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 Successful, low agency satire, December 10, 2011by DB (Columbus, OH) Despite its stated goals, "Edge of the Cliff" is not actually non-interactive. Once past the initial questions (Spoiler - click to show)(false choices which still manage to frame the content of the piece, and can only be said to actually have been ignored *if* the player chooses a configuration other than the pre-authored one and *then* executes a command-- such as examining oneself-- which allows them to see that one's input has, in fact, been ignored), the player's choices matter. Choice and interactivity shape the content of the narrative in some significant ways. (Spoiler - click to show)Does the PC roll off the cliff in his/her sleep? Trip and fall? About what is the PC so concerned? Yes, these all ultimately wind up with the same end effect, but with different paths come different content and different meanings. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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determinism, not non-interactivity, December 10, 2011by Nereare (São Paulo, Brazil) the premise of the game may be "non-interactive fiction", but one can still do things, for examining sandals or reading diary are active actions... Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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Non-interactive satire, May 24, 2011by Victor Gijsbers (The Netherlands) Edge of the Cliff claims to satirise the "non-interactive movement in IF". I do not know which games that author is thinking of, though one would suppose Photopia to be one of the prime targets. The work Edge of the Cliff overtly mimics is Blue Lacuna, which is very interactive -- except for the way you are shepherded into accepting your destiny in the prologue, and perhaps that is the object of satire here. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Dumb and Pointless, May 24, 2011This was not IF. It started off being funny, but after that you basically could do nothing except one move that wins you the game, I think this must have been written in about five minutes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (2) - Add comment
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