Wales Interactive, Red and Black Films, Good Gate Media and Little Jade Productions are delighted to announce that The Complex – a completely live-action, interactive sci-fi thriller filmed in the UK, is out now on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Following “Black Mirror’s” ‘Bandersnatch’ and BAFTA-winning game Late Shift – the film was written by Lynn Renee Maxcy, part of the Emmy award-winning writing team from “The Handmaid’s Tale” and is the very first live interactive Science Fiction film and one of only a small number of interactive films in existence.
Directed by visionary new talent Paul Raschid (White Chamber) The Complex stars Michelle Mylett (Letterkenny, Bad Blood), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones, The Witch), Al Weaver (Grantchester) and Twitch streamer and former Xbox UK presenter, Leah Viathan. The film’s award-winning team includes Oscar-nominated Production Designer Guy Thompson (Black Sheep) and internationally acclaimed DOP Matthias Pilz (Top Boy).
In the film, “After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. With choose-your-own-adventure style gameplay, your actions and your relationship with other characters will lead you to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Having treated the victims of a chemical attack in the totalitarian state of Kindar, Dr. Amy Tenant (Michelle Mylett) is a leader in the advancement of Nanocell Technology. Now, in London, news breaks of a blood-vomiting civilian whose identity is far from coincidental. Reunited with an old friend, Amy is trapped in an impenetrable HQ of laboratories-a womb of scientific advancement with a perilous secret.
The interactive film is highly unique in that it offers multi-optional storytelling with 8 different outcomes; a real-time Relationship Status Tracking that influences the story as you play and a real-time Personality Trait Tracking that evolves based on your choices.
Relationship Tracking
Throughout the game you will interact with characters and – depending on your choices – will either strengthen or weaken your relationship. The relationship scores are calculated from the start right through to the very end and will affect certain scenarios as well as having major consequences in the concluding scenes.
Personality Tracking
For every decision you make, every interaction, your character’s personality is being tracked. At the end of each playthrough, you are rewarded with a Personality Score and a breakdown to see how you played the game. Discover the five basic dimensions of a personality; openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Which of those will your character
play?
Interactive Film Features:
- Multi-optional storytelling with 8 different outcomes.
- Real-time Relationship Status Tracking that influences the story as you play.
- Real-time Personality Trait Tracking that evolves based on your choices.
- Unlockable features include Skip Scene, Personality Assessment, and a Hidden Event.
- Featuring a Pause Choices option for improved audience participation during live streams.
The Complex is out now on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
