Majuular: FMV Horror | A Strange Moment in Gaming History (youtu.be)

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cross-posted from: !stauf_mansion@lemmy.mods4ever.com | https://lemmy.mods4ever.com/post/327

The 1990s was a time of rapid change in the tech powering video game graphics. From pre-rendering, to ray casting, to texture-mapped polygons, it seemed that a major innovation was around every corner.

However, the pathway towards graphical realism hasn't always been clear. Let's explore one such forking path: full-motion video. With CD-powered consoles and home PCs arriving in the 90's, FMV-powered games became viable at last, promising the world... but only delivering oddity after oddity.

00:00 - Introduction
7:19 - Night Trap
23:50 - The 7th Guest
31:07 - Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
36:12 - Corpse Killer
41:12 - Phantasmagoria
1:09:29 - Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
1:42:45 - Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
2:11:36 - Bad Mojo
2:28:14 - Harvester (Revisited)
2:47:39 - Conclusion

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