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For a Change

Release Date calendar
1999
Platform joystick
ZiNc
Game Type type
Homebrew
Max Players players
1
Overview

"The sun is gone. It must be brought. You have a rock." So begins For a Change, one of the most unusual games in recent memory: the language is distinctly nonstandard, in an e.e. cummings sort of way, and figuring out exactly what's going on requires some lateral thinking. (Another example of the syntax: "This subsection of the inset brightens and flickers. The shadows . . . walk the cordstone walls; they move and excite.") While it's not as accessible as most IF, it's still a richly rewarding playing experience; once you learn to think in the same off-kilter way as the game's written, it all comes together. The puzzles are a mixed bag--some make more sense than others--but generally this works both as a game and as a linguistic experiment, and rewards the imagination.

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Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Adventure
Developers
Dan Schmidt
Publishers
Self-Published
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