*Note: Facade only works on OS X 10.3-10.5. It does not work on Snow Leopard
and 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 Snow Leopard or above which is
a real shame. The installation process will simply freeze on the initial
loading screen if you try to install it on Snow Leopard or above. If you're
one of the few users still running Leopard 10.4 or below, then you'll be able
to play Facade. Anyone else will have to install Windows on their Mac. 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 Snow Leopard or above because it's quite an original
concept and provides more than a few laughs at resolving marital
conflict.*Download *Facade 1.1* in Softonic
