* Nice cinematography and good attention to details
* Distills the essence of the game's themes on choice, morality, and consequence
* Can potentially engender introspective discussion on relevant political topics

* Needs more Jorji Costava
* Will more likely cause political fundamentalists to unreflectively bicker (please don't do this)

A nice love note to the game that fans will almost certainly enjoy. The short does a good job of tracing a possible playthrough of the game and showcasing the core elements of choice, morality, and consequence. I do feel, however, that the game format lends itself better to exploring these themes, similarly to how a novel may better expand upon or create open-ended questions more easily than a film. The emotions of the actors and cinematic beats do hit harder here, however, so I do wonder what an FMV version of Papers, Please might look like if it had the same production values and attention to detail.

[h1]Pros:[/h1] * Nice cinematography and good attention to details * Distills the essence of the game's themes on choice, morality, and consequence * Can potentially engender introspective discussion on relevant political topics [h1]Cons:[/h1] * Needs more Jorji Costava * Will more likely cause political fundamentalists to unreflectively bicker (please don't do this) [h1]Summary:[/h1] A nice love note to the game that fans will almost certainly enjoy. The short does a good job of tracing a possible playthrough of the game and showcasing the core elements of choice, morality, and consequence. I do feel, however, that the game format lends itself better to exploring these themes, similarly to how a novel may better expand upon or create open-ended questions more easily than a film. The emotions of the actors and cinematic beats do hit harder here, however, so I do wonder what an FMV version of Papers, Please might look like if it had the same production values and attention to detail.