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 Contradiction is an FMV murder mystery adventure game by Tim Follin, featuring Paul Darrow of Blake's 7 fame. It was funded on Kickstarter on its second try, raising about four thousand pounds. While the game features moving around locations and very limited item manipulation, the meat of the game is interviewing people and pointing out contradictory statements they make. Imagine a dash of LA Noire mixed with a bit of Phoenix Wright, then make everyone British. It's not perfect by any means, and it's fairly short, but being an FMV game actually helps it avoid some pitfalls (such as in LA Noire when you had to distinguish between an actor acting poorly and an actor intentionally acting poorly). The controls outside of interviews are also weird as hell, so enjoy watching me go the wrong way or open menus for no reason from time to time. Prologue tl;dr - Kate Vine died under suspicious circumstances but the regular police (bobbies? are they still called that?) ruled it a suicide. Now it's up to our hero, Inspector Jenks, to prove Kate was murdered (and the other cops are all thick) before midnight tonight. Let's get to it. Episode 1 - 5 PM Episode 2 - 6 PM Episode 3 - 7 PM Episode 4 - 8 PM Episode 5 - 9 PM Episode 6 - 10 PM Episode 7 - 11 PM Episode 8 - Midnight Bonus Episode 1 - Chief Calls Bonus Episode 2 - THIS video CirclMastr fucked around with this message at 10:02 on Feb 4, 2016 |
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Aug 19, 2015 04:24
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This is going to be interesting. At least there aren't going to be any pixel hunts?
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Aug 19, 2015 05:25
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Major_JF posted:At least there aren't going to be any pixel hunts? No, but it has the visual novel "look and think" equivalent at times: having to visit every location in the game trying to witness the random event necessary to advance the plot.
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Aug 19, 2015 05:40
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It's kinda sad thinking that even this had a higher budget than poor Blake's 7. I'm not sure why it features "gameplay" outside of interviews though, those are always the worst parts of every game of the sort.
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Aug 19, 2015 06:50
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Why does the game audio sound like everyone is wearing a bucket?HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:It's kinda sad thinking that even this had a higher budget than poor Blake's 7.
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Aug 19, 2015 07:53
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That's... some acting, alright. I really hope that hat has plot relevance because I can't imagine anyone would wear that voluntarily. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 11:34 on Aug 19, 2015 |
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Aug 19, 2015 11:32
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Oh my, this acting. Emma is at least okay but Jenks is something else.
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Aug 19, 2015 12:26
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My favorite part of FMV games is the never quite there acting. I am pretty pumped to see this game. I'll probably buy it too to support them.
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Aug 19, 2015 12:38
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Aside from the budget, the reason the audio and video will be notably off is because it was originally made for iOS and some compression would have been required. Also this is one of the best games of 2015. Please turn subtitles on.
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Aug 19, 2015 12:46
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I love this game. Jenks is the best and the best part is that like 50% of the time when he shows somebody a piece of evidence or asks them about a fact, he presents it as though it was the key piece of evidence that is gonna blow the case wide open
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Aug 19, 2015 13:35
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I want to see what sarcastic Jenks looks like, because he's been serious so far and I just can't imagine the actor taking the performance any further.
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Aug 19, 2015 13:39
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My favorite thing about Jenks is his main emoting method is his eyebrows, he is wagglin those things like a madman. Eyebrows of the Year, easily. EDIT: Goddamnit Jenks, take your stupid hat off indoors you clod. Dreadwroth fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Aug 19, 2015 |
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Aug 19, 2015 14:07
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It looks really nice. They've done a great job with the Google Streetview portion. The acting and writing are just poor enough that you get that feel that all the humans have been replaced by body-snatchers, which is awesome. They managed to make that big white lodge place look a lot like Fawlty Towers, too  I'm looking forward to seeing Paul Darrow munch on some scenery.
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Aug 19, 2015 14:45
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frozentreasure posted:Please turn subtitles on. I am loath to turn on subtitles because I don't want to distract away from the amazing acting (any more than my own commentary already does).
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Aug 19, 2015 18:39
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Youtube's automatic captioning should go well with the acting. Let me try... ...yes. Yes, it does. 
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Aug 19, 2015 18:45
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Perfect. The secret benefit of a subtitled VLP? I can still work on it while I'm sick, without having to worry about having lost my voice.
