Tachyon Dreams Anthology Reviews

From the developer of the acclaimed adventures “Blood Nova” and “Twilight Oracle”, comes a new (or in fact renewed) retro-adventure in text-parser style. “Tachyon Dreams” puts you in the shoes of a space dishwasher named Dodger, who finds himself in the midst of an adventure that will decide the future (and past, even) of entire civilizations – though despite the epic scope of the story, the game itself is short and rather minimalistic. It is most resembling to the early Sierra adventures, particularly the first three Space Quests, except here the atmosphere is not that much humorous, rather I had a feeling of light melancholy from it. Game is done in EGA graphics that is traditional for this subgenre, with well-designed scenes, and also according to tradition there is almost no music with the exception of title screen and end credits. Text parser is quite clever and recognizes wide range of synonyms, so you shouldn’t have any trouble with getting stuck on trying to figure the right commands. “Tachyon Dreams” feels like an excursion back into the time where games like this were pinnacle of adventure gaming, and manages to convey the atmosphere and fun that gamers at that time had with these.