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This short game was created for RuinJam 2015.
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| Average Rating:    Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 2 |
A moral lesson, experiment, or thoughtpiece as an Inform game, September 19, 2018I found this game to be touching. It's an online-only Inform game that asks you to make a certain moral choice.
It has a unique sort of interactivity that is only available in an online game. Due to the specific response I got, I'm not sure if this kind of interactivity is still operational.
It is short, and deals with the nature of story vs. game (among other things).
When I first fired this up I wasn't sure what to make of it. It seemed to be just telling a non-interactive story. However, the game's smarter than that and it's worth the short playthrough for the clever (I thought) twist at the end.
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First Publication Date: August 9, 2014
Current Version: Unknown
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 7
Forgiveness Rating: Merciful
IFID: Unknown
TUID: ijq8fomzfo6979rs
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