Analysis of Mia and the dragon princess, a discreet cinematographic adventure

2023-05-16 12:00:00

Mia and the Dragon Princess returns us this very particular style of video game game as are the interactive cinematographic adventures.

Historically undervalued

The Adventures cinematic They started back in the 1980s on game console systems and other interactive media. At present it is a resource that is lavished little in the world of video games, although it continues to appear from time to time. Even Netflix has dared with this world of cine interactive with a couple of films. One based on his successful saga Black Mirror or with a spin off of another mythical series such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Interactive to some extent

As we have said this style of videogame It is quite simple in concept, but very complicated to apply successfully. It is a film, in which we will have to take different decisions among the alternatives presented to the protagonists. It usually takes many, many hours of footage to erect a plot with enough variants to baffle the viewer/player.

weak argument

Mia and the Dragon Princess is therefore a game of this type. It is a interactive movie which narrates the adventures of Tight, a waitress in a British restaurant and the dragon princess who by twists of fate (thawed from a block of glacial ice) finds herself in the middle of a modern and chaotic London from which everything is strange. Mia by fate (or by our choice) will become the protector of the princesa dragon and will try to unravel why it is in our time and what its goal is.

few alternatives

With this plot of bottom, we come across an interactive adventure whose plot seems attractive a priori, but after a fast-paced and action-packed start it decays. unlike a gamewhere the gameplay a poor plot can alleviate, when we are facing an interactive cinematographic adventure, the lack of obvious gameplay due to the style we are facing, must be supported by a plot that captivates and dazzles the user. And in Mia and the Dragon Princess this doesn’t happen. His argument, as we have said, slack after a start trepidant. The inclusion of many characters, as is the case, no represents the “more is better”. Many of them are not delved into and the emotional and emotional thread is not achieved by not connecting with the characters. When a protagonist dies because of our choices, we don’t have any emotion because we haven’t managed to establish that bond with him.

Lots of fighting, little chicha

Also, in Mia and the dragon princess, the fight scenes and fights are very well executed, but they are clearly shoehorned. It is supposed that in an attempt to give dynamism to a film that sins above all of that, of having some ups and downs very pronounced in the rhythm, which to me particularly, gets me out of point all the time.

Shines in some aspects

However, Mia and the Dragon Princess has some virtues. The actors in general lines, despite not being renowned, do not clash. This is not a movie, but I’ve seen worse telefilms on some television channels on a Sunday afternoon. The interpretation, with the exception of some specific ones, it is level. The execution at a technical level is not Oscar’s but it complies perfectly. At the sound level we are not faced with a bad product, far from it.

Deciding is our maxim

Refering to gameplayLike any interactive movie, the options are limited, we spend more time contemplating than deciding what to do. Are elections They are not usually too decisive a priori, something that I confirmed some time later, when I saw the existing possibilities. And this is thanks to a choice tree that reveals to us what kind of choices we are making and which ones we have left behind. However, these are not as varied or extensive as you might wait and we are before only two possible endings. Something in my opinion very limited.

CONCLUSION

Mia and the dragon princess It is the typical mid-sized interactive adventure that will not disappoint lovers of the genre. We are not facing a sublime film by any means, but it more than meets the level technician and interpretive despite the fact that it loosens the plot. However, if you are not a fan of this type of titles, you are not facing a game that is going to drag you or catch you. With a more consistent script, Mia and the Dragon Princess could have made a place for herself in this world so little. graphic artist and recognized of the interactive adventures.

Mia and the dragon princess

11,69€

Pros

• good technical quality
• Actors who generally comply

Cons

• Inconsistent argument
• limited and scarce actions
• little connection to the characters