Mission Critical
First posted on 06 August 2008. Last updated on 17 July 2010.
"To make a Secondary World ... commanding Secondary Belief, will probably require labour and thought ... few attempt such difficult tasks. But when they are attempted and in any degree accomplished then we have a rare achievement of Art: indeed narrative art, storymaking in its primary and most potent mode."
- - J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy-Stories
To create a believable secondary world within the…
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By Reed Knight • On 10 August 2008
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I'm glad to see this game get its due; the breathless mood, logical puzzles, entirely successful strategy minigame in the middle, and the haunting ending have stayed with me ever since. I have no idea if it can still be played on modern systems, but any adventure gamer would find it worth a try.
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