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Re:50 Years of Text Games – A 2021 Journey from Oregon Trail... by 7thaccount on Saturday January 02, 2021 @09:14PM (#25618710)
Relevant username :)

I fully agree that modern IF is vastly better. I have commented on related threads here before that Emily Short's work has freaking blown me away. I'll take her games over any modern 3D game any day.

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Re:50 Years of Text Games – A 2021 Journey from Oregon Trail... by zorked on Sunday January 03, 2021 @11:18AM (#25622633)
Emily Short is a genius.
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Re:50 Years of Text Games – A 2021 Journey from Oregon Trail... by 7thaccount on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:40PM (#25625920)
The writing is beautiful and sophisticated, yet never pretentious or long-winded. It's an absolute joy. Also, she frequently allows for many endings (ex: kill antagonist or romance antagonist) that is either rare of poorly done/simplistic in AAA titles.
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