The Saw Black Clouds: Wales Interactive's interactive film revealed

Wales Interactive announces its new work to the general public, The Saw Black Clouds, a title belonging to the genre of FMV (full motion video) or more easily known as interactive movies. The Saw Black Clouds will be a interactive psychological thriller, in a sort of hybridization between film and video game represented by professional actors known both on the big and small screen as Rachel Jackson (Outlander), Nicole O'Neill (Penny Dreadful), And Larry Rew (Avatar). The title will be released during the first quarter of 2021 on PC, Poppy, PS4, Nintendo Switch e Xbox One, while the dedicated versions for PlayStation 5 e Xbox Series X / S they will arrive in the following months.

In Saw Black Clouds we will take on the role of Kristina, a young woman who has returned to her hometown following the funeral of a childhood friend. Arrived at its destination, however, it will meet new ones mysteries e shocking truths that will endanger her and could change the course of her life. It will then be up to the player to undertake choices difficult to intervene directly on the destiny of the protagonist, as well as in establishing interpersonal relationships with the other co-protagonists who will react based on the choices made by the player.

The creation of interactive psychological horror is not new for Wales Interactive, a company already known for computer graphics video games such as Maid of Sker and purely FMV titles such as The Complex. But what exactly are FMVs? In the gaming universe, FMVs are a sub-genre of interactive dramas, a sort of hybridization between the average of videogames and that of the film. The subgenre was devised during the anni 90 and its main difference from normal videogames is to present users of real videos pre-registered instead of cinematics in computer graphics. Interactivity, the very core of the playful component, is present only in specific predetermined points such as i crossroads, where it is possible to undertake certain choices to change the course of the characters' story. Other examples of such works are titles such as Jessica. Before leaving, we remind you that on the cover of the article you can admire the sequences of I Saw Black Clouds.