Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
The initial concept of Dead Reset envisioned a choice system with far-reaching and partially irreversible consequences, even after «resetting». In practice, the game turns out to be an overly linear FMV adventure, the outcome of which feels predetermined.
Although Dead Reset is an incredible FMV (definitely one of the more noteworthy ones) with top-tier acting and cinematic properties, I wasn’t overly impressed with the choices element, gore, or scare factor. As an avid horror fan, perhaps I anticipated too much, but I do believe improvements could have been made.
Wales Interactive continues its crusade by releasing interactive movies turned into video games. It is clear that the studio has gained experience over the years, and Dead Reset may well be the crowning achievement of its career.
Dead Reset is a strange game to pin down. On the one hand, it’s fun for brief periods of time and was obviously produced by a group of people who adore sci-fi horror. It works as a setting, there is suspense, and for $10–15, it gives you a few hours of pleasure. It’s also extremely generic, however, since it borrows a lot from Alien without contributing...
Whether or not to recommend the interactive film Dead Reset is not a simple task, because enjoying it depends on whether you're willing to accept certain questionable tastes. If you're expecting a production with cinematic standards, this is definitely not the place to visit. But if you're looking for fun with typical 1980s B-movie performances, a delightfully...
