Isabelle (computer game)
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Isabelle is an independent 3D
adventure game
for Microsoft Windows
, produced by the French
company Belisa in 1997.
The player
controls George, a young blind man who has to convince his village that More, a villain
who has assumed power locally, is masterminding a wicked plot. George is assisted by Raymond, his younger brother, to thwart Isabelle, George's own fiancee (who finds More's tyranny seductive).
Many found the game to be bizarre and confusing, but colourful and innovative. Soon after the game's release, Isabelle won the Möbius prize in the categories of Critique and Fiction.
3D computer graphics
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adventure game
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
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, produced by the French
France
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company Belisa in 1997.
The player
Player (game)
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controls George, a young blind man who has to convince his village that More, a villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
who has assumed power locally, is masterminding a wicked plot. George is assisted by Raymond, his younger brother, to thwart Isabelle, George's own fiancee (who finds More's tyranny seductive).
Many found the game to be bizarre and confusing, but colourful and innovative. Soon after the game's release, Isabelle won the Möbius prize in the categories of Critique and Fiction.