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![]() Not everyone is going to “get” this game. But I’m here to tell you that, to the discerning eye, Amazing Quest is a brilliant and deeply moving masterpiece. Be warned that there’s simply no way to plumb the depths of this work without diving right into all the details, so there will be spoilers ahead. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
Comments on this reviewPrevious | << 1 >> | Next Dan Fabulich, December 10, 2020 - Reply I suppose it's only fitting that you'd post a prank review to this prank game. I guess I'd have been more in the mood for a "ha ha only serious" parody of scholarship about Amazing Quest if the game itself had let us in on the joke in the first place. "Does it matter to the game whether we select yes or no? The answer, of course, is no. Montfort knows this, and we know this." On the contrary, we eventually find this out, but we do not know this as we sit down to play. The game's documentation deliberately misleads the player about whether the choices have any effect; the surprise of learning the game's underwhelming secret undermines the work. Joey Acrimonious, December 12, 2020 - Reply Ah, perhaps I got ahead of myself on that point. There was such vigorous discussion of Amazing Quest on the Intfiction forum, where I originally posted this, that I'd assumed anyone would have known of the game's conceit before arriving at my review. This may have been short-sighted of me - thank you for pointing it out. I'm disappointed that my sincerely post-post-ironic review was misinterpreted as a prank on account of shortcomings like that, but that's on me. I shall aspire to choose my words more carefully when reviewing Montfort's other works, in order to live up to the rigor expected of an IF critic. Rovarsson, December 6, 2020 - Reply I daresay that your thoughtful analysis of Amazing Quest is no less than groundbreaking work. This interpretation of Montfort's work as a deconstruction of the Jungian Archetype of the guileful Trickster Hero will no doubt spark much animated debate in intellectual circles of psychology, philosophy and literary analysis alike. The juxtaposition of named vs unnamed and its consequences for the study of the concept of Identity has the potential even to overthrow the now-dominating doctrines in logic and from there spread out to mathematics. The following discussion on the nature of chance, winning and struggle will have profound impact on the manner in which Western society views itself and may ultimately bring about a self-reflective movement bringing about a second Enlightenment, this one of a more introspective, Buddhist nature. Thank you, kind sir, for ushering in these interesting times! With gratitude, Rovarsson Joey Acrimonious, December 6, 2020 - Reply Rovarsson, your support is much appreciated. I remain convinced that it is only a matter of time before, as you say, Western society is profoundly changed through the study and analysis of Montfort's work. Rovarsson, December 6, 2020 - Reply Of course, there remains the nagging question of how to adequately respond to those outdated Obectivists who still point to the overly simplistic proposition GET LAMP as a sufficiently defining statement from which to view the matter at hand. We, good sir, are already beyond this all-too-materialistic point of view, but robust argumentation must still be developed further to help along those of lesser intellect and imagination, to make them fully grasp the necessity of the intra- and interpsychological journey of mind and society you so eloquently propose. Only by steadfastly adhering to this new Insight and proclaiming it clearly to all will Truth prevail. |