Tron: Identity

Bithell's Tron protagonists are all black. There were literally no black people in the original game. Science Fiction is about white guys kicking ass in space and getting space chics. If you remember the AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL movie, that's what happened. Actually white people do have culture, and it's called Sci-Fi and video games.. This is cultural appropriation. This "game" is a sad little graphical novel. Disney middle management hated this franchise and they spent more time on the credits than on the actual game. It's not even a game, it's a boring story with a pointless puzzle. I can't explain how much I hate Disney and the people who co-opted successful American culture to replace it with this trash. Why not write new stories instead of wiping axx with existing franchises? No new stories because no soul, no groove, and no rythm. No heros, nothing worth fighting for. It's culturally a dead-end. A drowning swimmer ruthlessly plunging everything it can grab for one more breath of air. A sterile parasite trying to find another host. Game dev DEI middle management. That's what I felt when I played this game. Luckily, I can return it.

For what it is, it's an interesting visual novel that certainly follows the mythos of Tron quite well, and despite the game ultimately feeling irrelevant in the overall franchise's narrative, the story contained within is decently interesting and the art is gorgeous, matching the aesthetics of Tron Legacy to a tee. The puzzles are simple and boring, but don't drag the game down too much. Def worth the play you're big into Tron but otherwise, there are better options out there.

Cool visual novel for Tron fans. Not a lot going on, some interesting world building, doesn't exactly align with the movies (although there's a nod to it in Ares, brief as it may be), but it's got enough replay value, the puzzle mechanic isn't bad and if you don't like it's skippable and honestly it's just really pretty to look at. If you like the series is worth a go :]

It's games like this where I would rather give the game mixed instead of thumbs up or down. I made music for Tron in 2005-2007. The music was taken. We got NIN instead of Skrillex and Deadmau5, the 'Steve' guy didn't want new music in Tron. I made the Nin Tron, wondering why he turned the last work I would do as Deadmau5 or Skrillex into death. When I bought Tron:Identity I expected a story that was flowing, and moving. It feels more like reading a Zork book. Which to me says 'Steve' wants that. I have to give it a thumbs up, it's something I wanted. In reality I would rather have a FPSMMORPG of Tron. It's good enough, and it's Tron.

Nice visual detective novel with a classic whodunnit story. The puzzles are okay and do the job to add a little bit extra gameplay. I always enjoy more Tron. 8/10

Eh, fun for what it is - a short graphical novel, wouldn't recommend paying more than $5 for it. Severely lacking in traditional features like Save/Load or rewinds. No idea if choices can even be imported in the new one.