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Previous | << 1 2 >> | Next | Show All - OtisTDog, November 4, 2023 >INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction When you're reading a book, you may read third-, first-, or even second-person accounts of a particular entity's exploits, and with sufficiently effective writing and characterization, you may even identify with that entity quite strongly despite its non-human traits, but no matter what you are still watching that entity from a distance. IF, however, literalizes the process of identification one step further. Not only does the prose put you in someone else's head, you actually have to guide the choices of that someone. I'd submit that when a reader is compelled to guide a character's actions, especially if there are puzzles involved, that reader will try to think like that character would think. When this happens, the identification process has reached a place where static fiction can rarely take it. It is exactly this place that The Djinni Chronicles limns with skill and imagination.
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A window into a complex fantasy world of Djinn, February 13, 2016by MathBrush In this short game, you play as three separate djinn, magical creatures who have various powers. Each one usually deals with characters with flaws (a separate flaw for each djinni) that prevents them from being happy. But the masters in this game is different. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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Memorable, May 4, 2012by Ray The first few sentences of this game stuck in my mind for years: "An implosion of purpose. A summons from mere existence. The blah blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah." Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Unique game - mediocre story, September 22, 2010by Victor Gijsbers (The Netherlands) The Djinni chronicles is a story, or rather a series of linked stories, about humans summoning djinni in order to gain their heart's desires -- beauty, happiness for a loved one, victory over one's enemies, that kind of thing. The player is not put in charge of the humans, but in charge of the djinni. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Simon Christiansen (Denmark), July 15, 2010 4 of
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Very Immersive, Not too hard. , April 6, 2010by tggdan3 (Michigan) I am a big fan of Non-Human PCs (going so far as to include the baby in child's play in this) because it forces you to think in a different way. This game takes it one step further- not only do you think differently, your non-human form gives you further advantages: you can walk through walls, you channel things rather than picking them up, everything- even the error messages- are written in a separate text than you're used to. None of this "as good-looking as ever" or "you see nothing special ahout the [noun]". Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Benjamin Wochinski (Milwaukee, WI), December 1, 2009 10 of
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The Djinni Chronicles is unique and immersive , November 29, 2009by Sorrel The Djinni Chronicles creates an other-worldly atmosphere in which you must think and act like a djinni. The plot is original and implemented very well. The game makes you feel as if you’re playing out a small episode in a large world filled with magical djinni lore. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- lupusrex (Seattle, WA), October 4, 2009
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