1979 Revolution - Black Friday

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Revolution, the word is very much related to the fall of the government regime thanks to the depressed people's power. The word is also very close to violence and unrest. However, it is not always the same thing as the revolution, because the Iranian revolution of 1979 was called a peaceful revolution. The mass movement was so great that up to 10% of the total population in Iran succeeded in creating the ruling government regime at that time, the Pahlavi dynasty represented by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, retired and left Iran. Later, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became the leader of Iran and transformed the country into the Islamic Republic.

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The revolutionary movement that invited the world's eye at that time and became always a topic of conversation on television was summarized into an interesting game, named 1979 Revolution - Black Friday. The thing that makes this game so interesting is not that it's full of fierce battles and epic tales, as is usually encountered in games related to the state revolution, but precisely because it has a deep story. Yes, this game tells a true story of what happened when the popular movement overthrew an arbitrary government in Iran!
Because this game focuses on the element of the story, then the other parts that do not become the point of attention muffled in such a way. Do not expect you'll find a shooter-style shooter here; 1979 Revolution's gameplay runs with a narrative composition as the spearhead. Starting from a state of stability in the horn country until the story of friendship and family can be found with a thick in this game. It also makes it different from other games, as if you were in a live witness story that saw the Iranian revolution instantly, and felt part of it.

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The narrative described by the 1979 Revolution is the true story experienced by Reza Shirazi in September 1979. Through various historical evidence and records found, Reza Sirazi is an important figure in his role in mobilizing the masses in opposition to the Shah regime. The various photographs he took showed the people's dissatisfaction with the regime's oppression at that time that was influenced by American power. Reza also that you will control throughout the game, and at the same time his life will you can see up close

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The game form in 1979 Revolution is divided into several forms. First, you can walk like an adventure game using WASD and a third-person camera point of view. At that time, you can explore the location of mass rallies. Unfortunately, we did not find any running functions while browsing. So you have to be content with Reza's slow enough movement. In addition, this game also has a collision system antarkarakter not too subtle. Often we are involved and can not move because of contact with the NPC! It was not until after we moved Reza into some direction, we were able to resume the movement again.

the life of a media takes place

When walking in the crowd, some interesting points to photograph will be marked with the camera logo. To start photographing the events that are there, you just have to press the camera logo at the bottom of the game screen. The logo will not appear when there is no object to be photographed. So you do not have to worry about looking for objects that need to be photographed manually. In addition, you will definitely find the location of the shoot, because everything is along the way. Once you find the object to be photographed, a mini-game to shoot will appear. Just by using the mouse, you can move the camera viewfinder to find the photo object. When you navigate properly, the focal point in the center of the camera will be green. Then to photograph it, you have to press the mouse click with the right timing. The timings can be easily seen at the bottom of the camera screen. When the pointer moves right and left right in the middle, then it is the best time to shoot.

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The majority of the game is to photograph and find various information about the Iranian revolution. However, there are also many opportunities for dialogue with other important characters in the story. Through the dialog, you will be introduced with several dialog options. Simply select an option using the click of the mouse and you will determine the attitude, which will be remembered by the characters to talk to. That attitude will determine what kind of ending you will meet! So keep your options in mind so you can try different options after finding an ending! The moment when picking up a conversation is also not always easy to choose. Most options are given time to select them! Just like when you dialogue with other human beings, the answer that came out of course does not take up to several minutes. That's what makes this game thrilling; because you will not expect what the outcome of your choice of answer to the story as a whole. More interestingly, your answer will be remembered by other characters! Then the character will use its memory of your attitude in the conversation at a later time.