t-zero
The beginning premise of the game recalls Trinity and Curses, two of my most favorite IF, in its twilight-zone mood and basic goal. Your objective is to locate six objects "scattered across ages and landscapes", which are to be transported "somehow...to progressively future time zones where they can right the troubled times. But before you can say oh no, not another time-travel game!, you will soon find t-zero different from any other game you have played before. It is a heady, literate mixture whose locations seem inspired by Lewis Carroll, premise by H.G. Wells, and puzzles by Terry Pratchett. The result is a wonderful experience you will not easily forget. The puzzles are not hard, but anyone who is not familiar with English idioms or Western pop culture will have a more difficult time than others. The turn-the-stones puzzle and getting across the suspension bridge puzzle in particular are simply ingenious. In short, underdogs in the genre doesnt get any better than this, folks. And yes, the game refers to itself as t-zero, without capital letters, apparently to fit in with the many references from T.S. Elliott's poems. A must-have!
Note: The game was released in 1991 as shareware, although the game is identical to registered version, so I took the liberty of labeling it freeware here for the sake of consistency (typical shareware games are cut-down portion of the registered version).
Average Rating: | 8.85 [41 votes] |
Genre: | Interactive Fiction |
Designer: | Dennis Cunningham |
Developer: | Freeware |
Publisher: | Freeware |
Year: | 1992 |
Software Copyright: | Dennis Cunningham |
Theme: | Science Fiction, Unique, Epic |
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More Info: | Mobygames | The Web |
System Requirements: | DOS |
If you like this game, try: | Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It, Ad Verbum, Trinity |
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