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About the StoryThe liberation is a short interactive story with several endings, dealing with politics, solitude, love and betrayal. Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: March 4, 2020 Current Version: 1 License: Freeware Development System: Texture Forgiveness Rating: Merciful IFID: Unknown TUID: czat14p0gvl7vh9s English translation of La libération, by Stephane F. |
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The game is text only, and the writing is absolutely pristine; tense, with a good and pointed language. [...] A single run will take less than thirty minutes. The game offers different outcomes, and I recommend to check them all out. Nothing more to say, really. The liberation is a short, very good game.
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A Bleak Look at Totalitarianism, March 10, 2020It has been a few years now since I've played, or reviewed any interactive fiction. The game mechanics of "The Liberation" are an example of the current generation of the genre. Gone is the parser where the player types out commands, replaced by what amounts to a "Choose Your Own Adventure," style of interface with limited options. The focus is on the narrative of the story rather than the immersive game play, reducing the interactive nature of interactive fiction.
The strength of this format is that it allows readers to easily explore the consequences of various actions taken during the course of the story. However, the actual branches are few and for much of the game the player is on a tight track, with few options that affect the course of the plot. This story offers a variety of endings, though I'd be hard pressed to say which is the ideal ending for a refugee from a totalitarian regime. I found the tone to be depressing and devoid of hope.
From the point of view of the game mechanics, it was well implemented, but exceptionally brief. There appear to be a few minor idiosyncrasies with the translation from the original French version, but I felt this enhanced the atmosphere of the story.
Overall "The Liberation" succeeds in delivering a tale of dark desperation.
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The following polls include votes for The liberation:Games where you can't screw up by Pinstripe
Sometimes, when I'm playing a game, I spend more time juggling my save files than I do reading the text. I don't want to have to restart because I picked up the green rod instead of the clay jug (with apologies to Zarf). So I'm looking...
First attempt IF by beecadee
Anyone wanting to write IF has to start somewhere. Looking for games that were authors' first attempts... First attempts in a given development system count!
Games with multiple endings by tggdan3
Obviously not counting "death" as an ending, but non-successful ends can count if there are other successful ends. Variation in endings should at least vary the ending somewhat (as opposed to be an extra word or two).
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