I've finally decided to release my experiment at combining modern graphics with a text interface. The theory was that text-adventure games were richer than point-and-clicks because of the ability of text to convey more meaning. At the same time, adventure games (I'm thinking Sierra here) used to be state of the art, and you'd show your friends to make them say "Wow! 16 Colours!"
The game itself is free and complete. It should take about 30-60 mins or so to complete for the average person. Probably a lot less for you guys. At the very least I hope it provides an entertaining evening.
It runs on Windows only, and is 130mb :
http://www.indiedb.com/games/3dtextadventureOh, did I mention the exploding autoclave?
Check the screenshot
here.