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A postcard from Zarf's insides., November 18, 2022by Rovarsson (Belgium) Quick recap: the protagonist of the movie/game finds a magic door that leads into John Malkovich'/Andrew Plotkin's mind. Shenanigans ensue. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- VanishingSky (Nanjing, China), July 9, 2022 >INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction I was the perfect audience for this game, or near-perfect anyway. I've seen and enjoyed Being John Malkovich, the film by Spike Jonze. I've hung around the IF scene for a long time. I've played every Plotkin game, even Inhumane. I've also played every Infocom game, which turns out to be helpful as well. Even with all that, I'm not sure I caught every reference (especially given the prodigious list of such references provided by the author in the endnotes), but I think I caught a lot of them. Consequently, I'm not sure how somebody who doesn't fulfill some or all of the above criteria would react to BAP, but I can tell you this: I thought it was a delight.
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Somewhat amusing, but misses some shots., October 28, 2021I appreciate what Being Andrew Plotkin was trying to do, but it fell a bit flat for me. Between the kind of unnecessary and awkward romantic plotline and a lot of jokes that were probably just too meta for me, it felt repetitive and overly linear, with almost no room for exploration with the frequent P.O.V. switches, leaving me with an overall sense of dissatisfaction with the environment. And in spite of the frequent P.O.V. switches, I never found myself attached to or invested in any of the characters. I should say I haven't seen the film this is based on, and while I don't know if that would have made me enjoy the game more, it probably would have given context to some elements I wasn't a fan of. Note: this rating is not included in the game's average. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Mixed Emotions, June 3, 2020by Zoe Victoria (Under your bed) This game was one of the Many Preinstalled text adventures that came when I downloaded Frotz on my iPad. The title seemed interesting so I decided: why not try it out? Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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A comedy game with intense chase scenes and romance, February 3, 2016I have never seen Being John Malkovich, but this game is loosely based on it. In this game, you gain access to Andrew Plotkin (a.k.a. Zarf), author of games such as Shade, So Far, Spider and Web, and a million others. You play several characters, including Zarf and a couple of young lovebirds. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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