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An Atmospheric Creation, August 19, 2017by ParserGirl Endearing and innovative, Halothane focuses on exploration and symbolism. The few puzzles are complex but surprisingly intuitive, rewarding players who take cues from the environment and immerse themselves in the detailed environments. The themes of the author's struggles are wrapped in lighthearted banter and extensive description. The latter portion of the game changes tone and protagonist, though the resolution feels rushed and does not plug back in to the overall theme. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A game about authors responsibility for their creations, February 4, 2016by MathBrush This is a pretty long IfComp game about an author who is sucked into the world of a manuscript which he has attempted to destroy. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Polished but fails to entertain, August 24, 2015by dutchmule "Halothane" isn't about the story, according to its own author; it's more of a collection of scenes, tied together very loosely by a premice that's kind of interesting. You have to know this before playing, or you'll get frustrated; i kept looking for clues or connections, even just thematic connections, to know how those scenes were going to tie together in the end, but they don't, and it was a letdown for me. Setting up very different scenes and have the player scratch their heads for connections is awesome if you are able to resolve it and have some unexpected yet coherent thing that ties it up together; it feels like a magic trick and blows the reader's mind! (See the structure of Photopia, more generally of an Harold.) There were a few connections (hospital, red liquids, etc) which made me hope for everything tying together somehow, but then nothing happened and it felt like the author made me waste my energy/attention/investment in the game. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (2) - Add comment
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