The Mission

Baf's Guide

Seek the Toothpick of Quetzlcoatl [sic] to settle a wager. An eclectic environment neatly divided into small, internally consistent areas, some more whimsical than others, bound together by a central area. Lots of "filler" rooms. Pedestrian puzzles. Giant mushrooms. Uses flashbacks to fill in the minimal plot. Always save your game before striking into new territory - you may lack the equipment necessary to return.

-- Carl Muckenhoupt

SynTax
The portal turns out to be the gateway into several other scenarios, making this a good-sized adventure - and I haven't finished it yet. Part of the enjoyment of The Mission is derived from working out what order the portals should be tackled in, and part is from revelling in the marvellously detailed descriptions which are as good as always.
-- Sue
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SPAG
The Jim MacBrayne games
There's even a sense of dramatic progression at times-- particularly in The Mission, where your quest for the toothpick of Quetzlcoatl (really) is periodically interrupted by scenes out of some old boys' club, where the potentates who commissioned you with the quest speculate on the chances of your completing it. It's a cinematic device that I'd never seen in IF, and it's used to great effect here. The problem is that standards have changed since MacBrayne wrote these games, and even well-written puzzle- fests don't elicit much more than a yawn anymore--even when they don't have the game design flaws that these have.
-- Duncan Stevens
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