Indigo Prophecy for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

I enjoyed Heavy Rain a lot, and many reviews of that game referenced Indigo Prophecy, so I decided to check it out. It was decent, but I had a hard time getting into it like I did HR. I don't know if it was the going back in time to PS2 graphics that was a hindrance, or that the interface was poorer, or that the story was just less interesting to me. So let me touch on those three things specifically.

I don't want to trash a game for being "older", but it has the same feel as watching a SD TV program on a large HD screen. If you have a hard time overcoming the bland blocky 3D graphics of that era, then maybe you might skip this title.

I hated the controls after playing HR. At least with HR, the stick movements seemed to relate to the moment you were in and the corresponding character action. With this game, you were constantly playing analog stick ping pong just to progress the story. I hated the color coded "Simon" that was superimposed on the screen telling you what to press next. It really detracted from the game, as I had to focus on the movements I had to repeat, not the actual onscreen action. There were times I honestly couldn't follow the story because I had to focus on the rapid "Simon" pattern that I had to repeat. And the patterns often had nothing to do with the movements of the character.

The story was...well, meh. I love a good, interesting story game, especially those that explore alternative understandings of history. But this one just kind of felt forced. Certainly not like Broken Sword or other similar games. One annoyance, without giving away any spoilers, was the introduction of new faction in the last couple of chapters without any real explanation or semblance of story continuity. Its like how some mystery writers ruin a book where you are following things, piecing it together and then the writer decides to really trick it up by making the chamber maid (who is never ever mentioned previously until the last chapter) do it. Wha??!