apocalyptic

[jwplayer config=”Custom Player” mediaid=”822″] I first heard of Ubisoft‘s I Am Alive while browsing the Playstation Network (PSN) and was hesitantly impressed by the stills provided. A quick browse of both youtube and other review sites, gave me justification to throw down cash for this downloadable game. The idea of an post apocalyptic world to explore, minus the FPS aspects had me following the status bar eagerly. Thoughts of Corman McCarthy’s “The Road” flooded my mind, a world of inevitable decay. Ruins of buildings slowly falling further into disrepair, tough people scrabbling for survival. I found the first cut scene to be generic, however a tried and true beginning for many a game and film. A man in search of his family, his noble quest witnessed only by his camera. I thought that the cut scenes might improve in time with my progressing through the game. Sadly they did for the most part they just serve as simple updates to the plot. They do almost nothing to add to the plot