Immortality

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 84
  3. Negative: 22 out of 84

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  1. SpiritSlayer
    Aug 31, 2022
    7
    The acting done by the cast is top notch and really sells the experience, but the gameplay mechanics itself hinders it from truly shining. You'd be hard pressed unraveling the full mystery without resorting to clicking on random faces and objects just to progress. It's a shame how finicky the system for searching for new clips can be, because there really is something good here.
  2. faircritic
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    WARNING: THIS IS NOT A VIDEOGAME NOR A INTERACTIVE COMMERCIAL MOVIE.
    Can't even say if this is a movie. Well maybe technically? I don't know. Once defined this , I could say if you expect something related to obamaflix blackhomo crap streaming something its not the case either.
    This is more a concept ,artcinema, performance, theater, related. Is like a bunch of very short films just    WARNING: THIS IS NOT A VIDEOGAME NOR A INTERACTIVE COMMERCIAL MOVIE.
    Can't even say if this is a movie. Well maybe technically? I don't know. Once defined this , I could say if you expect something related to obamaflix blackhomo crap streaming something its not the case either.
    This is more a concept ,artcinema, performance, theater, related. Is like a bunch of very short films just related to the main actress somehow that varies from boring to odd to eerie ,with a lot of symbolism. The interaction with this short firms is quite odd too and lead to anothers and cannot be accessed in a main menu or something. But this is a part of the whole experience.
    This is not for everybody besides art lovers , actor and director students and related.
    I cannot rate this production as Im not an expert in the area so I just throw a 7 just giving the benefit of their work.    … Expand
  3. OldSchool29
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    I have one big problem with this game. It lacks meaningful interactivity. I was able to see credits roll in under 2 hours by just clicking on random things and scrubbing through videos without paying attention to anything.

    This game does not have enough skill checks to make you think your way through the game and solve it. You can literally "beat" the game without understanding    I have one big problem with this game. It lacks meaningful interactivity. I was able to see credits roll in under 2 hours by just clicking on random things and scrubbing through videos without paying attention to anything.

    This game does not have enough skill checks to make you think your way through the game and solve it. You can literally "beat" the game without understanding anything. It just fell flat for me.    … Expand
  4. cxxflame
    Oct 6, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Immortality at its core is a great concept, held back back by incredibly random and ambiguous gameplay choices. The acting is what holds everything together, but it's still only a base layer that needed something more to keep me more than mildly interested. I really wish the dark and twisted side of this game was put more front and center, as it's by far the most interesting part.

    Ultimately what the game boils down to is 3 slightly better than average movies, linked together by random button pressing. If you were looking for a more involved inspect-and-discover like Sam Barlow's last couple games, you may be left disappointed, as this is more of an interactive movie and less of a puzzle needing to be solved.    … Expand
  5. Kelen
    Sep 4, 2022
    6
    [PL]
    6/10 - Niezła
    (po graniu 12h i ukończeniu gry) Fajne emocje, reszta raczej skopana. Ciekawe doświadczenie, fatalna "gra". Bardzo specyficzna gra - niby interaktywny film, a tak naprawdę to nie do końca. Świetnie zagrane sceny, fajnie stylizowane, bardzo ładne. Gameplay bardzo nieprzystępny, słaby, choć intrygująco wpływa na poznawanie historii i występujących postaci    [PL]
    6/10 - Niezła
    (po graniu 12h i ukończeniu gry)
    Fajne emocje, reszta raczej skopana. Ciekawe doświadczenie, fatalna "gra".

    Bardzo specyficzna gra - niby interaktywny film, a tak naprawdę to nie do końca.
    Świetnie zagrane sceny, fajnie stylizowane, bardzo ładne.

    Gameplay bardzo nieprzystępny, słaby, choć intrygująco wpływa na poznawanie historii i występujących postaci
    Niestety, na początku bardzo łatwo poczuć się zagubionym i odbić się od gry. Gdzieś po 2h grania zaczyna budzić jakieś zainteresowanie.
    Nieprzyjazny, fatalny tutorial atakujący dużą ilością tekstu. Najlepiej zignorować, spojrzeć na ustawienia sterowania i gdzieś obczaić, co oznacza buczenie i jak w nie wejść.

