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We appreciate games with direct character control and multiple predefined third person views per room! (Eg. Alone in the Dark, Resident Evil 0, Dino Crisis...)

Fixed multicam is a niche, but a healthy one - the Resident Evil Remake sold 1m copies in three months, which made it Capcom's "fastest selling digital title in history"[www.pcgamesn.com]. Detroit sold 8m copies[www.psu.com] and Telltale's multicam 'Walking Dead' was met with critical and commercial success.

With a wave of new fixed multicam titles like Tormented Souls, The Medium, and Alisa, it's never been more exciting for this cinematic form of gaming!

When fixed multicam pays off, the visuals speak for themselves - while handing the designer a unique level of authorial control over player pacing and situational awareness. It's nothing less than the ability to directly frame the player's visual understanding of the game world, forging and relying upon a bond of trust between player and developer.

There's an untapped vein of criticism on this approach and the analysis of games that employ it. In a medium that values smooth controls and user comfort, fixed multicams can disorient the player... But is that a fatal flaw, or an unsolved and an interesting design problem? One that could be solved with cinematographic consideration or a pure input approach, or...!

Games covered by this Steam Group should feature multiple third-person 'fixed' cameras per-room that frame a character controlled directly by the player (usually no point-and-click).

Positioning and orientation of cameras cannot be directly controlled by the player (eg. as with 'chase' or 'orbit' cams). As players move in and out of 'shot', the game will 'cut' between cameras (ala filmic editing). Tracking and pivot movements of the camera are rare in comparison to 'cuts'.

The Associated Games section on the right of this page only covers titles on Steam, but I'll try to add some relevant links for notable games or moments... Please check our Fixed Multicam Resources for lists of related PC & console games!

Let us know your thoughts & comments in the discussions! Here's to an intentional view!

--Rev

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Alone in the Dark 1-3 for free on... Game Offer Giveaway...!

2 月 2 日 - Reverend Speed | 0 則留言

Hey gang! One of our incredible spies has noticed that Grand Organised Group has made the original Alone In The Dark trilogy a limited time giveaway!

Two and three aren't amazing games, though they both have something interesting to offer... but Alone In The Dark 1 (1992) both marks the birth of the fixed multicam approach and is a heck of a game in its own right!

Frederick Raynal's classic isn't as polished as Resident Evil (which came out 4 years later...!), but it's full of interesting mechanics, spooky exploration and mind-blowing (for 1992) graphics!

If you liked fixed multicam games, you owe it to yourself to give Alone in the Dark (1992) a try! Check out the offer here...![www.gog.com]

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THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE: The first chapter of Perished Truth LAUNCHES!

1 月 30 日 - Reverend Speed | 0 則留言

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4152560/Perished_Truth/

A little bit of Heavy Rain and a LOT of Resident Evil! I've yet to play this, but the mixture of camera styles seems interesting... and the visuals look crisp!

Note - this is currently only the first act of the game, with reportedly 6-8 hours of gameplay...!

(Friendly reminder: Steam only surfaces/promotes games in the store that are getting positive reviews IN THEIR FIRST WEEK, so IF you enjoy Perished Truth, please make sure you drop 'em a nice review! Fixed cam rising!)

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"3d games with direct character play from dev-authored fixed third person views! (Eg. Alone in the Dark, Resident Evil 0, Dino Crisis...)"

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