Zork Grand Inquisitor…

This game was the first to properly get me into gaming as a child/teenager. I absolutely loved it! At the time I hadn’t heard of the original Zork games which were some of the first of the interactive genre. I just knew I bloody loved it. If you have read ‘Ready Player One’ you’ll know why I got a massive nostalgic smack in the face and why I love that book now. Its not the best written book in the world but it most definitely gave me all the feels when reading it. Don’t talk to me about the film though. I really wasn’t a fan of that.

Zork Grand Inquisitor had, and still has it all in my opinion. Its funny, packed to the brim of fantasy adventure, has just the right level of difficulty whilst still being logical and has the guy from the original A team in it too! What more could you possibly want?

Note: If you have played this game you may realise why this site is called Totemization games

The game is set during a time when magic has been removed from the land of Zork. The Inquisition is very anti magic and as you walk around this now desolate place. You notice megaphones continuously spouting propaganda against magic. You are treated to various flashbacks of a time 100 years prior where the inquisition was in full swing and any violation of the rules resulted in swift Totemization (hence the name of this site). You are the protagonist ‘AFGNCAAP’ (Ageless, Faceless, Gender-Neutral, Culturally Ambiguous Adventure person) who finds that magic hasn’t quite disappeared and is tasked with restoring it to its full glory and defeating the inquisitor.

I don’t want to say massive amounts about the plot because as with most things it is better to experience for yourself. Its such a lot of fun though! This is one of those things where I want to put a million exclamation marks at the end of everything has It makes me excited to even talk about it but I shall refrain!

Point and click adventure games are dying out as a breed and being replaced by battle royal after battle royal. Boring! I want somewhere I can escape into a story and a puzzle I can lose myself in. I wish there were more games like this one.

If you are interested in playing, it’s currently available on GOG.com, along with the other Zork games, which I may talk about at another time. Inquisitor is definitely the best IMHO though.

Has anyone played this? Do you love it as much as me or do you think its just a bit meh. I would love to hear your thoughts!

Jess

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