Antique Panzitoum

by Caleb Wilson (as Abandoned Pools) profile

Episode 1 of Abandoned Pools
2020
Surreal, Fantasy
Inform 7

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Review

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Hauntingly beautiful source code, December 23, 2020*

There's a beautiful simplicity to Inform code, and Antique Panzitoum uses both the phrasing and the features of the code to evoke a sense of place and inspire the imagination even though interactivity can only be imagined. The repetitive nature of the code makes the world seem even more epic, and I just thought it was really cool.

I also enjoyed playing the game itself before knowing what the code said, because the helplessness of not knowing was beautiful in its own way.

* This review was last edited on September 4, 2023
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