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Masquerade

Author:Kathleen M. Fischer
Genres:Historical
Romance
Released:2000
Review:

A romance in the spirit of Plundered Hearts, though the scope is somewhat narrower--it's closer to being a series of connected scenes. At the end, however, there's suddenly quite a bit of branching--there are at least 10 possible endings. There aren't many puzzles, but the story is entertaining and reasonably unpredictable. The best thing about the game, arguably, is the PC, who is far more vividly characterized than most (again, somewhat in the spirit of Plundered Hearts, whose PC had much more personality than those of most Infocom games). A good entry in an underpopulated IF genre.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (06 Feb 2001)

Competitions/
Awards:
8th place, rec.arts.int-fiction competition 2000
Finalist, Best Story, Xyzzy Awards 2000
Related Links:SPAG reviews
Downloads:
mask.z5 (218.00 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 3, original competition release)
Mask.z5 (220.00 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 4)


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