Once you get past those early bits, you’re presented with a tall, ‘timeline’ style chart or map. It tells about your birth, includes a short survey of your personality, and sets up the whole game from there on.

The beginning is text, as is most of the game. I was relieved, therefore, when I got a bit more into the game and discovered a whole new world, built on the concept and title of “Alter Ego” This is a text adventure, but with a twist.

I have been known to enjoy a text adventure or two in my day, but I wasn’t going to be impressed by one, I felt sure. Here is my explanation and review of the game:Īt first, when I started playing Alter Ego, I began to feel a slow disappointment build, as it appeared to be nothing more than a text adventure, with the occasional picture thrown in. In fact, they declare that it is easier to play the game than to attempt an explanation, so I thought I would give it a try. The website for Alter Ego says the concept and idea is difficult to explain. The complexities of a human lifetime is a daunting task to take on for a simulation but Alter Ego makes a valiant attempt at it. It’s a text adventure built on the idea of guiding another ‘you’ through his or her entire lifetime.

Alter Ego is a great game full of humor and insight, and is a revival of a much older game and genre.

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