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French developer Quantic Dream refers to Indigo Prophecy (known as
Fahrenheit in Europe) as an "interactive drama" like being inside a movie. It's
a paranormal thriller set in New York City. Outside, a winter storm descends on
the city, while indoors a series of inexplicable murders has begun, with random
strangers brutally killing each other with ritualistic precision. One of these
killers is Lucas Kane, the game's central (though not only) protagonist. After
being entranced by a disturbing vision that compels him to viciously stab a
defenseless man, he has no memory of committing the crime, yet still holding the
bloody weapon, Lucas knows he must evade capture in order to discover the truth
behind his unwilling involvement. The story eventually snowballs into occult
themes, from ancient Mayan mythology to apocalyptic prophesies to rival secret
societies. The element of choice is the most highly-touted aspect of the game,
and the game offers far more player options than traditional titles. The
psychological condition of your characters is the main area of consequence for
your choices. Each character has a mental health bar that rises and falls according
to the story unfolding. Make an upsetting decision and you'll lose points; take a
favourable course of action and you'll gain points. To accomplish actions like
trying to run from the police, a “get ready” will appear in the front of the screen
and it will show you the 'up down left right' picture with different colors and you
must hit the right colors and keep up with it. The music, visuals, story and
acting are all well done. The title of Fahrenheit was changed to Indigo Prophecy in the United States and Canada to avoid confusion with the film Fahrenheit 9/11. To avoid an Adults Only (18+) rating, which would have had the game stripped from store shelves, most of the scenes depicting sex (one of which is interactive) and other adult content were removed from the North American versions. An exception is the final sex scene between Carla and Lucas, which was not completely cut from the game, but was shortened by removing the most graphic shots. Though one shot in the edited version is from an angle that should display Carla's nipples, the nipples were removed from her model skin in the edited version. Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered was released in Jan/2015 with updated graphics that can be switched in-game back and forth between original ones, full controller support and is based on the uncut/uncensored version of the game. |