Erica - Interactive Thriller LCG Entertainment, Inc. Reach into a living world and change the course of the story in this pioneering live-action interactive thriller. "The … Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsReach into a living world and change the course of the story in this pioneering live-action interactive thriller. "The best looking FMV game ever made" - GameCrate, USA Become Erica, a young woman plagued with nightmares, driven by grisly new clues to face past traumatic events. It’s up to you to unearth the shocking truth. Guide Erica through the story by using your touch to physically interact with her surroundings. Flavourworks' groundbreaking "TOUCH VIDEO" technology allows you to reach out and interact with objects and people in the world. Make hundreds of choices to influence how the game develops. Multiple endings await you at the finale of the gripping branching narrative. No single path holds all the answers. “Captivating story and incredible acting” - MKAU Gaming "A solid and beautifully crafted example of how the technique has evolved and just how effective great interactive storytelling can be" - Dark Station "Well shot, well acted, well crafted - ERICA is a high class FMV game for a new age" - Eurogamer "Using a combination of crisp cinematography and FMV-specific game mechanics, ERICA never fails to hook you into its haunting, mysterious world" - Gamespot "Impossible not to recommend… lovingly crafted and deserves to be experienced" - Daily Star "An intricate narrative that’s engrossing at every turn" - Pushsquare Accolades based on PS4 version of ERICA™ Information Seller:LCG Entertainment, Inc. Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Jan 12, 2021 Updated:May 24, 2021 Version:1.05 Size:298.3 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Is it downloadable already? Just wondering. squarezero likes this. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #2 metalcasket, Jan 13, 2021 I believe so! Nice find dude...this wasn't supposed to be out till Friday. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #3 metalcasket, Jan 13, 2021 I'm kind of over FMV games because the 90's Night Trap/Phantasmagoria old school cheesiness has been replaced by modern, uninspired FMV games with shit acting and no charm to balance everything out...but this is seriously, seriously impressive. The technology is almost magical, to be honest. Granted the first launch experience of having to download additional data multiple times is a little off-putting, but I have no doubt I'll be forking over the bucks for the full version. Everything so far is beautiful looking, convincing, immediately captivating and the acting is great. Best of all, there's absolutely no loss checking it out to see if it's your thing with the free price of entry. squarezero likes this. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 605 298 63 #4 Rocksaint, Jan 13, 2021 Finished the free-to-try part. Dark and intriguing story. Surprisingly has more interaction than most FMV games. But with the short duration, it's very hard to tell where the story would go. Also, it's a shame that the game is not fullscreen. Even after so many years of such devices. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #5 metalcasket, Jan 13, 2021 Don't forget that you're talking about an interactive movie, buddy. It's all about the aspect ratio. You aren't able to watch videos on your notched device in full screen without sacrificing being able to see everything by double-tapping/activating zoom mode...right? Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 605 298 63 #6 Rocksaint, Jan 13, 2021 Honestly speaking, I rarely even use the zoom to watch videos fullscreen on my notched device (unless the video is meant to be watched that way). But I just felt this info might be relevant to some, irrespective of it being an interactive movie or a game. (I'm sure there'll be people going into this thinking it's a game) anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,045 623 113 #7 anthony78, Jan 13, 2021 I actually have this game on PS4 from PS+ a while back but it has been sitting in my backlog. I think FMV games are a better fit with mobile so decided to give this a shot. Seems good so far but the downloads are REALLY annoying and take you out of the game. Do they give you the option to download the whole thing after you buy the full game? If not, I will just play it on PS4. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #8 metalcasket, Jan 13, 2021 Just purchased the full game and thankfully the spacing out between the second download (that you get in the free portion) and third (immediately when you purchase the game) is longer than the first to second. That said, it's still odd and it's incredibly immersion-breaking, but perhaps the upside is it's better than having to download a massive file right when you first launch the game (especially if you don't end up buying the full game unlock)? I think a little tweak, as both you and Mikhail (front-page article) implied, where you could maybe just download the entirety of additional data in one fell swoop from the settings menu would alleviate all of this. Good thing is...annoying or not, the individual download sessions are relatively short (even on my garbage connection) and can be done on a data connection if you so choose. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #9 metalcasket, Jan 14, 2021 Hilariously, right before I went to bed, that data download had finished. Literally played 20 seconds before another download started. I don't know man. I can't fathom who decided this was a good idea. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,178 504 113 #10 Brightsiderus, Jan 14, 2021 Hm... I have played a little and haven’t encountered any downloads. But I have played till Erica got to Delphies. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #11 metalcasket, Jan 14, 2021 I suspect it downloads in the background while you play. Because I don't have the greatest connection I presume it gets to a point where the game has to stall for me until it can finish downloading. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,178 504 113 #12 Brightsiderus, Jan 14, 2021 I wish there was “download all” button to ease the process metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #13 metalcasket, Jan 14, 2021 That would certainly be the best solution here. David1953 Well-Known Member May 26, 2013 474 39 28 #14 David1953, Jan 14, 2021 Can anyone tell me whether there’s an option to enable subtitles for the hearing impaired? Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,178 504 113 #15 Brightsiderus, Jan 14, 2021 There is an option for subtitles. Don’t know if it’s for impaired David1953 Well-Known Member May 26, 2013 474 39 28 #16 David1953, Jan 14, 2021 Thank you for confirming that. Maybe I’ll give it a try. