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Exactly. Phillip K Dick's "yeah but what *is* reality?" mind bending stuff still stands up today and isengrossing to read, even if the actual ideas themselves are sci fi staples bordering on the cliche these days. This...less so. It's clever clever in the way it executes stuff, and is undoubtedly innovative, but didn't really connect with me. >I think it's a mistake to separate the in universe narrative and the interactive element with this. Kind of the whole premise of the thing, no? It's an interactive experience where your actions often don't matter about a universe where free will is an illusion. Edited by chopsen at 14:46:36 06-01-2019 |
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chopsen 21,958 posts
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RyanDS 14,073 posts
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Registered 13 years agodrhickman1983 wrote:
I can see this. I found it engrossing but I am the exact age it is aimed at. I grew up programming in the spectrum, playing Choose you own adventures etc so it is a straight 10/10 for me as it is the perfect combination of nostalgia, good acting and commentary and story. But I can see why others give it lower scores. Hell I can even see why people find it boring.
Oh it's fairly clever thematically compared to a lot of stuff out there, but clever =/= engrossing
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RyanDS wrote:
I appreciated the nostalgia, I grew up playing on a Spectrum, albeit a bit too young to actually try any coding myself (well, I did some BASIC stuff from some guidebooks. But yeah, seeing the period correct art work and Jet Set Willy posters and stuff was cool. I also read a few CYOA books, but this didn't really click for me.
drhickman1983 wrote:
I can see this. I found it engrossing but I am the exact age it is aimed at. I grew up programming in the spectrum, playing Choose you own adventures etc so it is a straight 10/10 for me as it is the perfect combination of nostalgia, good acting and commentary and story. But I can see why others give it lower scores. Hell I can even see why people find it boring.
Oh it's fairly clever thematically compared to a lot of stuff out there, but clever =/= engrossing
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Registered 12 years agoBandersnatch was mediocre and by far quite weak for a BM episode and yet I can't help but think I still enjoyed it. I've been on a few different playthroughs and I really admire the love and craft that has gone into it. It's still quite a clever piece of creative art, even if its not a great film/tv show -
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Registered 14 years agoI'm with RyanDS - thought it was excellent. I grew up with my Speccy, still remember spending the day typing in a Pac-man program from a magazine. Nothing's ever rivalled escaping that dungeon in The Hobbit (Say to Thorin "Carry me").
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Registered 6 years agoNo I wrote Stairway to Heaven
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hedben2013 2,261 posts
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Registered 9 years agoChoose Your Own Adventure is the Hoover of interactive storytelling- if someone says they read a Choose Your Own Adventure book I wouldn't assume it was one by that particular company.
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Registered 15 years agoI quite enjoyed it... maybe I lack free will? -
cowell 2,254 posts
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Registered 12 years agoPsychotext wrote:
*finishes bowl of Sugar Puffs*
I quite enjoyed it... maybe I lack free will?
*grabs ash tray*
I thought it had its flaws. I also think it isnt the greatest that BM has to offer, but I still thought it was a really fine piece of work. Felt like a labour of love
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This came out of nowhere, and out in 3 weeks! Lovely -
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billythekid 12,595 posts
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Registered 16 years agoJust three episodes though 
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Meh.
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TechnoHippy 19,245 posts
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Registered 18 years agoJoyless_Man wrote:
Username delivers
Meh.
I'd rather have more Wipe shows that Black Mirror at this point..gif)
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I'll take from this that you're not in fact a fan of the wipe series and would prefer more black mirror.
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Registered 10 years ago@Joyless_Man wrong, for I would like more of the ruddy both of them! More Black Mirror than Screen Wipe though. -
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SweetMrGibs 1,429 posts
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Registered 10 years agoBBC Four apparently. Therefore, you were 10% wrong and I was a - generous - 90% wrong. -
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Registered 6 years agoNiiiiiiice
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Years and Years is class and Black Mirror fans should totally watch it
RTD isn't sparing us his political fears and it's a very plausible near future
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