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In response to “A Videogame, in Three Acts” from The Escapist Forum: I’ve seen plenty of films that played fast and loose with the system. By and large, they were better for it. Then again, the overall introduction/question->resolution->climax/what then? provides one more good reason why Indigo Prophecy is jarring. It follows the formula perfectly (thus building expectations) until it goes bananas and then restarts somewhere after the beginning. It’s like switching channels between two drastically different films on TV. – GyroCaptain Interesting theories, but little more. As it’s been said before, you can’t apply the theory of movies and cinema […]