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Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player takes control of homicide detective Becky Marnie and district attorney Felicity Graves, both of whom are involved in the case of a serial killer known as The Trapper. The game features quick time events that determine the outcome of the story, including a ...
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I wasn't sure what to expect from Supermassive's latest title Hidden Agenda. I was certainly impressed with Until Dawn, but the incorporation of the PlayLink feature seemed a bit gimmick-y. If you're not familiar with PlayStation's PlayLink program, it's essentially a way to have friends and family connect their smartphones for a couch co-op experience. I'm not sure - Read our full News on The Outerhaven .
While you may not know the studio by name, Supermassive Games was the team behind the successful, yet somewhat overlooked, Until Dawn; a choose-your-own-adventure game about a group of teenagers being hunted down one by one by a mysterious killer.
Behold, the choice-driven narrative serial killer crime drama party game genre is born.
So far, Sony’s new PlayLink initiative hasn’t amounted to anything more than a decent selection of casual party games. Both Knowledge Is Power and That’s You follow the Jackbox Party Pack formula of wrapping up trivia questions within a fun and humorous setting, while SingStar: Celebration allows editor Sammy Barker to fulfil his wildest Taylor Swift fantasies.
Stories in games have come a long way in the past few years. Titles like Firewatch, Life is Strange, and Supermassive’s Until Dawn have pushed video game narratives away from bad action schlock, and towards the realm of the respectable.
There’s some good ideas in how PlayLink can be used to let a group of players (and non-gamers in particular) join together and shape a filmic story, but the actual interface feels clumsy, and the story and scripting leaves plenty to be desired. It’s safe to say that Hidden Agenda is an obvious disappointment.
The creators of Until Dawn got bored of murdering young adults in classic ‘slasher’ fashion and have moved on to the world of gripping detective fiction. Well, that’s the idea anyway. Hidden Agenda is the new game by developer Supermassive and you’ll immediately see some familiar tropes and similarities with their past work. What is completely different is the method of interaction with the game because Hidden Agenda is part of Sony’s PlayLink series and is therefore a party game co...