Late Shift

 Xbox One
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Cubed3
    Jan 7, 2019
    30
    The concept behind Late Shift is not necessarily a bad one, but if you're going to design a game around an interactive story, it is crucial the story is actually well done. This isn't the case here, sadly, and is a mess of continuity errors, laughably bad acting, and straight up nonsensical plot points. It doesn't matter which decisions you make, because you're always going to get a bad ending by virtue of having to play the game to get to it. This is a short, entirely forgettable experience that isn't even worth the low price of admission. There is some novelty here because of it being FMV, but with how bad things are, it certainly feels more like FML than anything else.

Awards & Rankings

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#79 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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#53 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 42
  3. Negative: 3 out of 42
  1. zezeljmare
    Jun 25, 2021
    6
    EN:
    An interesting concept. "Choose your choice" game in the form of a TV series. This is definitely not a classic game, but an interactive    EN:
    An interesting concept. "Choose your choice" game in the form of a TV series. This is definitely not a classic game, but an interactive show. Netflix later copied this concept for its series. Unfortunately, apart from the then innovative approach, the game is nothing special. The story is just good, the characters are average ...

    SRP:
    Interesantan koncept. "Izaberi svoj izbor" igra u formi tv serije. Ovo definitvno nije klasična igra, već interaktivni show. Netflix je posle kopirao ovaj koncept za svoje serije. Nažalost osim tada inovativnog pristupa, igra nije ništa specijalno. Priča je samo dobra, likovi prosek...    … Full Review »
  2. SenorKoquonfaes
    Nov 14, 2019
    7
    In terms of FMV games I've played recently, I certainly liked this a lot more than The Bunker. I felt that the story was far more engagingIn terms of FMV games I've played recently, I certainly liked this a lot more than The Bunker. I felt that the story was far more engaging with the Late Shift. I guess I like the choice and consequence style of gameplay more than the point-and-click style.

    You play as Matt Thompson, a college student who works the late shift as a valet/car park attendant. The night appears to be rather quiet, until a robber breaks into the car park, holds you up at gun point and forces you to drive to a house where a robbery is being planned. Unfortunately, the guy who kidnapped you suffers an injury when he broke into the garage and Matt is forced to take his place in the robbery instead. The robbery goes awry and you end up in the crosshairs of a Chinese triad gang, thus beginning the adventure to escape with your life based on the decisions you make.

    "Gameplay" is fine for what it is; a choice and consequence, FMV style game. Certain choices can lead to entire chapters being locked off until you try again on another play through, so there's at least some consequences for your actions.

    The acting is fine, it's kind of interesting to watch Matt's character arc quickly go from an average, innocent college student to a hardened criminal. The music is just kind of throw-away, although I wish they hadn't mixed the music to be so loud and the voices to be so low. I had to drop the music levels to about 60% just to hear what the actors were saying to each other.

    There are some technical issues I've found with the game. The subtitles and the actors lines don't match up on several occasions, there was one instance where I pushed my luck and managed to get a 50% share in the money for the robbery. The subtitles matched that decision when it played out, but the actor recited the line where it was only 25% (If you don't push your luck). There's also random multi-coloured bars that can flash up on screen momentarily and I get some frame rate slow down and acceleration with a number of scenes, leading to believe that maybe parts of this game weren't rendering correctly. Could simply be a console vs. PC thing.

    I do wish there was a way to check what choices you've made, what ending you got and even compare your choices globally with other players. I don't really care that I made X number of choices in a play through, when would that ever tell me anything of consequence?

    Overall, Late Shift is short, fun FMV game that I can recommend if, like me, you've never really played many FMV games. Do try to pick it up on sale, though. I picked it up for $7 CAD, as oppose to $12.49 CAD.    … Full Review »
  3. emporio2866
    Mar 10, 2019
    6
    Очень рекомендую интерактивное кино под названием Late Shift, которое доступно на всех актуальных платформах - Xbox One, PS4 и PC.
    Это    Очень рекомендую интерактивное кино под названием Late Shift, которое доступно на всех актуальных платформах - Xbox One, PS4 и PC.
    Это добротно поставленное и снятое интерактивное кино в жанре криминальной драмы с элементами триллера. Сюжет захватывающий с неожиданными твистами в стиле ранних работ Гая Ричи и местами приправлен жестокостью Такеши Китано, что в совокупности с нелинейным повествованием создаёт крайне увлекательный кино-аттракцион, в котором вам предстоит принимать решения, пытаясь предугадать последствия. Харизматичные персонажи заставят сопереживать до самого финала. Концовок, кстати, здесь около десятка, и если по началу покажется, что история короткая, то повторные прохождения с новыми сценами и диалогами отбросят весь скепсис! Диалоги на английском, но присутствуют русские субтитры, причём правильные субтитры без цензуры, которая убила бы всю атмосферу! Я считаю, что перевести **** как «отвали» - это идиотизм и не может вызвать ничего кроме когнитивного диссонанса, тем более когда слышен голос оригинального дубляжа    … Full Review »
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