About This Game Based on real events and eyewitness testimonies.In this authentic, historically accurate, stunningly engaging experience -- you must decide who to trust and what you stand for -- as the world is set ablaze around you.**Winner of Grand Jury Prize at IndieCade ‘16, Official Selection of The PAX 10, Game of the Year Finalist by TIGA, BEST OF E3 Nominee by IGN, People’s Choice Finalist by FoST, Medal Winner at Serious Play Awards.**Key FeaturesCRITICAL CHOICES - The choices you make will shape your experience in the Revolution, and the fates of those around you -- both in the present and the future.CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE - Branching cinematic story told through motion captured animation and voice over performances. Discover the rarely seen world of Tehran in the 1970’s, through a striking visual style. EXPLORATION - Explore the world of the collapsing city under martial law: covert headquarters, rioting protests, bustling city streets and more.PHOTOGRAPHY - Take photos of the period accurate in-game world and compare them to the original archival photos captured by celebrated photojournalists.UNIQUE GAMEPLAY - Including urban triage, interactive action scenes and photo processing. KEY COLLECTABLES - Discover and unlock more than 80+ unique stories that color and enhance your experience of the Iranian Revolution: including primary sources like archival videos, home movies, graffiti, photographs and more.BASED ON TRUE EVENTS - Based on real first hand testimonies of freedom fighters, witnesses and casualties of the revolution which helped define the 21st Century, as well as those who were imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison.Featuring Performances ByNavid Negahban (Homeland, American Sniper)Farshad Farahat (House of Cards, Argo, 300: Rise of an Empire, State of Affairs)Omid Abtahi (Damien, Hunger Games, Better Call Saul, Argo)Bobby Naderi (Fear the Walking Dead, Under The Shadow)Mozhan Marno (The Blacklist, House of Cards, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night)Nicholas Guilak (Of Gods and Kings, 24)Ray Haratian (Argo, Under The Shadow)Mary Apick (Homeland, Beneath The Veil)Fariborz David Diaan (The Brink, Stoning of Soraya, Weeds) 7aa9394dea Title: 1979 Revolution: Black FridayGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:iNK Stories, N-Fusion InteractivePublisher:iNK StoriesRelease Date: 4 Apr, 2016 1979 Revolution: Black Friday Activation Code [Password] 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, as the title suggests, is a game about the revolution in Iran in the late 1970s. Its basically a Tell-Tale-style game about this time in history. You can read the summary of the game on the Steam page if you want more info.The choices here seem pretty varied. You can choose to act violent, peaceful, neutral. The story doesn't change much. Choices really just affect who likes you and who doesn't like you.The story itself is very interesting. Black Friday I think is a piece of history that most people in the US won't have too much knowledge about unless you have family or friends that were affected by it. This game definitely follows in the roots of similar games like The Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us. It's a great story with morally difficult choices and options that will have you regretting your decision for a long time after the game ends.The game falters in the graphical fidelity and model animations department however. As engrossing as the story is, the lackluster animations really take you out of the game. This is incredibly evident in the earlier scenes with the large crowds gathered in the streets, you see models and animations repeated. It is definitely to be expected because of the indie nature of this game, but it really does take the edge off of the dire nature of the plot. The third person walking segements are by far the worst part of this game. They are just used to deliver the real world examples of Iran in 1979 via picture taking and NPC interaction (a la Dead Spaces tapes), but with the previously mentioned animations and the slow-moving character makes the sequences just dreadful to get through.I like the precedent that this game sets of using real-world history that a lot of people aren't really privy to to tell a unique story from a perspective that a lot of the audience just doesn't have. It was enlightening to learn about this important part of Iran's cultural identity through the medium of a video game. However, the glaring faults of this game really show the cracks and difficulties of be taken seriously as an art form in the entertainment industry.I can't recommended this game unless you are interested in the subject matter. $6 is not a lot to spend, but maybe you're better off spending it on something else.. Pleasantly surprised by this game. Basically a 'Telltale' style game, in every way. If you know those games you'll be familiar with this. Where it differs is in telling a true story, of the revolution in Iran and events leading to it, from many perpectives. Like all revolutions it is messy. There are many sides with different agendas. Though all united by wanting a better life than one they have under the brutal Shah. The game mechanics are simple, the story is well told. The game is also a cultural and historical document, filled with information for those wanting to dig deeper, which I urge you to do. These are stories most in the US and Europe will never hear, so put aside a couple of hours to make the most of this unique gaming experience. I can't think of many like it.. I got this game during the steam sale, so I did not pay full price.I enjoyed the game, as well as learning more about the revolution.However alot of the choices in the game were meaningless and the characters were not developed well. The story was weirdly paced and did not hold my attention. The snippets of trivia and historical knowledge were far more interesting than the rest of the game. One choice in particular tries to heavy-handedly guilt trip you in a way that comes off as really insincere and manipulative.The game made me want to learn about and research more of Iran's history, but the story is bad and the characters are one-dimensional and forgetable.I recommend it, but only if you get it on sale. This game has alot of cool things, so please get it if you are interested, but not for the full price.. A excellent insight into the iranian revolution and the events which lead up to it this is a soley story driven game that has it plucking at my heartstrings similar to the walking deadif you like any of the telltale games you will enjoy this yes i agree this game is a bit short as it took me 1.3 hours to complete but for the price of 6 pound 74 it is well worth itRegardless this is definately worth a pickup 7.5/10 a great game. Cool idea. I'd love to see more games focussing on fascinating historical events like this one. It does a good job of explaining a piece of what was one of the more complicated revolutions of modernity. However, that's all it does - offer a piece. It's not a comprehensive history lesson, so best not to treat it as such, but is an excellent example of trying to grab a player and place them in a time and place and circumstance seperate from anything they've most likely known. However, for all that - it feels a bit janky, the QTE's feel a bit silly, and even the main story seems unfinished. This isn't the most polished product out there, so if that turns you off, best not even try, here. It's a worth effort, though, and I hope more games take cues from this one. Also, a sequel would be nice. Really hard to say if the glass is half full or half empty about this one. 1979 Revolution: Black Fridday is an story driven, extremly light point and click game which tell well documented story about true events which happened in Iran in 1979. The game starts in a most promising way of being hectic and well directed. It pushes player in action without hesitations offering quick time events which after Protogonist finds himself arrested and interrogated.Throughout from the graphics and mentions of changes in dynamic storyline the game truely resembles Telltale games. But in the of the time of 2 hours this took to finish it I realized that the game barely reclaimed only half of the promises. There is not totally a lot of branching and is mainly limited within tone of dialog. Also the story was bit confusing time to time and proceeding too swiftly to get known with different characters let alone identify with them. For example in one chapter you are asked to give a opinion who might be a traitor and you are offered a list of characters which are completely half strangers and thus my opinion was more like a guess.However while the story might seem like an uncompleted puzzle at times it still is a puzzle of very interesting entirety. The game doesn't point out who is a good and bad guys like it should because from neutral perspective history should be looked to open thoughts and discussion. I am not an expert of middle east recent history but I do say that I feel little bit wiser than before I played this game. There is also much unlockable extra trivia.1979 Revolution: Black Friday is more like an acted documentary film than a game that concludes in cliff hanger. If you have thing with history and like story driven games give it a try, but otherwise look elsewhere.. GET IT WHEN IT IS ON SALE, INTERESTING BUT A VERY SHORT GAME=This is a very interesting game telling the story of the Iran's 1979 Revolution when Iran deposed one tyrant and welcomed another (but a much worse one). It is point and click game with quick time events, a nice game albeit very short. Get it when it is on sale.
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