Don’t Miss: Our exclusive profile on Gurjin.Narrative development is a text-only affair, and while that isn’t necessarily a showstopper, it certainly proves to be a bit of a disappointment given the weight of the IP it is backing. Despite the Netflix series having a stellar voice cast, including the likes of Mark Hamill, Simon Pegg, Eddie Izzard, and Taron Egerton, not a single one of them lend their dulcet tones to this title. That’s right folks! You are going to need to actually read words on a screen. Individual frames from a page will fade in and out, while written dialog and key story points are explicitly spelled out in words. Yet, without missing a beat, I was easily able to become invested in the oddball characters and interweaving storylines that are simultaneously taking place throughout the world.Ī vast majority of the plot plays out in the form of graphic novel inspired cinematics. Here’s a dirty little secret for you: I’ve never seen the film or the series. Personally, I was very fortunate that the storyline was designed without the necessity of an encyclopedic knowledge of Henson’s seminal IP. It can both stand on its own, as well as further flesh out the universe. These breadcrumbs and side-explorations from the series form the game’s narrative backbone. There are several key elements that are alluded to in the show, but are never actually shown. Recycling characters from the original incarnation, along with a bevy of newcomers from the series, the title runs concurrently with the television narrative, without necessarily telling the same story. The recent Netflix series has opted to go the prequel route, and as such, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is taking a similar tack. Can the game manage to hold up under the scrutiny that comes with nostalgic memories, or will it crumble under the weight of the audience’s expectations? Back to the Beginning Yet here we are, on the precipice of the The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics’ release, and I still can’t believe the extent that the brand has been able to revive itself, nearly 40 years after its initial release. If you’d went one step further and told me that the same franchise would be getting its own PS4 game, I would’ve suggested gettin your head examined. A few years ago, if you told me that The Dark Crystal would be getting a revival on Netflix, I would’ve laughed in your face.
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