This video was capture using the actual game on an actual Sony Playstation. The beginning cut-scene was left in for those who wanna know the story. I apologize for the lack of contrast and brightness in the beginning of this video as that part of the game is a little too dark for my cheap capture device to pick up well. Pronounced "fill-ahh-so-mah" this is one of the most unique shooters I have ever come across. This was a launch title on the Playstation and it shows due to the presence of heavy full motion video use. However the full motion video sequences are not used in the typical manner that most games in that day used it. As you can see the game launches into a rather long cinematic immediately, but then does something quite unexpected at the end when it shows your ship flying into position and then going into real time. As you can see the transitions are anything but seamless going from the look of the FMV to the daunting real time graphics, but it was kinda cool back! in the day nonetheless. My hats off to the developers trying to do something completely different with ever annoying full motion video that was seemingly going to plague games forever. Thank God it didn't. Other things that make Philosoma so unique is the transition into all different kinds of perspectives of game play for better or for worse. At times it really feels gimmicky. In the perspective when you're behind your ship, the game plays exactly like Nova Storm on the PC/PS1 or Iridion 3D on the
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