Yes, it's true. I have beaten Indigo Prophecy, and, I have noticed something about a narrative with a multiple branching story line. It is very hard to keep a white sock out of a wash of red shirts. This means that to make a fulfilling and enriching story with deep characters, a captivating plot and continuity is one thing, trying to make a story that goes in every direction and still have things make sence at the end is a whole different ballgame. I musta got the "not so good" ending because I end up as a super zombie fighting against the Orange Clan and the Purple Clan. The Orange Clan where the guys behind the mayan oracle, but the Purple Clan totally came out of left field. Something about them being an AI that became conscious and wanted to rule over mankind (psst, they apparently brought me back to life after the oracle killed me and my ex-girlfriend). The bums that played a quiet role in the game were actually a secret organization watching events unfold, The Indigo Child didn't do anything but deliver that fatefull message to whatever, Tyler goes to Florida with his girlfriend, Carla somehow falls in love with Lucas (the killer) and they have sex in a train car and apparently, the world is ending....
This really is an interesting story, and I would not mind actually knowing the whole story as opposed to just the part I was able to play through. But, it's not going to be by playing the game. I'll find a FAQ about it somewhere and I'll read the events, but I'll be damned if I have to sit there and "play" through that absolutly horrid gaming experience again. The ending wasn't even worth watching... I played the end chapter again to try and get a "better" ending, but to no avail. Why Indigo Prophecy?!? WHY!?! Why do I actually feel like I'm not having fun when I play with you. Why is your Simon sez gameplay so worthless and pitiful? Why are your graphics, control, camera, ect. so terrible? I read the credits..... the director appologizes to his son for the many long hours away from his family, working on this game.... it must be really disappointing to know that his son will remember that producing this craptacular title was more important than coming home at night to his family. But here's the real kicker....they totally left it open for a sequel. I'm sorry Mr. Cage, I wish you the best of luck next time....but I really want my $50.00 back.
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It's interesting that so many other people thought this game was AWESOME! I think it says a lot about how we game when we find ourselves differing from the mainstream view of the game.
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