The Game Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

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Made in between Seven and Fight Club, David Fincher’s edge-of-your-seat thriller The Game remains arguably his most underappreciated film, bolstered by an exceptional star performance by Michael Douglas. Going through the supplements made me a little nostalgic as I actually felt like I was going through special features on a LaserDisc, or at the very least an early Criterion DVD. By the looks of it Criterion has ported everything over from their LaserDisc edition. The unfortunate thing is that nothing looks to have been updated significantly, other than being presented in 1080p/24hz in most cases, and no new material has been added. The shows typically run 3.5 hours, including a 30-minute pre-show. The Game Awards organizers have not announced how long the 2023 event will be, but expect something between three and four hours long. What are The Game Awards Game of the Year nominees?

Following this is what I can only call an “old school” film-to-storyboard comparison. We get four sequences: Dog Chase (3:47), The Taxi (3:09), Christine’s Apartment (4:11), and The Fall (1:03) and run in total a little over 12-minutes. The presentation is pretty typical, with a split screen set up that has the finished scene playing in the bottom half of the screen and the storyboards displayed in the top half. Christine’s Apartment has another little addition: along with the storyboards Criterion also displays the photos taken on location, with a stand-in, which were used to draw up the storyboards. These are usually pretty interesting though there’s nothing surprising or new: most already know Fincher’s attention to detail and these just further show that. I actually would have preferred a simple navigational gallery so I could look more closely. Though it’s similar to a LaserDisc presentation it looks like it has been updated since the storyboards have excellent definition and it appears the new transfer was used for the comparison. What will be at this year’s Game Awards? In terms of new reveals, organizers haven’t started teasing which games (or video game-adjacent TV shows or movies) might have reveals. But the 2022 Game Awards was a big one, with announcements and reveals from Death Stranding 2, Hades 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Judas, Final Fantasy 16, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. There were other surprises, including appearances from Al Pacino and The Last Of Us stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Presented in a director-approved remaster, the twisty mysteries of Fincher's pulse-pounding paranoiac puzzle are explored in an exciting array of new and archive bonus features.The remaining supplements are found under the “Supplements” section starting with an alternate ending. Many who hadn’t seen it before have speculated about it, wondering if it offered a significant difference over the existing one, which admittedly many take issue with (though I am very fond of the film, and think the ending accomplishes what the film sets out to do, the suspension of disbelief required is a little much.) Those hoping for a significant difference will more than likely be disappointed by this alternate ending as it doesn’t change the ending all too much other than ( possible spoiler ahead) how Douglas goes about leaving the party. It runs just over a minute. To hit your opponent you must carefully consider the trajectory of your arrow. Adjust the firing angle and force applied to the projectile to find the sweet spot. You have unlimited arrows, but make sure you get them before they get you! Settings

Though I’m happy all of the supplements made it from the LaserDisc I was hoping for some newer stuff. This aspect does disappoint but nothing else about the disc does. The video and audio for the film are both stunning, and for those two reasons alone the disc comes as a very high recommendation for those wanting to own the film on Blu-ray. This is without a doubt the best I’ve seen the film in a very long time. It was released on June 15, 2016 on Steam, received DLC over a year later, and a sequel almost two years later. I don’t want to dig too deeply into the DVD as it’s been readily available for years, but I must mention the alternate ending. * SPOILERS * I actually prefer this alternative to the one used. It gets rid of the slightly dubious and cheesy ‘get the girl’ ending and keeps things simple, showing Nicholas deciding to go for a slow stroll home instead of getting a taxi. It neatly shows how his character has stepped away from his rigidly structured, driven lifestyle and is slowing the pace down to reflect. * END OF SPOILERS *

Gameplay

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Audio commentary with director David Fincher, actor Michael Douglas, screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, director of photography Harris Savides, production designer Jeffrey Beecroft and visual effects supervisor Kevin HaugStarring: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anna Katarina And that’s unfortunately it. I’m happy Criterion carried over all of their material from the LaserDisc, but even for their LaserDisc days the supplements are fairly slim. Since 15 years have passed it would have been great to have some scholarly material, maybe even material featuring admirers and detractors of the film, and maybe even some more insight into Fincher’s career. But of course this could have been out of Criterion’s hands and this is all Fincher wants included for the film. Disappointing but again everything looks to be here, and the material is at least fairly strong. Closing restoration from the original negative by The Criterion Collection supervised and approved by director David Fincher and cinematographer Harris Savides The full list of The Game Awards nominees for 2023 was revealed in mid-November. Six games are up for the Game of the Year award, which typically closes out the show: We meet him on his 48th birthday, significant in that his father was that age when he died. Due to this and his usual indifference to trivial social events, Nicholas isn’t happily celebrating. Instead, it’s business as usual, until his wayward brother Conrad (Sean Penn) appears. The pair take lunch together and Conrad gives his brother a mysterious gift, a certificate for an exclusive entertainment experience, run by Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Curious, particularly after overhearing some of his fellow health club members talk highly of it, Nicholas heads to the CRS offices and signs up.

Also making it over (after many feared it wouldn’t) is the Psychological Test Film, which is the film played for Douglas’ character during his series of tests in the film. Though in the movie this film is supposed to last an extraordinary amount of time it only runs just over a minute here. It’s presented in 1080i but since most of it looks to be video footage it doesn’t make too big of a difference.You can invite your friends to join your squad and sign up to save all the loot you acquire in Narrow.One. There are extensive settings to create a comfortable playing experience, and a detailed character customization menu where you can fine-tune your player’s appearance. More Online FPS games The experience is no simple role-playing activity as he believes though. The game takes Nicholas on a terrifying journey that will rip his air-tight world apart, but perhaps that’s just what he needs.