How many you know games based on television series? How many of them were on PC? One? Two? Of the more or less known in the head, only Lost comes to: Via Domus, and even she could not boast of any achievements at one time. A rather boring and simply passing project was attracted exclusively by fans of the story from “stay alive”. At first they looked – then they played and enjoyed. Unfortunately, unfortunately, he no longer worked without the first paragraph. Although attracting a new audience to the original was one of the main tasks of the interactive “Lost”. But today we are not talking about him, but about Prison Break: The Conspiracy. Whether she will be able to do what was not within the power of Via Domus – to interest the indifferent to the television show?
Escape from “Fox River”
At first a little backstory, in case you have not yet read the series.
It all starts with the fact that a simple guy named Lincoln Barrose enters the bars on charges of murder. And not to pass the poor fellow of an electric chair, if not for his brother Michael Scofield, who decided to arrange an escape. By a happy coincidence, Michael has detailed drawings of the Fox River prison, in which an unlucky relative is living. So, Scofield comes up with a daring plan, and in order not to forget anything, makes a tattoo on his body with cunningly disguised schemes and tips.
Our ward is Thomas Pacston, an agent of a super -secret organization that substituted Barrow. When it becomes known that the law -abiding Michael tried to rob the bank, without resistance surrendered to the police and thundered to the same correctional institution as Lincoln, Tom as a prisoner is sent to Fox River. The task is clear – to control the situation. While during the first season of the series the brothers are trying to break free, we, already in the game, try our best to prevent them.
Ton Prison Break: The Conspiracy – Pure delight for any fan. Familiar heroes, voiced by the “family” actors, unforgettable music from the official Soundtrack “Escape” … Yes, there is not even a card – the authors created an almost exact copy of “Fox River”, so that the series
lovers are easily oriented, where the rest room is located and how to get intomedical center. In addition, the eyes of Thomas, we constantly see entire scenes from a television adventure. Either we follow the fierce fight of the Turk and Lincoln, we observe how the mafia of the mafia John Abruzzi is taken away with a cut throat by helicopter. Sensations from such episodes – excellent. Although the animation is not so hot, and the production is weak, this is all secondary, as if you watched shooting from the family holiday. Spit that the quality of the image is exaccurate, and the grief-operator chose the most monstrous angles. Joyful memories and emotions – this is the main thing.
But this is the feeling of a fan. We immediately pay attention to the obvious “cheap” of the project – to ugly videos;on prison chambers with equally tilted bunks and empty bedside tables;to the frail simulation of life, when other prisoners practically do not react to our actions. But the most annoying unpleasant little things annoy – developers are pierced on them. Some characters, for example, look like anyone, but not their prototypes. What is Charles Westmoreland alone, reminiscent of the doctor of Kleiner from Half-Life 2 (by the way, on walks he appears without a favorite cat-also a noticeable blunder). Clear business, there is an explanation for this – not all actors agreed to give their appearance to virtual heroes. However, whatever the reason, this part interferes with plunging into the atmosphere.
Sometimes there are also absurd situations, frank falsity. There is no need to go far for examples. Here is the case from the beginning of the game – the overseer did not get along with the prisoner Bagwell and asks us to provoke Theodore to the fight in order to sting him on the punishment cell. We are talking with T-Bag, we tell him different bad things-and suddenly he rushes at us with fists … Honestly, we even taken aback in surprise. You can imagine that the same vile, slippery bugwell tried to give a hefty children with the figure of a melojel-western figure in the jaw? Yes, fire – he would have bought a sharp sharpening at least and stuck a offender around the corner. And after all, put the authors instead of theodore of some John Smith-there would be no questions. But why exactly he?
And the solution is. They could not come up with a different scenario with the participation of Bagwell, but to stick it to be, they would like to. Therefore, it turned out so stupid and implausible. What can I say – since even a colorful hero Robert Nemsper only the episodic role of a pear got, then the rest do not show themselves. This is especially felt in scenes with characters who were not in the series. The characters of Scofild, Barrose, Abruzzi and others were carefully revealed for many hours of television show. And against their background, the newly arrived manniks and Pacron without such a powerful foundation seem to be miserable mannequins, completely devoid of emotions. Here even the most devoted fan of the original source in The Conspiracy It will begin to be disappointed ..
Weights of specialized agent
… and will finally be upset when he understands what and how entertainment The Conspiracy – So -so. Of the almost ten hours of passing about nine – endless secretive missions. Time -tested attraction “Wait until the guard turns away, and runs past” and simple acrobatics at first, of course, pleases. Now there is little spy militants, and with hunger, as you know, any ordinary porridge is a delicious. But when you are already on, then without hiccups look at such food – you can’t. And you are fed up with the local travels around the dark corridors, we assure you very quickly. Interesting finds – no. Diversity – no. Over and over again – from shelter to shelter, from shelter to shelter, turning off the lights and surveillance chambers in the rooms. And only occasionally, the authors try to dilute the process with something entertaining-a mini-game with hacking locks or a dangerous walk under the rays of spotlights. But all this is a drop in the sea.
Furious fights, which make up the remaining ten percent of the passage (if you do not take into account the cooked plot inserts and husk like running around by levels), after this is the limit of dreams. However, here, too, not to find something worthwhile. Ordinary and strong blows plus block – that’s the entire combat system, new techniques do not appear over time. In addition, local muzzles themselves look extremely comical. They are ready to swear that they saw how the opponent missed the powerful hook on the right? And the opponent believes differently – he may well ignore the dentist and continue to wave his fists as if nothing had happened. There are the same impressions that sometimes come to MMORPG: you lupid, it means a damned demon, and at least henna – all the attacks, infection, paroles. But in The Conspiracy fights are on behalf of the militants, is it not true?
And we would not be so strict if not for excessive tightness. More scenes from the series, the smaller than anything else – and closed the topic. Perhaps it would have turned out even great. But nearly ten hours in the kingdom of self -digging – this is too much.
One of the main problems Prison Break: The Conspiracy – age limit “from 14 years”. Because of him, you will not see either blood or any truly cruel scenes. Therefore, perhaps, the t-bag does not shine, and indeed a lot of curious ones fell into the category of “for adults” and was not implemented. All this is understandable. But what would have happened if the project had aimed at another audience, we are unlikely to find out now. It remains only to hope for a continuation with a mark “older than 18 years” on the cover. And the current game adaptation of the “Escape” will be liked only by the most fanatical fans – those who are burning at least for a short time to return to the almost native “Fox River”.
Pros: a lot of references to the original with excellent scenes;At first entertaining missions.
Cons: rustic plot;Crooked combat system;protracted and boring secretive episodes;The characters are not disclosed.