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Wearing the Claw

by Paul O'Brian profile

Fantasy
1996

About the Story

A traditional fantasy quest in which you and your village have been cursed with a slow transformation into various animals. The only way to stop the curse is to retrieve the Pendant of Elinor from the mysterious island of the Goergs.
[--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]


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Off-Site Reviews

Acorn User (issue 173, October 1996)
Mention must also be made of [...] Paul O'Brian's unusual twist on the fantasy-quest game, in which sinister magic is gradually transforming the limbs of the population into animal-parts. Wearing the Claw also wins the award for best end-game twist in the plot [...]
-- Graham Nelson
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SPAG
I'm torn with this one. Using the changing hand as a marker for the player's progress is very imaginitive, but this doesn't quite mask the game's overall linearity. (C.E. Forman)

Those who genuinely dislike fantasy probably won't make an exception for Wearing the Claw, as it doesn't really push the boundaries of fantasy all that much. As fantasy IF goes, however, it's both thoughtful and imaginative, and manages to entertain consistently--and for those who weren't around for the 1996 competition, it might be worth going back to check this one out. (Duncan Stevens)
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SynTax
The game is easily finishable in about two hours, even without resorting to the help facility, but short and easy does NOT mean quick and boring in this case. Location descriptions are detailed and evocative without being overly long - the beach locations in particular are beautifully described, giving the game depth and atmosphere.
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v.4: 28-Apr-2008 13:32 - Paul O'Brian
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