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About the Story"Centuries of ancestry, decades of memories, years of decline; now, barely two hours in which to reflect on the glorious past, that bygone golden age when nostalgia really meant something... " [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero] Game Details
Language: English (en)
Current Version: Release 4 License: Freeware Development System: Inform 6 Baf's Guide ID: 921 IFID: ZCODE-4-000925-A9B2 TUID: 7d5kjxqadyuyfgzu |
>INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction
Graham Nelson once described interactive fiction as "a narrative at war with a crossword." Letters From Home takes a definite side in this battle by being an interactive narrative where the main goal is to complete a crossword, and whose entire purpose is structured around puzzle-solving, the "crossword" part of the metaphor. The explicit connection with that metaphor is just one of the many pieces of Nelsoniana scattered throughout the game. From the introductory text, to the Jigsaw (grandfather clock and Titanic mementos) and Curses (sprawling mansion filled with relics of distinguished ancestors) references, to the somber traces of wartime, the whole thing comes across as a loving tribute to Graham. Being a Nelson admirer myself, I couldn't help but be impressed by the various clever nods to him peppered throughout this game.
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This game can best be described as a puzzlefest.
-- Dorothy Millard
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v.1: 16-Oct-2007 01:47 - IFDB
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