    Gdy nauczymy się w to grać, to odkrywanie wszystkiego jest całkiem fajne.
    Fabuła mnie nie porwała, ale postacie i towarzyszące im emocje już tak.

    Niesatysfakcjonujące zakończenie. Po prostu jakieś tam jest. Można je odkryć i nadal nie rozumieć o co chodzi, więc najlepiej grać dalej.    … Expand
  6. Titus
    Sep 30, 2022
    6
    It's well filmed with a lot of attention to detail and decent commitment from the actors (mostly, there are times when 'scenes' cut and it feels like the acting continues).

    The technical skill isn't matched by the storytelling however which feels very gimmicky once the curtains are pulled back. The deconstructed narrative and repetitive gameplay mechanics involved in piecing it together    It's well filmed with a lot of attention to detail and decent commitment from the actors (mostly, there are times when 'scenes' cut and it feels like the acting continues).

    The technical skill isn't matched by the storytelling however which feels very gimmicky once the curtains are pulled back. The deconstructed narrative and repetitive gameplay mechanics involved in piecing it together is pretty frustrating.

    It's an interesting experiment for sure. I'm glad there are people trying to push the medium. However to me it feels both too amateur for cinephiles and too cinematic for gamers.    … Expand
  7. Xenshin1231
    Jan 29, 2023
    6
    Immortality is almost a good game. Immortality focuses on 3 movies that were made but never released all starring Marissa Marcel. Immortality is an interactive movie game from the developer of Her Story and Telling Lies. Immortality fits right in with both of those games, where the main "gameplay" comes from watching videos that are often times jumbled up and out of order and the playerImmortality is almost a good game. Immortality focuses on 3 movies that were made but never released all starring Marissa Marcel. Immortality is an interactive movie game from the developer of Her Story and Telling Lies. Immortality fits right in with both of those games, where the main "gameplay" comes from watching videos that are often times jumbled up and out of order and the player has to figure our the story for themselves. The game is like a puzzle game, but instead of the game making a "dadadada" noise when you complete a puzzle it is more of an "aha" moment for the player. The "aha" moments are the basis for why these games are so intriguing; however, Immortality is different from the other two games. The gameplay in Her Story and Telling Lies consists of searching for videos by typing in a keyword that exists in the dialogue in the scene. This make it so when you hear a name of someone or a place or an event you can search that word to see what other videos might unveil more information. In Immortality you get new videos by pausing the clip and clicking on whatever object or person that is in the frame and it will take you to a new video with the same object. Say if someone is holding a candle in one scene it might and it gets clicked on it may take you to a scene with a fire or a lighter. Seems like an interesting concept, except it doesn't create any good gameplay. The problem is it will take you to another scene with said object or person at random. So you just keep on clicking flames again until you think you see every scene. Or you just keep clicking on Marissa's face or the clapperboard over and over until you unlock everything. This is really the biggest issue towards the end of the game when you have no idea how to get to the remaining scenes because there really isn't an easy way to know what to click to get you something in the scene you are missing. While I liked the stories of the movies themselves and the overarching story, it just falls flat on a gameplay level. The interactivity with the secret scenes are good but that is about all the positives I have for the gameplay.… Expand
  8. Gusta27
    Dec 22, 2022
    6
    Impressive story, the actress manon gage has several scenes in different characters and in a way the game is suspenseful, where you think what can happen next, but it has one of the worst gameplays of all games, basically the only thing you do in the whole game is to point the eye to scenes and reveal other scenes, nothing more than that, a great lost potential.
  9. Tintler
    Jun 24, 2023
    5
    O kadar etkilendiğimi söyleyemem. Para verip almış olsaydım büyük ihtimalle pişman olurdum fakat Gamepass ile oynadım. Çok boş zamanınız varsa oynayabilirsiniz.

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    80
    All I can promise you is that if you start looking for Marissa Marcel, you won't be able to get her out of your head, which is actually a pretty big compliment in today's blizzard indistinguishable games. [Issue#322]
  2. GameStar
    Jan 25, 2023
    82
    An artistic game that elegantly plays with the possibilities of the narrative genre and captivates with its storytelling.
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  3. Games.cz
    Oct 5, 2022
    50
    How do you even critique this? The actors are brilliant, the production quality as well, but the game feels random at times and offers very poor gameplay.
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