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This was obviously not a cutting-edge game for its time, box but what was and is box cutting-edge about it is the skilled way in which it uses the story of science fiction icon Ellison, never compromising in bringing forth his view of the twists of an box aberrant world. "Humanity can be a sad and pathetic thing" seems to be Ellison's message. The story is of the last five human beings left on earth, the rest destroyed by an insane, omnipotent computer named AM. The five humans, Garrister, Ellen, Ben, Nimdok, and Ted, have been trapped by the computer for over a hundred years, endlessly tortured. Each of the five characters has a horrible secret in a dark past. The game is episodic, allowing the player to choose which of the five story paths he/she wishes to travel in whatever order he or she likes. Throughout each episode, as the game progresses and goals are accomplished, the history of the character is uncovered and brought to light, and one begins to understand what brought each to this final destination.
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