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About the StoryIn a world that never quite got over the '80s, Delarion Yar dispenses quarters for the local arcade... badly. A software pirate from better days, he's crossed the wrong people one too many times. Locked into the city of New Haz with a criminal record, he's reached his lowest point and he'll do anything to get out. Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: September 27, 2001 Current Version: 1.07 License: Freeware Development System: Hugo Baf's Guide ID: 1640
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IF-Review
Substantive and Energetic
There are a lot of positives about this game, and a lot of negatives. Robb Sherwin has always been most notable for raw style, a way with language that draws on a lot of expletives, and vivid characters of a certain type. All of the above are to some extent present in this game, but so are bugs and some implementation flaws. (Emily Short)
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IF-Review
Another Look
All in all, if you're looking to interact with a tough punk setting for a while, or some tough punk characters, or if you've never gotten over your enchantment with the 'Crystal Castles' game, odds are good that you'll enjoy 'Fallacy of Dawn' a lot. If puzzles are more your thing, then I'd still recommend you at least give this game five or ten minutes of your time for a test-drive. It might just grow on you. (Roger Carbol)
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Eric Mayer via rec.games.int-fiction
Robb Sherwin's Fallacy of Dawn is his best game yet. Somewhere in a bleak future we can only hope is more distant than it seems, protagonist Delarion Yar scratched out a living breaking software copy protection. Then some mysterious assailants put an end to his career, not only pounding him into unconsciousness but operating on his brain as well. Now Yar can no longer perceive the electromagnetic spectrum correctly. Thrown out into the city of New Haz with a criminal record, meaning he is unable to leave without paying a huge tariff, Yar cannot even effectively type his own name.
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Reviews from Trotting Krips
Alright, first of all, let's get this part out of the way, for those of you who are still scoring at home, despite the fact that nobody's written anything on this website in three months, and I personally have not written anything anywhere in like three years:
Chicks Dig Jerks: Begins in seedy bar, moves swiftly to cemetary.
A Crimson Spring: Begins in seedy bar, moves swiftly to cemetary.
Fallacy of Dawn: Begins in sushi bar, moves swiftly to morgue.
Let me be the first to say that it's nice to see Robb Sherwin finally break out of that rut.
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Brass Lantern - The Internet Fiction Review Conspiracy
Can Pac-Man make you cry?
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SPAG
The plot is second-rate sci-fi at best, but even second-rate sci-fi is worth playing along with if it's memorably written. I can't imagine what sort of IF Robb would write if he turned his attention to some of the basic principles of game design, and I wouldn't say that his writing makes up for every sin -- I wouldn't recommend Chicks Dig Jerks to anyone. As much as Fallacy of Dawn does wrong, however, I can't in good conscience refuse to give it a chuckle and a thumbs-up.
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