1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comSusan Arendthttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/susan-arendt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="67IOwVxy0M"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/phantom-of-the-arcade-2-shadows-darkness-and-dread-a-text-adventure/">“Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread” – A Text Adventure</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/phantom-of-the-arcade-2-shadows-darkness-and-dread-a-text-adventure/embed/#?secret=67IOwVxy0M" width="600" height="338" title="““Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread” – A Text Adventure” — The Escapist" data-secret="67IOwVxy0M" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread is a text adventure in the style of Infocom classics like Zork and Planetfall. Fans of the genre should be able to jump right in, but in case you’re not familiar with text adventures (also called interactive fiction), here are a few pointers: You interact with the world of a text adventure by typing in simple commands such as TAKE BOOK or OPEN DOOR. To move from room to room, type the appropriate compass direction, such as north, south, or west (or n, s, and w if you don’t feel like […]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/media/images/articles/article/6649/pota2_header1.jpg