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Language: English (en)
Current Version: 01 License: Freeware Development System: TADS 2 Baf's Guide ID: 2825 IFID: TADS2-A73C6DEC0FF14BAC7B921A9F1C527F98 TUID: nuklqa8l3hzhojk2 |
Awards
20th Place - 11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2005)
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Baf's Guide
-- Valentine Kopteltsev
SPAG
The game really got me to feel like a quiet old trolley driver going through the same scenery I'd seen for decades. I actually think I identified with the PC in this game more than any other in the competition. That was part of what made the conclusion so confusing [...]
-- DJ Hastings
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An intriguing slice of life game with troubled implementation, December 4, 2017This game has a great premise: you are a trolley driver on a monotonous route who has a plan which is only slowly revealed to the player.
This has all sorts of potential, and the game throws in some interesting characters and narrative twists.
But it has two main issues: one is a lack of synonyms and other implementation errors; and the other is a lack of in-game guidance.
Other than that, I found it a pleasant game, with a surprising ending.
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