Immortality
The latest game from Her Story creator Sam Barlow, Immortality, is also easily his most horrific. Following the disappearance of actress Marissa Marcel, you are mysteriously gifted footage of her only three movies, each resembling a similar film or style of film of its respective era. There’s an erotic thriller based on the actual Gothic novel The Monk, a Klute-like detective movie set in New York, and a feature that cast Marissa as both a pop star and her lookalike. As you sift through the footage of the films—as well as behind-the-scenes content, wrap parties, table readings, and production meetings—disturbing revelations about what exactly happened to Marissa come to light through what can only be described as supernatural tricks and devilry.
Immortality is occasionally maddening as it challenges the player to match-cut scenes and characters in order to produce a logical timeline of events, but it is also bewitching. It’s unlike anything I played before it, and it’s unlike anything I’ve played since. You can see what I mean by picking up Immortality for just $10.
