Façade

Façade is a fascinating 2005 interactive drama from Procedural Arts that attempts something rather unusual: letting players participate in a relationship crisis through natural conversation and real-time interaction. You visit a married couple, Grace and Trip, expecting an ordinary evening, only to discover that their relationship is spectacularly less healthy than advertised. The characters react dynamically to what you say and do, creating an unpredictable experience somewhere between a game, an experiment, and an extremely uncomfortable dinner party. Its technology was remarkably ambitious for its time. If you have ever wanted to accidentally make a social situation worse by saying exactly the wrong thing, Façade is ready to help.