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Member Back to Top Post by Joseph Joestar on TheChosen said: I've played several Infocoms adventure games and they're easily the best of the bunch. I've never played Zork though apart from booting it up and getting bored and confused very quickly.



That's not to say that Infocom games weren't loaded with bullshit puzzles, because they really were, just like about 99 percent of adventure games. But they were a lot more polished for one thing, and the overall presentation for them was a lot better thanks to the "feelies" that were included - those either factored into the game as a sort of meta element or were just kind of fun to have (I still have my Wishbringer "stone" somewhere, which was a chunk of glow-in-the dark plastic).

I haven't played many fan-made IF games so I can't comment on advancements made in the genre, but most if not all of the games I played back in the day were kind of complete shit in comparison. I played a handful of Scott Adams/Adventure International games and they were really crude. The one that stuck out the most was the "Questprobe: The Hulk" game, which was loaded with bullshit puzzles, and it was never made clear that you could chain together commands (which was necessary to proceed).That's not to say that Infocom games weren't loaded with bullshit puzzles, because they really were, just like about 99 percent of adventure games. But they were a lot more polished for one thing, and the overall presentation for them was a lot better thanks to the "feelies" that were included - those either factored into the game as a sort of meta element or were just kind of fun to have (I still have my Wishbringer "stone" somewhere, which was a chunk of glow-in-the dark plastic).

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Member Back to Top Post by The Great Klaid on Tarsier said: I read that one Let's Play a couple weeks ago. Zork, I'm sort of interested in it, but not as interested as I am in A Mind Forever Voyaging, which I've only just heard of.



Also AI make cool characters. I'd love to vote Bureaucracy, buta couple weeks ago. Zork, I'm sort of interested in it, but not as interested as I am in A Mind Forever Voyaging, which I've only just heard of.Also AI make cool characters.



I'm terrible at keeping to these, so I'm not going to vote, and I've gone back far enough in gaming history recently, I don't need to break down and start playing text adventures. Although I have been thinking about sitting down and seriously working out Zork, with like a map and notes.



I just wanted to emphasize that line. Because it's great! I'm terrible at keeping to these, so I'm not going to vote, and I've gone back far enough in gaming history recently, I don't need to break down and start playing text adventures. Although I have been thinking about sitting down and seriously working out Zork, with like a map and notes.I just wanted to emphasize that line. Because it's great!