I'd totally be down to play a text based game, I would also buy but I'd expect it to be cheaper than a graphical game. I think music and animation to the text adds more value to it and makes the experience more interesting
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I'm trying to find the ones I played when I was searching for free games for the first time. Have only found this. https://writingmysoul.itch.io/fragments-of-the-past
You notice what works and what doesn't as you play. I was thinking as I was playing how certain soundtracks and even just still location images could enchance mood etc.
There was this other game I played (that I couldn't find) where I remember that it felt palpably frustrating not knowing whether the options you picked really had any effect at all. It really felt that you were just replying at every occasional prompt to fulfil the requirements of an interactive game but the story was going along on its preordained path regardless. Reminds me of that choice at the start of Wolf Among Uswhere every option you pick leads to you tackling someone out the window. Like that Prozd sketch too.