Indie Nation #28: Photopia

Where Indie Nation is concerned, I usually make a quick plug for the game before the jump, then halfheartedly tell you to download the game first and maybe hit the jump later to hear my disjointed, irrelevant thoughts on it.
I’m not going to do that this time, because Photopia is too damn good, and too damn important, to be spoiled by my ramblings. My thoughts on the game can still be found after the jump, but I must insist: do not hit the jump until you have played through the entire game.
Photopia is potentially the greatest piece of interactive fiction I’ve ever played, and don’t let the text adventure format turn you off; it’s necessary to the game’s story and emotional impact and besides that, it’s nowhere near as cryptically difficult and puzzle-filled as Zork or even Gun Mute — you’ll never need a hint or a walkthrough to complete […]

Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back