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Aug 20, 2015 03:02
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Amazing, I'm really going to follow this one. The acting is just perfect for an FMV game, I wonder if that's intentional. The environment and video quality are a lot better than I expected too.
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Aug 22, 2015 04:49
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Contradiction is the greatest, Giant Bomb East played through the whole thing and I loved it so much I bought 3 gift copies. Support British Jim Varney's Detective Adventure.
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Aug 22, 2015 04:55
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Episode 2 - 6 PM So begin the instances of "wander around until you see the thing that you didn't know you needed to look for." At least we meet some new characters!
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Aug 25, 2015 18:37
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"Guess I'll just let this murder suspect walk away slowly without mentioning his name or address, giving him plentiful time to get rid of evidence." edit: They're really laying those utilitarism references on thick. Couldn't they have come with a different name than Ryan Rand? anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 18:52
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So there's our hookah-smoking pagan red herring, watch as he creeps around the place but isn't actually involved with anything at all
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Aug 25, 2015 19:43
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Pick your favourite Jenks from the episode Who plays the hat? Oh, and...  YouTube's CC system also has a special hatred for "scrying"
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Aug 25, 2015 21:46
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"Always nice to randomly find a key on the floor"  This game is magical
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Aug 25, 2015 23:32
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SelenicMartian posted:Pick your favourite Jenks from the episode 
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Aug 26, 2015 04:03
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 This is the face of a man who is way too interested in home-brewing.
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Aug 26, 2015 12:04
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 I have never seen a man with such an animated face
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Aug 27, 2015 01:26
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I think I need a Jenks avatar.
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Aug 27, 2015 02:03
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Arelon posted:
Everything this man says just sounds like "GOTCHA!" I wonder what he looks like ordering a sandwich. edit: 
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Aug 27, 2015 06:26
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Arelon posted:
 This is the face of genuinely hammy stage actor 
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Aug 27, 2015 13:31
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Thanks very much, whoever got me the avatar! Here's an extra episode this week: Episode 3 - 7 PM More egregious "look and think" shenanigans, James dumping some special plot on us, and our first look at Paul Darrow.
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Aug 27, 2015 21:26
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The actors just keep getting hammier and hammier and it's delightful.
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Aug 27, 2015 22:01
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Yup, Paul Darrow's playing it exactly as I'd hoped he would... howling psycho by way of a bottle of expensive scotch
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Aug 27, 2015 23:23
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Ghostwoods posted:Yup, Paul Darrow's playing it exactly as I'd hoped he would... howling psycho by way of a bottle of expensive scotch Nah, that's top shelf apple juice. He even said there's no alcohol allowed on Atlas campus. And it's not like he'd lie or anything
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Aug 28, 2015 00:17
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This game looks like it would be a total slog to play, but I'm really enjoying watching it. Can't wait to see where all these occult shenanigans are leading to! 
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Aug 28, 2015 04:07
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It's a low-hanging Jenks, but still It keeps getting better...  Don't look at the camera!  Wow... Ryan's Shatner levels are off the charts.  
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Aug 28, 2015 08:13
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So what does the Jenks sense exactly entail? Are you forced to wander around blindly until you run into those encounters or are they optional and unlocking something? edit: Also, calling the occult trail a red herring right now. James doesn't seem like the most stable or trustworthy person. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 11:16 on Aug 28, 2015 |
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Aug 28, 2015 11:12
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This is the best thing I've seen all year and it's just the third episode  Edit: I think I figured it out. All of the actors are playing characters from different time periods. Atlas boss is playing a 1890's murder mystery posh villain, plants guy and the girl roommate are 1990's edgy always-high goth kids etc. etc. Darkest Auer fucked around with this message at 14:54 on Aug 28, 2015 |
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Aug 28, 2015 14:16
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This game is absolutely wonderful, and I'm so happy to see it played here. Also, as an official English person (I have a passport and everything!) I can confirm that yes, all of us talk and act like this 24/7.
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Aug 28, 2015 14:59
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Gertrude Perkins posted:This game is absolutely wonderful, and I'm so happy to see it played here. Also, as an official English person (I have a passport and everything!) I can confirm that yes, all of us talk and act like this 24/7. Absolutely. When I'm not brewing home-brew or getting drunk down the pub, I'm suiciding cultists in ponds. Just the way it is.
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Aug 28, 2015 17:26
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This is game is legit real good and I hope Follin makes another Kickstarter so I can back it.
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