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1-7 of 7 >INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction This game comes across like a schoolyard bully, one who not only wants your lunch money but who wants to make sure you know that you're weak and ugly, too. It misses no chance to sneer at and belittle both the player and the PC.
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A big, difficult game about buying beer while underage, July 16, 2017This is a big game with a lot of personality. I haven't heard of anyone who's actually finished it, though. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Not for everyone, June 17, 2017by Ivanr I can completely understand why this is a relatively "polarizing" game (to the extent that anyone plays it at all). The tone is singular and pretty in-your-face, and either you like it or you don't - and if you don't, you're going to hate this game. If, like me, you find it reasonably funny, you're likely to, like me, find it pretty fun. Among other things that I appreciate about it, it has an enjoyable tendency to allow you to do really stupid things (like (Spoiler - click to show)shooting the clerk for no reason) and then even semi-rewarding you for doing so as you lose the game; this makes it feel a little bit "ahead of its time" in its implementation, even if that sense is mostly illusory. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- E. W. B., February 23, 2016 - Sam Kabo Ashwell (Seattle), April 16, 2012 - Stephen Bond (Leuven, Belgium), October 26, 2007 Baf's GuideYou're a self-esteem-challenged teenager trying to buy alcohol to bring to a party. Fairly difficult puzzles--the steps you take are more than a little extreme given the object, though I suppose it could be argued that it's a wry comment on the the nature of teenagers' quest for popularity. The game misses no opportunity to heap derision on you and generally display its attitude, which gets wearying after a while. There are some funny moments, though, and in a way it's refreshing to find something that really accomplishes what it strives for--i.e., grunge and lots of attitude. Includes a hint menu, though not a very helpful one--fake hints outnumber real hints, and the real hints are often partial solutions at most. -- Duncan Stevens
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