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Originally Posted by HarryT
... just as the Victorians called novels like "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone" "sensation novels". Today we'd call them "thrillers". Names do change, Jon. Today this category of item is called "interactive fiction" whether you "approve" or not  . Language usage does change over time. Much modern IF is not a "game" at all - it's "interactive literature". |
I'm not buying this name change to IF. That's just pure BS. It's been Adventure Games for as long as there have been computers to run them on. And yes they are games. Adventure games are a form of puzzle games.