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Museum of Paranormal Phenomena

by Olaf Nowacki profile

2024
Inform 7

(based on 3 ratings)
Estimated play time: 15 minutes (based on 2 votes)
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About the Story

MoPP, it read above the entrance, short for Museum of Paranormal Phenomena. In fact, this is just a shrine that pays homage to a 40-year-old movie without wanting to infringe any copyright. Which movie? That's not hard to guess..

As an old (sic!) fan, you had to go to the little museum that revolves exclusively around one of your absolute favorite films. And while you're here, you might as well tidy up a bit, right?

Awards

17th Place, Le Grand Guignol - English - ECTOCOMP 2024

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Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1
I guess they called you?, January 9, 2025
Related reviews: ectocomp

Museum of Paranormal Phenomena is a relatively short parser made as an homage to the movie Ghostbusters. In the game, you visit the titular museum, whose rooms are decorated like scenes in the movie. Except some things seem out of place or missing. And Slimer keeps roaming around. You end the game by returning the rooms to their counterpart scenes. Knowledge of the movie isn't really required to complete the game (though it will help with speed), as the game only accepts one specific item in each room.

As is, it's a fine fetch-puzzle game, which is well built and without issue. But it didn't do much for me. It's definitely a game that plays on the nostalgia factor (hinting about the referenced movie at the start without explicitly mentioning it. So if you're not familiar with the movie (or if you don't enjoy it), the whole nudge-nudge-wink-wink will fall flat for you. The idea of having cleaning up the museum is neat, and I weirdly wondered when each room would come to life (or have some actual paranormal activities).

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Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: October 31, 2024
Current Version: Unknown
Development System: Inform 7
IFID: 083CAD18-EBB7-40C2-8550-2829C381F3A0
TUID: 9vmfztdb3uop2e2

English translation of Museum der paranormalen Phenomene, by Olaf Nowacki

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