If you’ve ever played an FMV – or full-motion video – game, then it’s likely to have come from the hands of Wales Interactive. Whilst not the only developers and publishers intent on providing narrative filming to gaming audiences, they are certainly up there as the most prolific. And honestly, rarely do they miss. It’s with those thoughts in mind that we head to The Isle Tide Hotel.
Will you visit The Isle Tide Hotel?
The Isle Tide Hotel on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S is available for visiting right now. Alternatively you will find similar keys available to opening doors on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch or PC (Steam or Epic). Pay the room rent and you’ll be sure to find yourself slap bang in the centre of a new mystery – something that Wales Interactive excel at.
This one focuses on the titular Isle Tide Hotel. It’s here where a father is attempting to save his teenage daughter from the clutches of a cult. As you’d expect, strange goings on are occurring and it’s up to you to help navigate the tricky paths ahead.
There’s a ton of narrative kicking around in this one. The Isle Tide Hotel is seemingly only open for three days, every three years. That in itself is weird enough. But during that time it’s the search for the meaning of life that freaks us out even more.
With may questions to consider, answers to find and secrets to uncover, how will you make it through the night at The Isle Tide Hotel?
We’re right in the middle of a review of The Isle Tide Hotel on Xbox. Expect our thoughts very soon, but in the meantime, get some eyes on the key main features that this latest FMV will run with.
Main Features
- A live action game which responds to your choices
- 7 main endings available with 14 different outcomes
- Side quests which have dedicated endings
- Real-time personality and cult association tracker
- In-game chapter skip menu – but you have to earn it first
Narrative Features
- A unique cult with its own rich history and rules
- Paths blocked behind information
- Cryptic notes to hidden endings
- Hidden lore and ‘Easter eggs’ to discover
- Sprawling dialogue options that make you see the same character in a different light
The cast is a rich one too. You’ve got folk from Game of Thrones and The Witcher, as well as more…
Cast Includes
- Michael D. Xavier (“Gentleman Jack”, “The Blacklist”) ****
- Jemima Rooper (“Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” (2022), “Matriarch” (2022-Hulu),
- Amit Shah (“Happy Valley”, “The Witcher”)
- Richard Brake (“Game of Thrones”)
- Georgie Glen (“Call the Midwife”)
- Tristram Wymark (“Pennyworth”)
- Jessica Ellerby (“Pennyworth”, “Lovesick”)
- Joni Ayton-Kent (“The Watch”)
Enter The Isle Tide Hotel right now
Tempted to pay a visit to The Isle Tide Hotel? You’ll find the Xbox Store is capable of allowing just that on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. You should expect to pay around £15.74 for the night.
Similar pricing should be in place on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Let us know if you’ve be taking in this latest Wales Interactive FMV.
The Isle Tide Hotel on Xbox Game Description
An absent father must rescue his teenage daughter from an eclectic cult before their final night at the Isle Tide Hotel. Players investigate the strange events that unfold to save Eleanor Malone in this live-action interactive mystery game, where every decision affects the story.
Open every three years for three nights, a strange mix of colourful characters hiding personal traumas gather to uncover the one thread binding them. Their search for the meaning of life. But tonight, this mysterious organisation must decide whether to break their own etiquettes and hand over a teenage girl to their elusive founder, Dr. Aniston, who promises her sacrifice will conclude their purpose.
How do you infiltrate the hotel? Will you coax your way into the cult? Do you discover the hidden lore, side quests and their dedicated endings or fail at any one of the ruthless narrative puzzles? Navigate a branching narrative with numerous ways to help rescue the daughter you’ve never met.
