From the consistent use of QTEs, to the cel-shaded graphics their games are known for, Pendulo Studios have made it easy breezy for players to pick up. Throughout Vertigo’s runtime, you’ll quickly notice the heavy inspiration taken from Telltale’s style of gameplay and presentation. Surely it isn’t intentional, right? The Streamlined Gameplay of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo I genuinely do NOT know why some of the vocals are presented this way. But other times, it’ll sound like they’re starting to fall asleep because their voices will slow down for no particular reason, or they’ll just seem like they’re bored out of their brains all of a sudden. During most scenes, the actors will nail their deliveries all well and good. The vocal performances are a bit of a mixed bag, however. All things considered, the narrative is chock-full of great plot twists, dark themes, setups and character moments that’ll more than likely tug on your little heartstrings… Well, when those previous issues don’t show up that is. I won’t reveal too much for spoiler’s sake, but for a general synopsis Vertigo follows the main protag, Ed Miller, an author struggling with writer’s block who goes through several counselling sessions for an incident he encounters at the start of the game – and that’s about as much as I’m gonna say in regards to the story. If you can try and look past these issues, then this brand new Vertigo story should have you hooked from beginning to end. That being said, if you can try and look past these issues, then this brand new Vertigo story should have you hooked from beginning to end. It can be so off-putting at times that it’s hard to watch in all honesty. There are several scenes where an actor’s mic will start clipping, a character’s line will glitch out and not sync with their lips or there’ll be this strange lack of sound or animation on occasion that’ll really take you out of the experience. The game is already available on PC (Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store) and will launch on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles and Nintendo Switch on Septemin Europe and October 4 in North America.Our VIDEO REVIEW of Vertigo! A Compelling Story with Mixed Presentation Elements Explore several timelines to cross-check the events and separate reality from deceptive memoriesĪlfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is developed by Pendulo Studios, the successful team behind Runaway (2003), The Next Big Thing (2011), Yesterday (2012), Yesterday Origins (2016) and Blacksad: Under the Skin (2019). ![]() Investigate through the vision of three characters: everyone has a different story to tell.Live a powerful narrative experience paying tribute to the visual and storytelling techniques of Hitchcock. ![]()
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