With some minor hacking, I finally got Facade to work on my Mac. The comments and reviews of this game range from, \u201cgroundbreaking!\u201d to \u201cknee-slappingly bad.\u201d So I\u2019m excited to see what is so damn polarizing about this game.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m invited into Grace and Trip’s eerie yuppy apartment, and welcomed by their arguments about wine glasses and prosciutto. A framed wedding photo hangs on the wall, a mounted shelf full of porcelain ornaments, one a pineapple, another that looks like a phallus. More arguing.<\/p>\n
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\u2026 (a time lapse)<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s not exactly fun, <\/i>but it\u2019s certainly an interesting experiment. Aside from the poor graphics, limited dialogue responses, and difficulty, there is at least excellent characterization. It\u2019s not a saving point, but, hey, it\u2019s a silver lining. I can\u2019t help but admire how real<\/i> their fight feels \u2014 so monotonous and ridiculous, and hopeless. These people have issues, for real. I really want to help these poor robots but I end up coming off like Dr. Phil\u2019s stoned brother-in-law.<\/p>\n
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\u2026(another time lapse)<\/p>\n
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After a 2 hour binge of Facade I\u2019ve learn much about Grace and Trip. Grace hates her job in advertising and resents Trip for convincing her to give up her dream of becoming an artist. Trip grew up poor and hides his insecurity with expensive wine and furniture. Grace finds Trip superficial and materialistic. Trip had an affair with someone named Maria. Grace believes her life has been controlled by first her parents and then Trip. Trip hates Grace’s art. Etc., etc., it\u2019s all very nauseas and I actually feel kind of ill now. I\u2019m convinced that nothing good comes out of this cocktail party. I\u2019m either forced to leave, or Grace\/Trip leaves. Why, oh, why did Trip invite me over when their marriage is dancing on a tightrope above an inferno of Pinot Noir and post-modern furniture collections. It’s a miracle no one’s stuck their head in the oven, yet. I feel like I\u2019m trapped in a pixely, Cheever-ish dream world where people mask their sick thoughts with domestic trivialities, like vacation photos and homemade porcelain ornaments. Ugh, I\u2019m gonna go to take a cold shower and play BioShock.<\/p>\n
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Oh, a rating out of 10 \u2014 I guess I\u2019ll give Michael Mateas and Andrew Stern an E for effort.<\/p>\n
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