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Sabotage on the Century Cauldronby Thomas de Graaff2005 Science Fiction TADS 2
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(based on 4 ratings)
1 review — 4 members have played this game.
23rd Place - 11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2005)
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This is a game almost all of whose problems could have been fixed with beta testing. The author did much of the work for a great game, but it's that testing and polishing that makes or breaks games.
This game has mislabeled exits, strange computation problems that make it chug to a snail's speed at times, unimplemented scenery items, guess-the-verb problems, and a 'kill people and impress women' play style that was never my thing. I was frustrated with playing, and one of the last things I saw was 'a cloud of liquid gas'.
But the core of the game is extensive worldbuilding and intricate characters. This could have been a great game. The author of this, 14 years later, could likely produce something truly marvelous. But I don't think this is it.
IFIDs: | TADS2-0179877E168D6C37AE6CABD71B17C98C |
TADS2-F6E3CAEA8B907A883B9257D7F1721A28 |