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Inversion Review | The Controller Online

Scott from The Controller Online writes: "It isn’t usually a good sign when a game gets delayed multiple times, but Saber Interactive aren’t letting that get them down. In fact, they’ve been so bold as to schedule the release of Inversion to coincide with the biggest gaming press event of the year, E3. While most of my counterparts are down in L.A viewing the biggest and brightest the industry has to offer, I’m stuck in the middle of the road with Inversion."

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Elderly_Cynic4772d ago

*sigh* I had some hopes that this game would be good, but the more I saw of it, the more slender those hopes became. Sorry to see my instincts were right...

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Inversion - Saber Interactive's Big Hope All but Forgotten

Inversion launched 10 years ago today, but failed to leave a lasting impact on the third-person action genre.

Pedrof1120d ago

I keep a very fond memory of the game. The story is very surprising, with an incredible twist towards the end (and I mean : incredible). Playing solo on hard was actually very hard. One of my best memories of a TPS from that generation.

Sniperwithacause1120d ago

I remember playing it, back when I was using gamestop as my personal gamefly service. I don't remember the story at all, just that the world would shift. The shooting was really decent for that type of game back then too.

Father__Merrin1120d ago

Always used to spot this on the shelf in CEX but always skipped it.

DrDoomer1120d ago

This game was surprisingly awesome. I miss blowing enemies into pieces in video games.

lodossrage1119d ago

I think the concept is what did this game in.

When most people play games and they come across upside down levels, reverse controls, or anything that breaks convention, they normally groan.

I myself am guilty of that too so. So to have an entire game built around that very concept probably wasn't the best idea.

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Fighting The Stigma of Depression and Anxiety With Games

Jay Castello writes: ""Though depression and anxiety are two of the most well known mental health problems, less stigmatised than some other conditions, they remain difficult to talk about. Games can therefore be a powerful tool for helping those with depression and anxiety to feel seen and validated. Moreover, they can also be useful demonstrations for those who don’t know what living with these illnesses is like."

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garyanderson2988d ago

Not saying these all look amazing, but definitely better than Depression Quest

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Unexpected Plot Twists in Gaming

Jo from GamersFTW writes: "Well, I didn’t see that coming! A phrase which many of us will have uttered. Plot twists are something that were once reserved for films and television shows, but as games become more immersive it is no surprise that the narratives and plot take on a film like quality. Be it a betrayal by someone you trusted, an unexpected death, or something which you just simply couldn’t imagine being true until it was spelt out for you."

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Shillmeister3374d ago (Edited 3374d ago )

A fair list, but there are some MASSIVE examples that didn't make this list.

SPOILER WARNING

Primary example - because it's so well known - is Bioshock 1's ending, but my personal title I'm surprised didn't make this list is Spec Ops: The Line. It was quite a morally hard-hitting twist that game had! Should play it twice over to really see the full picture of the twists (what's real, and what's not)!

EDIT: That RDR one though.. Oh my. Those feels! D:

Maple223374d ago

There are just so many!!!

terallo3374d ago

Yea, wow, the big revelation in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was enough to make a great game into a legendary one. That game had a better written plot than most of the movies.