|
Have you played this game?You can rate this game, record that you've played it, or put it on your wish list after you log in. |
Playlists and Wishlists |
RSS Feeds New member reviews
Updates to external links
All updates to this page
|
|
About the StoryCzechoslovakia, 1949. Though World War Two has been over for several years, rumors of underground German factories still persist. No one has found found yet, until now... Game Details |
Awards
55th Place - 23rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2017)
Tags
Member Reviews
| Average Rating:  Number of Reviews: 2 Write a review |
A history-based game about exploring an underground WWII factory, November 16, 2017This game has you exploring a fairly minimalist underground factory. Each room has one thing in it (except for a complicated office with several things), and most things are undescribed.
There are 3 or 4 puzzles, which are pretty good, but could use significantly more synonyms programmed in.
I liked it in general, but found it frustrating. The release notes were good.
An exploration devoid of excitement, October 18, 2017The blurb tells us that this is ostensibly about one or more abandoned German mines in Czechoslovakia, circa 1949. If I had been playing without that knowledge, I would never have known that.
Despite it being about discovery and exploration, the narration is devoid of excitement. The PC betrays no emotion or indeed reaction to anything. Because of that, it was hard for me to find in-game motivation to keep exploring. Most of the context comes from the blurb, in fact.
While this game could do with a little proofreading and beta-testing for functionality expected of most parser games (the game doesn't end properly, for instance), this game was not submitted without thought: relatively straightforward puzzles whose presentations suggest their solutions, and an object-based hint system. A decent entry, though using the exploration to frame a story would have given it more depth.
The Richard Mines on IFDB
Recommended Lists
The Richard Mines appears in the following Recommended Lists:My new walkthroughs for January 2021 by David Welbourn
On Friday January 29, 2021, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even more new walkthroughs for works...
Links
This is version 5 of this page, edited by Zape on 4 May 2021 at 10:38pm. - View Update History - Edit This Page - Add a News Item - Delete This Page