Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) is Quantic Dream's second title. It was originally released for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 in September 2005 and is currently available as a download on the Xbox 360, via the arcade.
Premise[]
In this paranormal thriller, New York City is stunned by a series of mysterious murders that follow the same pattern: ordinary people become possessed and kill absolute strangers in public. The main characters of the story must uncover the supernatural forces behind these crimes.
Gameplay[]
Fahreneheit is the first of Quantic Dream's titles to introduce both multiple playable characters (while Omikron: The Nomad Soul broached this aspect, the "character" was always the player possessing a citizen of Omikron) and Quick Time Events (the player must match a series of images on the screen guiding actions with the controller, similar to the children's game of Simon Says). The game opens with the main character, Lucas Kane, inexplicably committing a brutal murder after savagely maiming his own forearms. Following the murder he is forced to go on the run while working to unravel why he killed a total stranger, untangle an ancient prophecy, and stop the world's temperatures from plummeting into a new ice age. Along the way he is pursued by two other playable characters: Carla Valenti, a police officer investigating the murder Lucas committed, and her partner Tyler Miles.
Reception[]
The game received generally positive reviews that cited its innovative approach to game storytelling while citing the awkward and sometimes painful QTEs as a partial solution to the question of innovative "realistic" player interaction. Metacritic, an aggregate review site, gave the title an 85 out of 100 while its users voted it a 4.1 out of 5.[1]
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External Links[]
- Fahrenheit - Wikipedia
- Fahrenheit Wiki
- Official site