Cecropia Previews Romantic Comedy Game
Posted on October 5, 2006
It was over a year ago when we first blogged that a company called Cecropia was working on a romantic comedy game. They were working on an interactive game with complex characters and a rich graphics and animations. The Cecropia team includes former Disney and Pixar animators. They are closer to releasing the romantic comedy game and recently offered a preview of their upcoming game called The Act.
Players take the role of Edgar, a shy window washer who is tossed into a strange role and must maintain the deception - The Act -through a series of increasingly challenging scenes. Players use a simple knob to control Edgar's reactions and interactions with a comic supporting cast.These are comments of people who played the game from a Cecropia press release but they do indicate that some people found the game enjoyable.More than 1,200 people have played The Act since the field test began. The reaction, from hard-core gamers to people who don't usually play video games, is outstanding.
"It's a cinematic experience you don't get in any other video game. I enjoyed watching the emotions of the characters and I wanted to know how the story ended because I really cared what happened to them."It sounds like Cecropia may have something good here with its new genre of video games."It is the most original game I've seen in a long time. It has the eye candy factor of past games like Dragon's Lair but you've eliminated the tedious and repetitive move-memorization game play."
"The slapstick comedy in The Act is tremendous and made us want to play over and over."
