A Clean Getaway

This game has some problems, but most of them aren't serious or too hard to learn from, so I expect the author's next game would probably be great.

In this game, you are a genius scientist who is working late after hours, when suddenly things stop working. You have to figure out how to get past airlocks and get cameras to work.

This game seems to show a lack of knowledge of Inform, with lots of whitespace, items not listed in room descriptions, missing synonyms and commands, etc. These are common things for people who are starting out, and I feel like the next game the author makes will likely be much better.

The standout here is the occasional vivid description. But I found the interactivity frustrating, didn't make an emotional connection with the game, found it unpolished, and left without a strong desire to replay.

I do think the author's next game could be amazing, but for now this one leaves much to be desired.

Not a review, really, but a warning: the postcomp release isn't winnable without the walkthrough. While it still recognises some critical objects you need to interact with in the first room, it no longer lists them anywhere in any way; if you don't check out the original release, and instead try to play the second release, and give up and turn to the walkthrough, you'll be going "Huh? Where in the description of the room and objects does it list that particular object?" The answer being, it doesn't. It only did in the original release.

I'm not rating, but I'm not playing any further either. This is a pretty huge oversight. I can't trust the game from this point on.

Writing this to, essentially, warn and leave a record of this situation.

I had fun with this game. The premise is original, the puzzles fair, and there's some good tension. Recommended.