MythTale
Author: Temari Seikaiha
Language: z-code
Genre: Mythological
Score: 7
This isn't the first game about game authoring (is that a "meta-game"?),
and I'm sure it won't be the last. I found this one interesting in that
it was not only about the thought process before a game is created, but
also included the puzzle frameworks intended for that game. Of course,
you could always say that it's a cheap cop out from actually making the
game conceptualized... I just didn't get that impression when I played.
It made nice use of Greek myths, which I used to study intently years
back. It also included cats, an animal I have daily exposure to. I found
the puzzles to be only a little more than basic, though they were
generally satisfactory. The biggest complaints I've heard about the game
involved one particularly bizarre piece of electronics that I was
fortunately able to solve fairly quickly through some lucky fiddling.
(View this game on Baf's Guide to IF or The IF Ratings Site)
|