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 Crack 64 Bit Half finished product. The story ends abruptly. If there is ever episode 2, I might be inclined to recommend this, but not as it currently is.. 1979 Revolution is a important game that teaches us about the Iranian Revolution. Must play for everyone. Make choices and bear the consequences of your actions.Great game that raises the consciousness of people. There's no good guy or bad guy in this game, it's all perspective.. I've always been wary of games that try to tackle historical events, because they rarely seem to get their subject matter right. There's something disrespectful about historical games like the early Call of Duty titles, which placed players into real wars that real people fought and died in, exploiting those experiences by transforming them into mindless entertainment for the masses. Tackling this kind of heavy subject matter requires a degree of nuance that bleak loadscreen quotations or pressing F to pay respects don't even begin to provide.1979 Revolution: Black Friday doesn't share those problems. Created by Rockstar Games veteran and Iranian national Navid Khonsari, whose family escaped the turmoil the title aims to portray, the game tells the story of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which lead to the deposition of the Shah of Iran and the end of the Pahlavi dynasty. The influence of this period in Iranian history cannot be understated, yet knowledge of this point in history remains woefully elusive to the American public consciousness.It's fitting, then, that the game starts out with so much exposition. This isn't a Call of Duty title looking to capitalize on history as a mere backdrop to action-heavy gameplay. The Telltale-esque title places players into a series of unfolding events as an Iranian photojournalist recently returned home from Germany. Early in the story, players will take a walk through a protest-crowded street, snapping pictures and listening to their companion expound on the issues facing Iran leading up to the 1979 revolution. Westernization, income inequality, government censorship - the developers are clearly aware of their audience's unfamiliarity with the setting and do a fantastic job of the setting the stage for the players.It all comes naturally; your character, after all, has been out of the country for awhile, so it stands to reason that he might need to be caught up on current events. After snapping a photo, players are presented with a quick blurb of information and given the option to learn more, leading them to small snippets of Iran's history in the game's journal.Fortunately, unlike many titles tackling heavy subject matter, 1979 Revolution is at least somewhat able to stand on its own as an entertaining game. It's informative without being preachy, and engages players with choice and consequence and quick-time event systems Telltale Games or Life is Strange veterans will find immediately familiar.1979 Revolution is best described as a political thriller, and it isn't long until your jaunt down exposition lane is interrupted by the proverbial♥♥♥♥♥♥hitting the fan. It's a character driven story, showing Iranian nationals with a variety of different political and religious views reacting as their country is turned upside down. The voice acting is crucially well executed, thanks to a cadre of veteran film actors. Almost everyone involved with the project has a prior work that I've seen or am at least familiar with; I recognized the voice of Mozhan Marnò from The Blacklist, House of Cards, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night immediately.The game is an indie title though, and you can tell that the funds for its actors may have been diverted from other areas of its limited budget. The art assets in particular leave a bit to be desired; it will quickly become apparent that character models and animations are being reused for the game's extras. In a game like this though, pursuing flawless writing and voice acting for its characters ultimately should trump almost everything else.1979 Revolution does end a bit abruptly. It's not as bad as say, The Banner Saga, but I was expecting the narrative to go on for an additional chapter, or maybe for it to show a bit more of the revolution's aftermath. It's not a bad ending per se, but it does sort of build and build and then just end in the middle of its own climax.Overall, the game succeeds in bringing a historically accurate, better understanding of the titular revolution to those who play it. It's not a deep look and it doesn't get too bogged down in historical details, instead focusing broadly on the people of Iran as they lived through this formative moment in their nation's history. 1979 Revolution is worth checking out on that basis alone if you're interested in experiencing a sample of pre-revolution Iran and how it evolved to become the nation we have today.If you're not interested in that, I'd find the the title harder to recommend. This is a game of ideas, and it follows that the title is inextricably linked to the message it wants its players to receive. Standing on its own, its narrative isn't as satisfying as a Telltale Game and its gameplay doesn't touch Life is Strange, but if you're generally interested in experiencing a bit of history, that can make the title shine.1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a short game at just over two hours of total playtime, and is available on Steam for a full price of $12. I'll leave the value judgment up to you.. Dont buy this because you want to play a game, but because you want to live a story.. interesting concept. get players to experience the revolution.Players are drawn into the moment of revolution and getting to know people while doubting if they are making the 'right' choices. then the brutal truth comes at last. Putting players in a position of confusion and lacking of control creates a unique atmosphere.why the down vote?It is lacking in contents. I understand it's indie, but the game itself can be played upto 3 hours max. I'd say this is rather a prologue.After the ending. I was thinking if this was one of the endings, but nope. By the end, you reach the climax and all of sudden. the end. While the experience was good, the length is just too short to recommend. I was expecting something like life is strange. This piece should have been series of episodes. not to end abruptly.. This game has a great story, and if you are interested you can learn alot about the revolution.the game is pretty short, it took me about 2 hours to beat the game, although i'm pretty sure there are multiple endings and it has some replay value.If you are interested of the revolution then i recommend you buy this, but not at the full price!. 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. 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. If you're looking for gameplay and length, this is not the game for you.If you're looking for an exciting story that respectfully and accurately reflects the Iranian revolution of the late 70's, look no further.The voice acting and dialog work well to immerse the player in the story, which itself is a careful balance between historically complex and emotional material. The characters' motives make sense in context of their experiences, and many decisions in the game that only lend themselves to bad consequences show how dire the situation really was.It's clear that the game was made by an indie developer. Animations of extras are crude and 3d models are recycled, but this doesn't take away much from the experience and the game accomplishes everything it sets out to do very well. If you're interested in history or other cultures, you must pick this up. Hopefully, we'll see more games like this in the future.
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