/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7254189
>Command line had the most depth
I wouldn't call it that, given how most of those games (even the most popular and respected ones) had almost no tolerance for anything except the exact syntax and vocabulary the lazy-ass programmers intended.

I think the verb list approach was a nice compromise that preserved the perception of complexity and detail in the interaction which was originally a big part of the genre's appeal while removing (most of) the obtuseness.

Interaction icons/coin are are an acceptable streamlining, but I think the two-button (examine/approach) approach was way too simplified.

>>5447513
I, for one think hefty collections of items and the classic "sentence construction" approach were the biggest appeal of Inventory scrollers/Mousevanias. Oversimplifying it with just a couple (and eventually even just one) possible interactions didn't make the genre any favors