Late Shift (2017)

I really want to like it, but the game freezes, and the lip-syncing doesn't quite match up when the characters speak. On SteamOS on PC-

[i]Late Shift[/i] was a gift from a friend because I wouldn’t stop talking about FMV games. Unfortunately, Ctrl Movie and Wales Interactive made a bet that didn’t pay off. The full motion video genre obviously shares much with movies and movie-making. [i]Late Shift[/i] leans hard into the similarities. Every scene is slick, staged, and painted. With one exception, the acting is polished as a Hollywood pedicure. The plot is tight and fast paced. The music and background noise never stop. Timed choices make the story near uninterrupted, and the font is a faint, obstructive white, perfectly matching the subtitles. It truly felt like I was watching a noir crime thriller and nudging Matt around with the same hope an active movie-goer has for a character to make it to the credits. However, this immersion in film has some serious costs, as it eschews quality-of-life improvements FMV has developed over the years. Unlike [i]Contradiction[/i], there are no clear chapter breaks, which can make re-navigation difficult. I somehow missed two chapters through my choices, and I have no idea where they are. Then again, unlike [i]Road to Empress[/i] or the arguably interactive cinema [i]Detroi…

I have never fumbled so hard into a win, I enjoyed the story and would recommend the game. My only complaint is some of the decisions feel pointless and I wish the game was longer but thats my complaints for most decision games.

pretty good game after one playthrough. It was very short lived so if you do want to get multiple endings to see other scenes you can always play again. Story was pretty interesting but could have more plot or background detail, you're just thrown into this story and making decisions. would rec

Lets start by the negatives, it is too short for my own taste, it is missing some component to see the progress and or the choices we made, feels like some choices just don't even matter ( same results in most cases) Now the goods, story is fun, I like the actors, shots are well made, overall a nice adventure I would recommend.

(Finished on PS4) One of the better FMV games by Wales Interactive, if not actually the best. While nothing out of this world gameplay-wise, its story is compelling enough to be worth a couple of playthroughs for fans of the genre.