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,064 1,340 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #17 metalcasket, Jan 14, 2021 I hate that all I’m talking about is this damn additional download, but I’ve gotten to a point where it refuses to download on WiFi and when I try on mobile data, it doesn’t seem to be eating up any of my MBs. I sincerely hope Flavourworks are monitoring this thread and overhaul the download manager. This is so beyond frustrating. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 605 298 63 #18 Rocksaint, Jan 14, 2021 Got the full game. Didn't have any download in background issues as mentioned in few of the above comments. Runs quite flawlessly to be honest. Got a bit of an audio-visual sync issue when dialogue options appear while playing with bluetooth earphones. Hopefully it was a one time thing and won't happen again. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,045 623 113 #19 anthony78, Jan 14, 2021 At least for me in the US, it isn’t a download in the background issue. It literally stops the game with a screen that says download manager and you have to wait for it to finish to keep playing. Completely breaks the immersion. I’m holding off on the full version to see if there’s an update to change it to one full download. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 605 298 63 #20 Rocksaint, Jan 14, 2021 That sucks. It goes completely against the true nature of this game - immersion. But it's also weird that it happens for some and not for others. I think the entire game downloaded for me right off the bat from the App Store (before the full game purchase). So not sure why it's different for different people. Probably something to do with the app present on different App Stores. Can't think of anything else. Would be good if there was a way to contact the developers. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I'm kind of over FMV games because the 90's Night Trap/Phantasmagoria old school cheesiness has been replaced by modern, uninspired FMV games with shit acting and no charm to balance everything out...but this is seriously, seriously impressive. The technology is almost magical, to be honest. Granted the first launch experience of having to download additional data multiple times is a little off-putting, but I have no doubt I'll be forking over the bucks for the full version. Everything so far is beautiful looking, convincing, immediately captivating and the acting is great. Best of all, there's absolutely no loss checking it out to see if it's your thing with the free price of entry.
Finished the free-to-try part. Dark and intriguing story. Surprisingly has more interaction than most FMV games. But with the short duration, it's very hard to tell where the story would go. Also, it's a shame that the game is not fullscreen. Even after so many years of such devices.
Don't forget that you're talking about an interactive movie, buddy. It's all about the aspect ratio. You aren't able to watch videos on your notched device in full screen without sacrificing being able to see everything by double-tapping/activating zoom mode...right?
Honestly speaking, I rarely even use the zoom to watch videos fullscreen on my notched device (unless the video is meant to be watched that way). But I just felt this info might be relevant to some, irrespective of it being an interactive movie or a game. (I'm sure there'll be people going into this thinking it's a game)
I actually have this game on PS4 from PS+ a while back but it has been sitting in my backlog. I think FMV games are a better fit with mobile so decided to give this a shot. Seems good so far but the downloads are REALLY annoying and take you out of the game. Do they give you the option to download the whole thing after you buy the full game? If not, I will just play it on PS4.
Just purchased the full game and thankfully the spacing out between the second download (that you get in the free portion) and third (immediately when you purchase the game) is longer than the first to second. That said, it's still odd and it's incredibly immersion-breaking, but perhaps the upside is it's better than having to download a massive file right when you first launch the game (especially if you don't end up buying the full game unlock)? I think a little tweak, as both you and Mikhail (front-page article) implied, where you could maybe just download the entirety of additional data in one fell swoop from the settings menu would alleviate all of this. Good thing is...annoying or not, the individual download sessions are relatively short (even on my garbage connection) and can be done on a data connection if you so choose.
Hilariously, right before I went to bed, that data download had finished. Literally played 20 seconds before another download started. I don't know man. I can't fathom who decided this was a good idea.
Hm... I have played a little and haven’t encountered any downloads. But I have played till Erica got to Delphies.
I suspect it downloads in the background while you play. Because I don't have the greatest connection I presume it gets to a point where the game has to stall for me until it can finish downloading.
I hate that all I’m talking about is this damn additional download, but I’ve gotten to a point where it refuses to download on WiFi and when I try on mobile data, it doesn’t seem to be eating up any of my MBs. I sincerely hope Flavourworks are monitoring this thread and overhaul the download manager. This is so beyond frustrating.
Got the full game. Didn't have any download in background issues as mentioned in few of the above comments. Runs quite flawlessly to be honest. Got a bit of an audio-visual sync issue when dialogue options appear while playing with bluetooth earphones. Hopefully it was a one time thing and won't happen again.
At least for me in the US, it isn’t a download in the background issue. It literally stops the game with a screen that says download manager and you have to wait for it to finish to keep playing. Completely breaks the immersion. I’m holding off on the full version to see if there’s an update to change it to one full download.
That sucks. It goes completely against the true nature of this game - immersion. But it's also weird that it happens for some and not for others. I think the entire game downloaded for me right off the bat from the App Store (before the full game purchase). So not sure why it's different for different people. Probably something to do with the app present on different App Stores. Can't think of anything else. Would be good if there was a way to contact the developers.
