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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: Moral Dilemnas in IF (was Re: [CONTEST] My reviews)
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Gareth Rees (gdr11@cl.cam.ac.uk) wrote:
> I found that "Tapestry" was unsettling because it confused the player
> with the protagonist.  Here I am, directing the actions of Timothy
> Hunter, someone with a strong personality and detailed life history.  I
> want to know what *he* thinks about the moral question at the heart of
> the game, but instead the question is turned around and I am asked what
> *I* think.  Well, I know what I think about the issue; my own views
> aren't very interesting to me.  I'd prefer to find out what the
> protagonist (and by extension, the author) have to say on the subject.

Oh, good -- now we have people who think "Tapestry" is too preachy 
(pushing what the author thinks too hard) and people who think it's *not 
preachy enough*.

I am entertained. :)

--Z

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