These segments initially seem like a welcome change of pace, as the game really opens up, with large open environment and stunning terrain. Pixelopus seems to be chasing a zen sensibility that occasionally feels transcendent when everything falls into place, but Entwined is too often caustic and too eager to break its own spell.Įach level climaxes with the bird and fish fusing into a dragon. I oft found myself on the verge of victory only to lose several minutes of progress brought on by minuscule mistakes easily traced back to the twitchy inputs. Failure to do the latter will hastily erode any headway players make with the meters, which seem to deplete almost instantaneously yet take forever to fill.Įntwined seems eager to punish and reticent to reward. ![]() Progression necessitates the collection orbs, which fill gauges, and jumping through elaborate series of hoops. Levels will go on until the player triumphs or surrenders. That isn’t to say Entwined is difficult, though success is hardly guaranteed. Awkward controls, which see players pulling the analog sticks in opposite directions and waving them up and down with delicate precision, cap off a tedious experience with frustration. Interspersed between a handful of exciting moments are long stretches of banal highway only interesting for kaleidoscopic scenery, ethereal chords, and driving beats. Pixelopus claims to put a new twist on dual-stick controls, assigning each creature an analog, which must be rotated along semicircles in patterns that will test players’ motor skills and challenge their brains.Įssentially, Entwined shoots players down a pipe and tasks them with collecting objects and jumping through hoops. The title casts players as two characters, a bird and a fish, which simultaneously must be guided down nine obstacle courses of increasing complexity. Unlike its potential muses, Entwined lacks hooks and rarely threatens to be captivating or provide players enough recompense to stick around until the end. ![]() The developer’s first effort desperately wants to be brilliant and profound, but too often settles for something decidedly more vapid.Įntwined (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita)Įntwined immediately evokes memories of Rez, Dyad, and Child of Eden a fleeting allure that ultimately invites unfavorable comparisons. It’s obviously something Pixelopus, the nascent studio behind Entwined, possesses in large quantities. We were made to presume this was the successor to Flower, or perhaps the next Unfinished Swan, given Sony’s track record taking talent out of university programs under its nurturing wing. Unveiled by a team of unknowns under the industry’s brightest lights, it came totally out of left field, interposed between two of PlayStation’s hottest upcoming properties. Dark Star Pictures will release Nikolakakis' Entwined in "virtual cinemas" starting on August 28th, then on VOD starting September 8th.Entwined mesmerized in its unexpected E3 debut, washing over viewers like a breath of fresh air, with its sweeping strings, pastel waves of color, and a romantic scene between two creatures from different worlds. This first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. The screenplay is written by John De Holland, based on an idea by Minos Nikolakakis. Entwined is directed by Greek producer / filmmaker Minos Nikolakakis, now making his feature directorial debut after a number of short films previously. Determined to cure her, Panos will soon discover Danae is not the helpless princess he thought she was and time is of the essence for both of them. ![]() It's love at first sight when he sets eyes on Danae, who lives in isolation, with a mysterious skin condition. Here's the official US trailer (+ poster) for Minos Nikolakakis' Entwined, from Dark Star's YouTube:Ĭity doctor Panos (Prometheus Aleifer) relocates to a remote village in order to offer his services to the community. This reminds me of the superb Swedish film Border, also a strange forest fairy tale, and this seems to borrow a few of those fantasy themes. Starring Prometheus Aleifer, John De Holland, Maria Eglezaki, and Anastasia Rafaella Konidi. ![]() But soon discovers "Danae is not the helpless princess he thought she was, and time is of the essence for both of them." Uh oh. There he meets a woman with a mysterious skin condition named Danae, and he quickly falls for her. Panos, a city doctor, relocates to a remote Greek village to offer his services to the underserved community. This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Thessalloniki, Warsaw, Bucheon, and Fantaspoa Film Festivals last year. "Will you tell me what is going on in that house?" Dark Star Pictures has released an official US trailer for a Greek mystery fantasy horror titled Entwined, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Minos Nikolakakis.
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