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Short PunyInform game based on 80's miniseries., December 29, 2023This is a relatively brief PunyInform game inspired by the start of the TV series Otherworld, and 8-episode miniseries that takes a family to another world.
Only the intro and a few puzzles are implemented. Most of it is implemented fairly well; I saw few typos. The game is a bit sparse; I imagine that having watched the series allows you to mentally fill in a lot of the missing details.
I had some implementation issues, as shown in the two following segments:
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> x tools
Mostly made of wood, are now useless.
> search tools
No need to concern yourself with that.
> take tools
No need to concern yourself with that.
> take all
There are no things available that match “take all”.
> x corner
It’s very messy. It might be worth searching through the mess.
> search mess
Sorry, I don’t understand what “mess” means.
> search corner
You search through the mess in the corner and find a crowbar.
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> pry sarcophagus
Using the crowbar you manage to push the lid aside so you can search
the inside.
> search sarcophagus
The big sarcophagus contains a box.
> open box
You can’t open that.
> take box
Taken.
> look at box
It consists of a wooden box. It feels like there’s something inside.
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Besides this sort of thing, this was well-scoped and not too hard to handle. It would kind of be fun to see a one-room game from this author; they have the sort of writing and puzzle style that I think would work well with a single room with a lot of little puzzles.