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Shadows on the Mirror

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Review by Underdogs:
Shadows on the Mirror is a fun one-room conversation game in the same vein as Emily Short's Galatea, although with more emphasis on plot. What I like most about this game is the fact that you must talk to the game's lone NPC to be able to weave different threads of information into a whole, coherent story. There are even different endings, which comes to me as a pleasant surprise, given that this is a one-room game.

Shadows on the Mirror is the type of game that "grows on you," becoming more impressive with each replay. After replaying the game several times to see what I missed, it became apparent that the same questions I ask the NPC evoke different responses, depending on context of the conversation.

In terms of the writing and plot development, there is quite a bit of room in both departmenrs for Shadows on the Mirror. The writing in general is good, although there are some awkward sentences and certain reactions are a bit "over the top." The game could have spent more time exploring the player character's agenda - he seems to have a lot of superhero powers, but it is not clear to me what they are or how they relate to his dreams. All in all, though, Shadows on the Mirror is a great entry in the annual IF competition and one that definitely merits several play-throughs. Recommended!

Average Rating:8.5 [2 votes]
Genre:Interactive Fiction
Designer:Chrysoula Tzavelas
Developer:Freeware
Publisher:Freeware
Year:2003
Software Copyright:Chrysoula Tzavelas
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System Requirements:TADS
If you like this game, try:Best of Three, Galatea, Muse: An Autumn Romance
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