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Average Rating: based on 576 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 45
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- bignose (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), November 7, 2015

- KingofSushi, October 12, 2015

- nonnamethankyou, September 29, 2015

- brian.j.sanders, September 29, 2015

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A variety of genres rolled into a cohesive story. An influential IF game., August 16, 2015*
Related reviews: about 2 hours

Photopia is often cited as the best interactive fiction of all time. It has won numerous awards, inspired a shift to story-centered Interactive Fiction, and so on.

It really is a great game. Despite all the hype, sitting down and playing through it is fun. The meta-puzzle of trying to understand what's going on keeps you going through different scenes. The different scenes give you the impression that you're playing a hard puzzle game while actually simplifying things without you knowing.

The colors are a good part of the game; if your interpreter doesn't support or if you are unable to distinguish between colors, you should use your imagination.

Is this really the best IF of all time? I honestly would have to say that nothing is really better than it. I don't replay it because it makes me sad. I like to stick to puzzle games or big crazy worlds. But this game has substance and meaning.

* This review was last edited on February 3, 2016
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- Harry Coburn (Atlanta, GA), August 14, 2015

- Sophie Grimaud (France), August 2, 2015

- leanbh, July 30, 2015

- Emdistal (Muncie, Indiana), July 29, 2015 (last edited on July 30, 2015)

- aom, July 20, 2015

- Julia Myer (USA), July 10, 2015 (last edited on July 11, 2015)

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Photopia review, July 4, 2015*
by Cder

An amazing and touching game. Once you realize what all of the seemingly disconnected events have in common with one another, it will be quite the shock. Most of the events are told in different perspectives, all tying together into one specific event, and you will recognize said event when it reveals itself. 5/5, would play again.

* This review was last edited on July 5, 2015
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- thebloopatroopa, May 27, 2015 (last edited on May 28, 2015)

- Jens Leugengroot (Germany), May 25, 2015

- wildj79 (Dallas, TX), May 17, 2015 (last edited on May 18, 2015)

- LaFey (Porto, Portugal), April 23, 2015 (last edited on April 24, 2015)

- NiMuSi (London, UK), April 11, 2015

- CMG (NYC), April 6, 2015

- Mike Root, March 23, 2015

- Keiya, March 15, 2015

- Thrax, March 11, 2015

- Asherred, February 26, 2015 (last edited on February 27, 2015)

- Matt W (San Diego, CA), February 19, 2015

- prevtenet (Texas), February 15, 2015

- hoopla, February 15, 2015


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