Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz

Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz

released on Mar 01, 1978

Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz

released on Mar 01, 1978

The AFGNCAAP begins in the Barrow from Zork I armed only with the trusty brass lantern and sword of elvish antiquity. The purpose of the game is not initially clear. The Wizard of Frobozz is soon introduced. The wizard was once a respected enchanter, but when his powers began to fade he was exiled by Dimwit Flathead. Now bordering on senility, the wizard is still a force to be reckoned with. Your goal, as you venture into the wizard's realm, is to avoid his capricious tricks and learn to control his magic. Like its predecessor, Zork II is essentially a treasure hunt. Unlike the previous game, the ten treasures are tied together by a crude plot. Finding the treasures does not end the game, nor are all the treasures needed to finish the game. Instead, the adventurer must figure out a way to use the treasures in order to reach the game's finale.


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This review contains spoilers

A step down from the original one. Still fun and fiendishly hard, but some puzzles just fall under moon logic.

And yes, I'm talking about ALL of the puzzles. Just kidding, bank vault was clever as hell. The Dragon room was also interesting. And some treasures were weirdly hidden: that brick-made-out-of-clay-but-not-made-of-clay with a string in a hole on a wall in a room within a volcano. Yes. It happens underground.

No one will remember you, fucking "Oddly-Angled Room". I homerun'd you without a guide. Still not eaten by a grue!

By 1981, this text-only approach just fails to be compelling to me as a video game.

Zork is still Zork, but now with a fucking prick Wizard. I'd probably love these games more if they ditched the random chance mechanics.

One of the best Interactive Fictions of all time.