Cons:
A core mechanic of the game at times doesn’t feel smooth or “right.” Hard to explain without spoilers
Bugs (when I played it one achievement was bugged and the game crashed a few times)
Played on: Xbox Series X via Xbox Game Pass
Review score: 4/5