*Note: Facade only works on Windows ME to XP. It does not work on Vista or
above.* Facade is a unique free interactive adventure game using Artificial
Intelligence (AI) where your role is to prevent the breakdown of a marriage.
The developers of *Facade* meanwhile describe it more complexly as: "An
attempt to move beyond traditional branching or hyperlinked narrative to
create a fully-realized, one-act interactive drama, integrating an
interdisciplinary set of artistic practices and artificial intelligence
technologies." You play the game as yourself and the longtime friend of
couple named Grace and Trip which the developers describe as "an attractive
and materially successful couple in their early thirties". The plot is this:
During an evening get-together at their apartment, things turn ugly (it's not
clear why) and you somehow become embroiled in the destruction of Grace and
Trip's marriage. No one is safe in Facade as the accusations fly, sides are
taken and irreversible decisions are made that destroy happy homes. Your aim
however is to make sure that ultimately Grace and Trip stay together rather
than hurtle for expensive divorce proceedings. To control your character, you
must type to communicate with other characters, navigate with arrow keys and
pick up and use objects with the mouse hand cursor. What you say to the
characters influences their actions and whether they kiss and make up
although its not an exact science. You may be waiting several moments for a
response or the character may respond to you in a rather bizarre way. The
main problem with Facade is that although it's been surprisingly popular over
the years, it's never been updated to work on Vista or above which is a real
shame. If you're still running Windows ME to XP though, then you'll be able
to play Facade. In the meantime, those that can't enjoy the game will have to
do with watching one of the many YouTube screenplay videos dedicated to
Facade. *It's a shame that Facade does not work on later versions of Windows
because it's quite an original concept and provides more than a few laughs at
resolving marital conflict.*Download *Facade 1.1* in Softonic
