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Game #4063
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Photograph    View all Top Dogs in this genreCollection: IF Competition Favorites
Interactive Fiction   Story-driven

Rating: 8.31 (19 votes)

Photograph box cover

Photograph screenshot
My pick for the best story-oriented (a.k.a. Photopia-style) game in the 2002 IF Competition, Photograph is a well-written and thought-provoking short story about – well, someone's life, but primarily about regret and nostalgia in my opinion.

Each of the photographs in the game serve both as a narrative instrument, and a trigger for flashback sequences that are slightly more interactive than the present-day segments. The writing is solid throughout, and there is enough details to spark your interest in the protagonist's past that he is ruminating upon. One nice feature the game introduces is the CONSIDER verb, which is used similar to THINK in Interplay's oldie Mindshadow: to ponder memories you associate with a particular object. Similar to Photopia, the interaction is minimal and puzzles virtually nonexistent. It is not nearly as good as Photopia, but Photograph did make me pause for a brief moment of self reflection after it was over – and that is much more than the usual entertainment we expect a game to be. If you enjoy reading a good, thought-provoking narrative, Photograph comes highly recommended.

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Steve Evans
Developer: Freeware
Publisher: Freeware
Year: 2002
Software Copyright: Steve Evans
Theme:  
Multiplayer:  
None that we know of
System Requirements: Inform
Where to get it:   IF Archive
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If you like this game, try: Constraints, Kaged, Jane

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