In this haunting and dreamlike work, you discover unnatural shadows that allow you to travel to a variety of strange places, each with a different prevailing mood. A sprawling work, thick with prose, variously enchanting and disturbing. Has a definite recurring theme of near-misses and creative tension, as well as numerous less-identifiable undercurrents with plenty of room for interpretation and speculation. (Is the tribal dance you witness in the grasslands just another retelling of the play you watch in the prologue? Is there some connection between the sculpture in the park and the coming lunar conjunction?) Excellent puzzles, chiefly based on experimenting with unfamiliar objects. Lots of attention to detail, especially irrelevant detail, with the effect that the world seems much larger than it is. Highly emotional and pleasantly confusing.

Rating: *****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

SoFar.z8 (293.00 KB)

Z-code 8 executable (version: 6)

SoFar.sol (7.07 KB)

solution

SoFar.step (9.48 KB)

solution

sofar.zip (18.21 KB)

THL hint file