SLAMMED!
Slammed! is an interactive story based in the world of professional wrestling. You don’t need to know or understand professional wrestling, although some terms are crucial to understand (ie, the concept of kayfabe) and a quick google search every now and then will help as you go along. At its core though, this is a story about your journey and the personalities that you interactive with - the wrestling is the backdrop for the most part.
The story’s pacing is excellent, and the blurring of the line between real and kayfabe (which is broadly the same concept as the “fourth wall” in acting) is really well done. The quality of the writing, purely from the point of view of the storytelling, is also excellent. For me, the best example of this is the section that features the “promotional video” for the grand finale, where the writing got me genuinely pumped up for the big climax.
– Real player with 30.7 hrs in game
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This was pretty cool.
I know nothing about wrestling, yet this was entertaining and I wanted to see what would happen. I got so angry a couple times, not having a clue about how much of a show everything is so people screwed my char over - though things resolved well so I didn’t feel bad for too long.
I did spend half the time googling wrestling moves and frankly I had no clue even after seeing the moves on what stat they were focusing on. I focused on strength because it seemed the easier one to spot but I screwed up big time on a couple fights. So if you’re clueless about wrestling, it’s still an entertaining game, exciting even, but be prepared to feel like you’re tossing a coin for some of the choices.
– Real player with 25.2 hrs in game