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[strangelove]

:whistle: LOL yes, there was a time when games had no graphics.

I love text adventures and IF in general but this isn't such a great game. The plot, location and characters all seem a bit weak and it can't hold a candle (or lantern) to some of Infocoms other titles. Still nice to see it though and it's been so long since I played it that I'm going to give it another try and do my level best to finish it this time.

[chipschap]

Originally Posted by strangelove

The plot, location and characters all seem a bit weak

As a grad of MIT which of course is what GUE is a parody of I can really relate to the game. Aspects of it are all too real and bring back the biggest horrors of all, some of the moments of my undergraduate years at that school. So maybe knowing the environment is part of the charm.

Thanks so much for posting the extras. I didn't have them and they add a lot!

[namekuseijin]

WTF?! A Zork game?! Just because it's a text adventure too? Yeah, I'll grab the next Tekken tomorrow as I purchase Street Fighter 4.

This is a terrible review and rating. This is one the best Infocom games and a complete classic in the genre, written by Dave Lebling. It even appeared under number 70 something in a list of IGN's 100 best games (in a 1995 issue of Next Generation magazine).

The game is friggin' creepy like only
http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/...e/anchor.z8.js

was able to many years later.

But, yeah, I guess the geeky setting is not up to everyone's tastes. This is one of those college games, except with a Lovecraftian twist. Mood and settings excel at providing it.