But that is a minor complaint. However, as mentioned above, this game still has the single or 'smart' cursor which won't suit everyone. Torin's Passage is written for the young as well as the 'old' and since this cursor does simplify the game and make it more accessible for the young, I'll refrain from jumping up and down. Still, in this respect let us hope that adventure game designers don't forsake their more experienced and mature fans, and especially fans of the fantasy genre. Some of us would dearly love to play a more sophisticated fantasy adventure.
Many mature players enjoy fantasy.
One has only to stroll around a book store and measure the fantasy shelves against the science fiction or horror shelves. Fantasy does very well, thank you, and it can't be all consumed by children. The puzzles and problems won't suit 'serious' adventure fans, but they have enough substance to keep lots of us entertained. I only wish that 'modern' fairy tales could be a bit more 'modern' and leave a few of the trappings of traditional fairy tales behind. Copyright Rosemary Young 1996.