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Zork Anthology

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
96% User Score Based on 114 reviews

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About Zork Anthology

Zork Anthology is a single player action game. It was developed by Infocom and was released on April 18, 2017. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Once you step through the door to Zork, you leave the world of arcade games and trite fantasies behind and enter the dimension of your imagination.

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 114 reviews
graphics10 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • Classic, timeless text adventure games with rich storytelling and imaginative world-building.
  • Challenging and engaging puzzles that offer a deep and rewarding experience for fans of old-school interactive fiction.
  • The anthology offers multiple games, providing great value and nostalgic enjoyment for retro gamers and fans of the genre.
  • Lack of modern quality-of-life features such as easy saving, command history, or in-game maps makes gameplay tedious for some.
  • The absence of original manuals and 'feelies' in this release detracts from the intended experience and can make puzzles more difficult to solve.
  • Game can be confusing and unforgiving with sudden dead ends or softlocks, requiring frequent manual mapping and patience, which may not appeal to all players.

  • graphics

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions

    The game features no traditional graphics, relying entirely on text and the player's imagination to create visuals, offering a pure storytelling experience. While some find the lack of visuals slow or tedious, others appreciate the rich, interactive fiction that evokes nostalgia and creativity beyond conventional graphics. This minimalist approach emphasizes narrative depth over visual presentation.

    • “No other graphics engine provides more detail.”
    • “This game has amazing graphics.”
    • “A game with graphics as good as you can imagine.”
    • “There are no visuals in this game.”
    • “The graphics vary wildly depending on what I've been drinking at the time.”
    • “The games themselves are pretty similar and self-explanatory: they're interactive fiction, with practically no graphics but lots of interactivity through typing and entering in actions.”

  • story

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The story aspect is highly praised for its imaginative and engaging narrative, rich backstories, and classic adventure charm. Players appreciate the well-written, immersive storytelling that evokes nostalgia and allows deep immersion in fantasy worlds. The inclusion of feelies and built-in hints enhances the experience, making these games timeless classics for story-driven gameplay.

    • “It's designed by Steve Meretzky, features a more visually interesting interface, built-in hint system (with some fun inside), and a storyline that is really fun especially if you read the feelies.”
    • “Step aside graphics cards and ray tracing—this is storytelling at its purest.”
    • “The anthology includes my favorite story (Planetfall) and the solid adventure of the Zork series, easily something you can lose yourself in for hours.”
    • “If nopony got me, I know that random chance of a thief stealing your plot-essential items and softlocking me forever especially doesn't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ got me.”
    • “You are given a detailed backstory on the lands you are adventuring, and a basic instruction manual describing how gameplay works, and that is all.”
    • “Ah ha, and my quest to legally obtain all the oldest classics from my youth is one step closer!”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is considered slow and tedious, with players finding the pacing frustrating despite some clever puzzle design. While nostalgia for classic gameplay is acknowledged, adding quality-of-life features to reduce tediousness would have improved the experience.

    • “I just found playing through this game to be too slow and tedious.”
    • “Trying to write down a map (using a neat application I found called Trizbort) helped a little, but even that was difficult and extremely tedious as well.”
    • “I understand this is how the games were played years ago, but adding some basic features that just make the game less tedious would have been nice.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is cleverly woven into the epic fantasy storytelling, enhancing immersion and making the text adventure experience more enjoyable. Users appreciate the witty and engaging tone that adds charm without relying on graphics.

    • “The humor and immersion it provides even as text adventures is most enjoyable.”
    • “"But...but...where's the graphics???" My dude, these are great stories of epic fantasy and adventure, with a decent splash of humor thrown in.”

  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is described as more of a narrative exploration experience than traditional interactive mechanics, emphasizing storytelling over conventional gameplay elements.

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is praised for its fantasy style, contributing significantly to an immersive RPG experience.

    • “This, combined with fantasy music, creates a truly immersive RPG experience.”
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Zork Anthology is a action game. Common tags for Zork Anthology include classic, text-based, retro and funny.

Zork Anthology is available on PC, Windows and Ms Dos.

Zork Anthology was released on April 18, 2017.

Zork Anthology was developed by Infocom.

Zork Anthology has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Zork Anthology for its graphics but disliked it for its grinding.

Zork Anthology is a single player game.