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Reviews for iD (#2447)

Review by The Dean of Games on 06 May 2011 (Rating: 5)

1986 Nu Wave Software (UK)
by Mel Croucher and Colin Jones

For years and years this game was to me one the most disturbing and misterious games I ever played.
The games object is to find the IDentity of the games entity, who has lost all memory of its own existence.

Along the way you will be asked some strange questions and those will help ID (the entity) to remember his awesome secrets, one by one.
His trust will increase each time your answers satisfies him.

The game obvious appeal is to discover who is this entity, (older than the world itself, he says).
But the greatest appeal to me was always the helpless feelings, his despair, and ID's emotional responses so human-like, and sometimes so disturbing and confusing you just had to help!

A superb Puzzle/Adventure game.

Review by Alessandro Grussu on 24 Jun 2011 (Rating: 3)

An interesting idea, but too thin and dry to make a whole, full-fledged game out of it. Worth more as a historical curiosity than else.

Review by YOR on 02 Nov 2017 (Rating: 3)

A very interesting and intriguing game and one that will get your attention when you play it, it's just too bad that attention won't last long. I can never work this out and in the end it'll annoy you and bore you. Great at first, then it turns flat.

Review by Darko on 24 Apr 2020 (Rating: 4)

This always intrigued me and I keep going back to it from time to time. Clever yet confusing and sometimes it makes absolutely no sense, but it's a fascinating concept that simply can't be ignored.