I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: Stories

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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

There are only ways to lose heroically, gloriously and at the peak of one's humanity. The game's MIDI music is not terrible, as it contributes nicely to the overall atmosphere, but it is not particularly memorable, either—a surprise, considering that the music is composed by John Ottman, better known for scoring films like The Usual Suspects and X-Men. There are also several cinematic sequences that add nicely to the macabre atmosphere. The game deals with mature moral and ethical dilemmas, and the solutions to these problems are never as clean-cut as some gamers may find comfortable in dealing with. If AM loses, the player is still robbed of the immediate gratification of a job well done in favor of a realistic, context specific ending. After 109 years of torture, AM gives the characters a new quest through their own personal hell by playing out each character's respective psychodrama, unwittingly giving them a chance to redeem themselves morally. In the original version, the game features flashbacks of Nimdok taking part in the Holocaust as a Nazi murdering Jews.

(Acclaim 1995)