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Okay, so, FMV games, right? If you know, you know. They’ve somehow sneaked back into the indie gaming world. Not with a bang, more like a whisper. It’s like those old video books, the choose-your-own-adventure — remember those? I used to get lost in those, but that’s another story. Anyway, take The Shapeshifting Detective for example. It’s this “Whodunit” thing, kind of like playing Clue, but on steroids, with actual actors squeezed into tight scripts. And oh, don’t get me started on Not for Broadcast — chaotic brilliance, seriously. Now, there’s this new piece — uh, sorry, I mean game — on the block called Dead Reset by Dark Rift Horror. So, they slipped me a preview and yeah, things got interesting fast.
Here’s the gist: You’re Cole Mason, a surgeon dumped in his scrubs on a desolated space station floor. Think Alien film vibes but with less slimy xenomorphs — or maybe not? An armed guard yanks you upright, and boom, you’re operating on some poor soul with a creepy abdominal thing going on. Yeah, typical Tuesday, right? But then bam! Choices hit — do you play it cool or get all heroic and grab the gun? I went with the "operate or die" vibe, but spoiler, an alien kind of blew up the surgery and the room. Cole dies, but not really? He snaps back alive, like that Bill Murray movie — Groundhog Day, if it had aliens.
I only had Chapter 1 to muck around in, and trust me, I made Cole do some questionable things. One loop had his arm blown clean off because, duh, guns need ID, and he forgot his? But I eventually got through a chapter, trapped the alien, and was left with a “What now?” hanging in the air.
Can I just say, the actors went all in — like they thought this was their Oscar moment or something, well almost, because some intense bits? Yeah, there were hiccups. And the pacing, whoa. Cole bonds way too fast with total strangers, but hey, under pressure, people stick like glue. Gore alert, by the way. Blood and guts a plenty, with stupidly cute alien monsters — I mean, seriously cute if you ask me, but shown sparingly, thank goodness. Also, remember those retro arcade shots, like Area 51? Yeah, they nailed that vibe. Could’ve gone full cheese fest, but the director pulled it back just right.
So, did I like my sneak peek into Dead Reset? Broadly speaking, yeah. It’s a little taste — no wait, a tease, I think? — of the game’s mystery and space misadventures. This Cole guy and his ragtag buddies kept me entertained. And yeah, I’m kinda buzzing to see how his time-twisty mess plays out with that cheeky alien menace. Mark your calendars (or not?) — it hits the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 11th.
