The Complex

"The Complex is a run-of-the-mill live action adventure game, in a genre that can&s;t really afford to phone it in. The decent price tag makes it at least a bit endearing for the curious, but fans will find The Complex …"

"A polished but disappointingly by-the-numbers FMV adventure that won&s;t linger in your mind for long."

"The Complex is a well crafted interactive movie with a story that will initially hook you. As you lead Amy&s;s decision making through the story, some moments can feel a bit out there or character motivations unclear, but it&s;s a …"

"Is The Complex worth it? It&s;s really hard to say. It&s;s not exactly an expensive buy at £9.99, and the addition of choices make it more engaging than a television episode or movie. At the end of the day, it&s;s …"

"Mixing games and movies is hard, and The Complex still hasn&s;t found the magic formula. At least, it doesn&s;t take the matter so seriously as Until Dawn, but it just delivers what it promised: 6-8 hours of an interactive movie, …"

"The Complex fails at being an engaging interactive experience, video game and story."

"The Complex is a decently serviceable FMV game that has an ambitious relationship mechanic that drives choices forward. However, with some odd presentation choices and limited freedoms, this feels more like a midday movie matinee than a crowd-pleasing blockbuster."

"The Complex feels like a moderately entertaining super-low budget science fiction film – the first time. After that, it becomes apparent that the "interactive" part of this interactive film is just fluff, until the very end. At that point, the …"

"If you’re okay with having minimal interaction, enjoy making tough decisions, and love an interesting narrative, The Complex is certainly an experience to add to your list."

"The Complex can be enjoyed as a decent B movie, with its poorly written plot and cheap visual effects. The actors do their job though and there is a real replay value, since the choices made thourough the game have …"

"The Complex on Xbox One is a good sci-fi experience that delivers a decent tale about pharma-terrorism with many complex and interesting themes running throughout. The production values, acting and the script are all very good and it’s a very …"

"The Complex is a failure of an FMV game, with meaningless choices and boring characters that would make you wish for your time back."

"Performances are mostly solid aside from the main protagonist, but the lacklustre script with a severe lack of character development aside from large amounts of exposition make it difficult to really care about any of them. Some of the endings …"

"The Complex offers commendable acting and writing and a genuine sense of excitement to go with its interactive movie experience. However, most of the endings are quite similar and unsatisfying, and player choices often don&s;t have much effect on the …"

"With a shadowy totalitarian state pulling the strings (thinly disguising North Korea) and a bio-terrorist threat in a major European city, The Complex could have much to say about politics, ethics, and other meaningful subjects. Instead, the game meanders in …"

"While you can&s;t fault the visuals and the effort put in to try and mask the evident budget limitations, that cutting of corners vibe is sadly something that plays into The Complex one too few many times."

"Having played “interactive movie” style games since way back when CD-ROMs first allowed them to exist with the likes of classics like The 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria (among others) it has been interesting to see the genre progress..."

"Lacks anything that really makes it glitter and at the same time isn’t awful enough to have a certain level of camp to it either."

"The Complex is a cleverly made interactive movie with an intriguing sci fi plot that eerily parallels the real world."

"There is fun to be had here, especially in some of the more ridiculous endings, but even those are examples of tonal whiplash in a title that plays it straight for the most part. More film than game, The Complex …"

"The story and acting are superb and with so many endings it&s;s almost impossible to predict how each decision will play out and affect the overall conclusion. A must play for fans of live-action games."

"Bridging film and video game, interactive movies are a niche format. However, with most of us having a lot more time on our hands during lockdown, now may be the time to give this hybrid genre more attention. Removing many …"

"In terms of script, photography and art, The Complex dares little, with a direction that is sometimes confusing and problems in the construction of some ramifications that it proposes. However, it entertains and places itself as a good example of …"

"The timing of the release of The Complex is questionable considering the pandemic that&s;s currently sweeping the globe. Once you get over the similarities between reality and video game, the plot is a great if brief distraction for a lazy …"

"The Complex is a high-production-value FMV (Full Motion Video) game that offers an interactive movie experience centered around a bioterrorism outbreak in London. Players guide scientist Amy Tennant through a tense narrative by making key decisions that affect relationships and …"

"The Complex is a decent little sci-fi flick, but its interactive elements only encourage you to dig deeper into a story and a gimmick that can’t withstand any real scrutiny."

"The Complex is a decent story that feels bigger than it could be. While some choices feel very weighty, they are few and far between, leaving a lot of inconsequential decisions in between. Honestly, it may have worked if the …"

"The Complex is an interactive movie with a fairly interesting plot, a rather good performance from its cast and a decent amount of player involvement that goes beyond simple plot choices. While the genre may not be the most engaging …"

"The combination of the shallow story, the predicted plot twists and the weak acting abilities of the cast, contribute to an experience that starts in a promising way, but falls flat a few moments later."