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Eterna Reviews
Author: Christopher Cole
Date: 2002
TADS
What does AIF stand for? Adult Interactive Fiction.
If you likely to
be offended by games with sexual content, you are advised not
to open these
files.
Reviewed by David Welbourn
A short example of AIF (Adult IF) where you play a man who has sex with a
virtual reality sim of your female co-worker. Apart from some initial puzzles
(finding the program disk, getting into the VR room), it's just straightforward
VR sex with no surprises. I was mildly disappointed (though not surprised) that
although the female sim has a few erogenous zones of interest, the male PC has
only one.
Rating: ***
Reviewed by A. Bomire (Inside
Erin Volume 4 Number 9 - September 2008)
Basic Story
You play an executive at the Eterna Corp, a company in the virtual reality
business. You come to the office on the weekend and discover your co-worker,
Shelly Rainer, has completed a virtual reality program. The program is just a
demo, using herself as a model, and she doesn't want you to see it before she
changes it. Of course, this means your goal is to gain access to the program.
Overall Thoughts
This game is Chris Cole's one (and only) foray into the programming world of
TADS. At least, it is the only TADS game that he didn't co-author with someone
else. It is extremely small and short - almost a mini-comp game. The game is
really a test of the TADS programming system, and isn't meant to be a full game.
It is, however, fully playable with puzzles and a full sex scene.
Puzzles/Game Play
There are a couple of puzzles in this game, but most of them are fairly easy.
The only really challenging puzzle (and trust me, it isn't that challenging) is
getting the key to your co-worker's office. After that, the rest of the game
proceeds fairly quickly.
Sex
The sex in this game is typical of what you will see in any Chris Cole game. It
is fairly well written, but nothing really exciting or unusual. Once again, the
game is a demo and plays that way.
Technical
There isn't a whole lot to this game, and as such there isn't a whole that can
be technically wrong. I found only one small bug in the game where something I
entered provided no response, but other than that it is fairly technically
clean.
Final Thoughts
This game is short and sweet. As I mentioned, Chris Cole wrote this game as a
test of using TADS instead of ADRIFT to create games. As such, the game plays
like a test. It isn't bad - the game is a full game - but it isn't a great game
either. Overall, I'd compare it to a mini-comp game.
Rating: B-
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