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Calliope

by Jason McIntosh profile

Slice of life
1999

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>INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction

Sure, it's a trifle, but that's OK. It's done reasonably well, is not redolent with references only the author could understand, and its idea is (I can't believe I'm saying this) actually pretty clever. Yes, despite the fact that you begin the game sitting at your desk, in your apartment, on your chair, staring at your computer and your proposed competition entry therein, Calliope turns out to be pretty fun rather than really boring. It seems that exhaustion is approaching for you, the prospective author, and that your previous efforts whacking away at that competition entry have been rather uninspired. But the Muse (the game's title is a whopping hint) can strike at unexpected times...
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  v.6: 06-May-2022 04:46 - Paul O'Brian (Current Version) - Edit Page - Normal View
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v.5: 17-May-2020 20:34 - Lance Campbell
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v.4: 06-Jul-2016 15:01 - CMG
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v.3: 03-Apr-2011 16:14 - Jason McIntosh
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v.2: 01-May-2008 15:43 - Paul O'Brian
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v.1: 16-Oct-2007 01:47 - IFDB
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