GAME: Thorn
AUTHOR: Eric Mayer
PLATFORM: ADRIFT 4 http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/adrift.cgi
SOUND: no
GRAPHICS: no
REVIEWED: 26th July 2003
WALKTHROUGH: n/a
DOWNLOAD: http://www.shadowvault.net/games/thorn.taf



Very well written and a surprising amount of depth for such a small game. I played the game through the first time without really understanding what it was all about and even after finishing it I'm still a little baffled.

The game focuses around something called the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury although just what the Thorn is supposed to do I wasn’t entirely sure. There is a strange dream sequence towards the end of the game which seems to imply (though I could very well be mistaken) that the Thorn has supernatural powers and curses all who come into contact with it.

Strangeness aside, this was certainly a well written and interesting game and my personal favourite of the competition entries.

Game: 8 out of 10