Framed (video game)
{{Short description|2014 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Framed
| image = FramedIcon-Pink.png
| caption = App icon
| developer = Loveshack Entertainment
| publisher = Noodlecake Studios (Android), Loveshack Entertainment (iOS, Apple TV)
| series =
| platforms = iOS, Android, Apple TV
| released = 12 November 2014
| modes = Single-player
| director = Joshua Boggs, Oliver Browne, Adrian Moore
| designer = Joshua Boggs, Oliver Browne, Adrian Moore, Stuart Lloyd
| artist = Oliver Browne, Stuart Lloyd
| composer = Adrian Moore
}}
Framed (usually styled as FRAMED) is a 2014 puzzle game developed by Australian studio Loveshack Entertainment. The gameplay sees the player re-arranges panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story.
A sequel, Framed 2, was released in 2017. Framed Collection is a compilation of Framed and Framed 2 released later on in 2018 by Fellow Traveller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/framed-collection-review-worth-a-thousand-words/1900-6416912/|title=Framed Collection Review - Worth A Thousand Words}}
Story
A man is on the run from the cops, and barely makes it to an alleyway where he is discovered by the sheriff. The sheriff then tracks down his partner's train ticket and manages to follow her to the secret location, where she is exchanging secrets with the Man. He shoots the man and kills him.
The player swaps the order of the events in order to change the story.
The new outcome is that the sheriff then tracks down the man's partner's train ticket and manages to follow her to the secret location, where she is exchanging secrets, and the Man shoots the sheriff to kill him. The Man is then on the run from the cops, and barely makes it to an alleyway where he is discovered by the woman.
Gameplay
Players take control of morally ambiguous characters as they slink their way across dark alleys and buildings in an effort to avoid the authorities and other obstacles. The goal of the game is to reorganize a series of comic panels so that the protagonist is not caught by the police. In order to accomplish this feat, players must move frames around so that the sequence allows the main character to sneak past, avoid, or knock out their would-be captors.{{cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/reviews/framed-review/|title=FRAMED Review|work=148apps.com|accessdate=6 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/11/26/framed-review/|title=FRAMED review: rewrite the plot to this espionage story|work=idownloadblog.com|date=26 November 2014 |accessdate=6 August 2015}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| title = Framed
| state = autocollapse
| align = right
| rev1 = Pocket Gamer
| rev2 = The Sydney Morning Herald
| rev3 = Gamezebo
| rev4 = TouchArcade
| rev5 = 148 Apps
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}
| rev6 = Apple'n'Apps
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} {{cite web|url=http://applenapps.com/review/framed-piecing-together-new-puzzle-adventure#.VbrkRbfrk0I|title=Framed - Piecing Together An All New Puzzle Adventure - AppleNApps|work=AppleNApps|accessdate=6 August 2015}}
| rev7 = Pocket Tactics
| award1Pub = IGF China
| award1 = Excellence in Design
| award2Pub = Indiecade
| award2 = Excellence in Visual Design
| award3Pub = IGF
| award3 = Finalist - Excellence in Design
| award4Pub = Kotaku
| award4 = 2014 Best Australian Game
| award5Pub = Kotaku
| award5 = 2014 Best Mobile Game
| award6Pub = Freeplay
| award7Pub = Freeplay
| award8Pub = IMGAwards
| award8 = 2014 Best Upcoming Game
| award9Pub = BIG Festival
| award9 = 2014 Best Narrative
| award10Pub = Intel Level Up
| award10 = 2014 Best Puzzle Game
| award11Pub = PAX Prime
| award12Pub = Tokyo Game Show
| award12 = Sense of Wonder Night 2013
}}
As of July 2015, Framed has received over 30 awards and accolades.{{cite web|url=http://framed-game.com/presskit/sheet.php?p=framed#awards|title=Loveshack Presskit - Framed|work=framed-game.com|accessdate=6 August 2015}} It has been praised by critics for its "brilliantly simple idea", "pitch perfect" execution, "subtle story telling", "gorgeous visuals", and "finger-snapping music".
In November 2014, Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series stated that Framed was his Game of the Year. He praised Framed for its "high sense of gameplay, graphic, & sound", adding, "my best game in this year without any doubt".{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hideo-kojima-s-favorite-game-of-2014/1100-6423792/|title=Hideo Kojima's Favorite Game of 2014|work=GameSpot|accessdate=6 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/11/hideo-kojimas-game-of-the-year-was-made-in-melbourne/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129124805/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/11/hideo-kojimas-game-of-the-year-was-made-in-melbourne/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014|title=Hideo Kojima's Game Of The Year Was Made In Melbourne|author=Mark Serrels|work=Kotaku Australia|date=25 November 2014 |access-date=6 August 2015}}
References
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{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/11/27/device-6-review|title=FRAMED Review|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|author=James Dominguez|date=27 November 2014}}
{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2014/11/28/framed-review |title='Framed' Review – Let's Try This One Again, Shall We? |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=28 November 2014 |website=TouchArcade |accessdate=7 July 2018}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Framed/review.asp?c=62597|title=FRAMED review|publisher=Pocket Gamer|author=Harry Slater|date=19 November 2014}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2014/11/17/framed-review-get-mind-gutter/|title=FRAMED Review: Get Your Mind Into The Gutter|publisher=Gamezebo|author=Eli Cymet|date=17 November 2014|access-date=31 July 2015|archive-date=23 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823135818/https://www.gamezebo.com/2014/11/17/framed-review-get-mind-gutter/|url-status=dead}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/reviews/framed-review/|title=FRAMED Review|publisher=148 Apps|author=Campbell Bird|date=25 November 2014}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/framed/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Framed Critic Reviews for iPhone/iPad |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=30 July 2015}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.igf.com/02finalists.html|title=The 17th Annual Independent Games Festival Finalists|publisher=Independent Games Festival}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.gdcchina.com/events/igf_finalists.html|title=IGF China 2013 Winners|publisher=GDC China|access-date=2015-07-31|archive-date=2014-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229062359/http://www.gdcchina.com/events/igf_finalists.html|url-status=dead}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.indiecade.com/index.php/games/2014_awards|title=2014 Indiecade Awards|publisher=Indiecade|access-date=2015-07-31|archive-date=2015-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801200840/http://www.indiecade.com/index.php/games/2014_awards|url-status=dead}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-australian-game-of-the-year-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319111211/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-australian-game-of-the-year-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2015|title=Kotaku Awards 2014: Australian Game Of The Year|date=9 December 2014 |publisher=Kotaku}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-mobile-game-of-the-year-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319014123/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-mobile-game-of-the-year-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2015|title=Kotaku Awards 2014: Mobile Game Of The Year|date=8 December 2014 |publisher=Kotaku}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.freeplay.net.au/awards/|title=Freeplay Awards|publisher=Freeplay}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.imgawards.com/awarded-games/10th-imga/|title=IMGAwards|publisher=International Mobile Game Awards}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfestival.com.br/jogos/listar/1/ganhador/2014|title=BIG Festival|publisher=Brazilian Independent Games Festival}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2014/08/22/2014-intel-level-up-game-developer-contest-and-the-winners-are|title=And the winners are|publisher=Intel}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/29/5947639/pax-prime-2014-pax-10-indies|title=PAX Prime 2014's featured indies include Mushroom 11, Duet, Framed |date=29 July 2014 |publisher=Polygon}}
{{cite web|url=http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs/2013/en/business/sown/presentation.html|title=Sense of Wonder Night 2013 |publisher=Tokyo Game Show}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://framed-game.com/}}
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Games financed by Indie Fund
Category:Noodlecake Games games
Category:Single-player video games