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As I continue my beginner's journey into the worlds of interactive fiction, I am learning that I am a purist in some respects. When I open an interactive fiction that includes pictures or music, I find myself disengaged and a bit annoyed. When I'm told I have to play in a browser and I find that I can't type in my own commands, I am a bit taken aback. (What do you mean, I can't play offline? So you're saying I can't save and restore?) The first time I visited the page where The Colder Light is hosted, I didn't give the game a chance. I didn't like the fact that the commands would be dictated to me. It felt passive. Something about going through the process of typing in my own commands is preferable to me. It slows me down. It gives me time to think. It gives me a sense of control and immersion. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
Comments on this reviewPrevious | << 1 >> | Next AllenSocket, December 28, 2016 - Reply "I'm still a bit curious about how the game would play in a traditional offline interpreter. I wish the author would provide the option. " Thank you this review. I know you write it back in 2012... but I did want to point out that today you an indeed download and play it in interpreters like Gargoyle. It still uses the hyperlink interface - but offline. danyadsmith, November 28, 2022 - Reply It has been several years since you posted this, but I want to thank you nonetheless. I've been away from IFDB for a while and just noticed your message. Andrew Schultz, April 21, 2012 - Reply I've been meaning to play Jon Ingold's games, too, mostly for the same reasons that you mentioned. There're still so many to tackle. But your review encouraged me to put they game in my (big) backlog. Maybe bump it up a bit. danyadsmith, April 23, 2012 - Reply Andrew, I know exactly what you mean. So many games, so little time. I have to say, as a beginner, the structure of IFDB has made it easy to find games to play. I have over 50 in my queue... And I keep adding more ;) |