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About the Story"A homage to Infocom's Enchanter Trilogy, at the same time showing some of the things that Inform is capable of doing." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue] Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: September 12, 1994 Current Version: 5 License: Freeware Development System: Inform 6 Baf's Guide ID: 28
Makes reference to Spellbreaker, by Dave Lebling |
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The Game That Wasn't / The Little Demo That Could
If this game is "nothing but a demo," then it is certainly one of the most ambitious and playable demos ever written; the fact that so many people played it as a game, never noticed the demo aspect, started criticizing it as any other game, and seemed to have difficulty believing the author when he told them it was just a demo, makes a very clear point. On the other hand, some aspects of the game, which would be serious flaws had it been intended as a game, are quite natural in a demo, at least in retrospect - but we're of course all blessed with 20/20 hindsight. Be that as it may: game or demo, "Balances" is in many ways a very attractive piece of IF, with great charm.
-- Magnus Olsson
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