Thief of the Thousand Suns

by Dom Kaye

2022
Fantasy
Twine

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Review

Shakespeare, twine, and time travel, April 15, 2022
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

This fantasy twine game is modeled on Shakespeare's language and style of writing, and deals with bandits in search of a temple with a hidden treasure.

The story has some fascinating elements of time travel and Pictish culture, of which I learned many new things (one I didn't fully learn was the other name for Picts, and so I haven't used it here as I've forgot it).

There are some interesting mechanics, such as a variable amount of gold that you can bribe someone with, with varying results. The styling looks quite nice.

I didn't feel completely drawn into the game, for whatever reason. Partially it might be because some of the language was off, like using 'thy' as a subject or the '-st' suffix for the third person tense. I enjoy Shakespeare quite a bit too, and I feel it could have been a little closer.

Overall, though, the game feels quite polished and I expect that I would enjoy further works by this author.

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