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  • Summary: An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met.

    'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist). Both eras are significant periods of
    An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met.

    'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist). Both eras are significant periods of socio-political unrest in Britain and there are distinct similarities and differences across the two stories.

    The viewer must make decisions in a bid to better understand and escape their captor. However, it soon becomes apparent that not only the life of the protagonist hinges on these decisions, but also the lives of others.
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  1. Sep 20, 2022
    75
    The Gallery is a game that appeals to FMV lovers and can be played at least 4-5 times. However, it should be noted that it won't be the first alternative for those who are newcomers to the genre.
  2. Nov 16, 2022
    70
    Today, much like mullets, the FMV is a niche prospect, but it is growing in popularity again. It's becoming a better fit for purpose in tandem with improvements in technology and streaming services, allowing for some more interesting and convenient delivery methods for the medium, blurring the lines of what a passive and interactive piece of media can be. The Gallery presents a compelling story, with some good tension, interesting concepts and even some decent jokes smattered in there, but it's the core concept of how the details shift through the two timelines that is its most compelling aspect. The marriage of content and the medium. Certainly, it would be recommended for an evening in with friends, which is a fair metric to judge it by.