Enchanter
Year 1983
State Completed
Genre Interactive Fiction, Traditional
Rating ★★★★★ (5.0/5)
Game # #107
Completed Jun 22, 2020
Play Time 05:27:00
Deaths 21
Picked By tollpanzer

Enchanter

1983 • Zork

Fantasy Text Parser
Description
You are a dim ignorant Apprentice Enchanter, but your task is enormous. You must save the world from the warlock Krill who is ruling the land with his evil powers. You are not the first in this quest but hopefully you will be the first to succeed, as the more experienced members of the Circle of Enchanters are powerless. You know the basics of magic and will have the chance to learn many spells. Keep your wits and use everything you can to your benefit!<p></p><p><i>Enchanter</i> is a text adventure set in the Zork universe, following the original <i>Zork</i> trilogy. As in the previous games, the player interacts with the environment by typing in text commands, usually combinations of verbs and objects. A new feature in the game is the player character's ability to cast spells. These spells must be memorized before the protagonist is able to cast them, and are learned during the course of the game. The text parser understands the names of the spells as verbs, and the player only needs to type in the spell name and the name of an object he/she wishes to cast that particular spell on.</p>
Review ★★★★★
<p>This is the beginning of the next trilogy in the Zork franchise and it, in my opinion, is the best one yet. The game has a solid plot and fantastic puzzles, mostly based around the spells that you must find during the course of the game. I found myself thinking through problems and finding ways to solve them and even found alternative solutions that weren’t intended, but worked. These Zork games keep getting better and I’m looking forward to the next one. If you enjoy text based adventures game in any small part, play this game!</p>
Notes
Blind play through.