Reviews Peril in the Skies Review
| Peril in the Skies Review |
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| Written by Clicky | |
| Monday, 16 July 2001 | |
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Peril in the Skies - my opinion I wanted to wait until I succesfully completed the game before I gave my opinion of Adam Hendines newest game. I didn't realise it would take me quite so long though. I wanted to do it without the hints in this newsgroup but was still surprised as to how involved and difficult it would be. Adams first game - Theatre, was an excellently written game which in my opinion (which I have given before now) was spoiled only by a few flaws in the programming. Theatre is otherwise a game which could hardly be beaten on quality. Then along comes Peril, which is not only better, but one of THE best works of interactive fiction ever. It plays like an old fashioned Saturday morning serial movie, except they could never show ALL the exploits that the Darcy's have. It even has the adventure in reels; The first on the ship, the middle reel on the Island, then the final reel in the fortress. I never thought I would say this about an AIF, but whereas sex scenes are usually the main point of an AIF, they aren't even necesary for the enjoyment of this game, just an entertaining diversion or reward. Don't get me wrong, they are excellent (my favourite sex scene is fatal, but what a way to go :)) It's just that you could remove them and still have an excellent game, and how many AIF's can claim that? The little extra details are often what makes a good game great, and this game has lots. The other characters in the game seem real and alive. When Sally follows you around for example, she actually interacts with the locations instead of feeling like you are just carrying her around like an object, which is how it's handled in so many other works. The interactions in the shaft or when climbing ladders is of particular note. As you can probably tell, I think this game is excellent and as for the flaws - what flaws? certainly nothing that spoils the enjoyment of the game and fewer than most so-called professional shop-released games. Looking forward to the continuing adventures of the Darcy family with relish. Clicky. |
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