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Beautifully written and painful, September 27, 2022by nothingling What a conversation. I recommend playing this a few times, with and without hints, to discover some of the different endings. A single word can be enough to turn Galatea's thoughts in a new direction. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Creep, September 5, 2022by witchcock (Gainesville, FL) tbh I found this protagonist to be a creep. I explored a few endings and the joy petered out because of how weird it was acting about her. I enjoyed listening to Galatea talk, but the responses from protagonist were either objectifying or belittling and it felt gross. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Fantastic writing, wish I could appreciate it more, June 20, 2019by wisprabbit (Sheffield, UK) Galatea is a weird one for me, because I always butt my head against it for reasons that might not even be its fault. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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No statue has ever been erected to a critic, June 7, 2019by deathbytroggles (Minneapolis, MN) Galatea is an impressive piece of coding. Around the turn of the century there were many games that tried to create incredibly in-depth characters that would respond to anything, not to mention Scribblenauts, which tried to allow for a near infinite amount of actions. Of all in this genre I've tried, Galatea is the most successful at being interesting; yet, the shine wears off quickly and I stopped caring quicker than I thought possible. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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exceptional, November 27, 2018Above the vast expanse of interactive fiction, Galatea stands alone. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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First IF, June 2, 2016by Anistasya A fascinating and complex character to interact with. Clearly the author went to a lot of work building this story. The first ending I found was quite sudden and surprising. Interacting with the game was difficult at first because I'm not overly familiar with IFs in general, but I quickly got the hang of it and was impressed by how many things had been programmed got her to respond to. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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4 people found the following review helpful:
Great, April 7, 2016Great game, it is very similar to Cat Mario game and i really like playing it! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Ivory , March 26, 2016by Teaspoon If there's a more convincing NPC in all of interactive fiction, I've yet to come across her. (I do dearly wish that Emily's updated Versu version in which one can play as Galatea had been made available.) Conversations don't get more plausible than this in a parser format. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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One of the first great conversation games, February 3, 2016Galatea is set in an artificial intelligence exhibit. Galatea, a stone woman brought to life, has mistakenly (or purposefully) been placed here. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Echoes a previous relationship in scope and power, March 18, 2015Being that I played this game fifteen years after its release, interacting with Galatea is truly like speaking to a relic from a by-gone time. And just like her, that sense of an ancient creation is also misleading. The words she uses in this game, the descriptions, the sensations granted by interaction, everything about this game is amazing. Never on my life had I expected to run across a game that felt exactly like speaking to a person I had met in real life. In both real life and through chat our relationship was like many of the different paths a player can walk with Galatea. That in itself is haunting, and a testament to how powerful this game is. It's also fun and I had a great time with it. This game is beautiful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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