I was thinking the same thing for a game project.
I guess you should make sure the story and the action are the main thing, and propose the player only 1(continue...) or 2 choices at each step to keep the fast paced action running.
The player should know clearly what he can and can't do and should not have a lot of choices. Since you intend to use it as an introduction it may be a very good one.
I would ask at each turn "do you do X or Y?" and watch the input for these answers only.
Morley wrote:
So for the game I'm sort of halfway planning, I had the idea of starting the game, against IF tradition, in the middle of an action-oriented sequence. I'm not entirely sure it's a good idea, though.
I know if this were a piece of static fiction, I'd consider it the strongest opening. I'm relatively sure I can set the thing up so there's no problem with it being too hard to understand what's going on. My concern is that in IF, players typically want to spend their first few turns poking around, testing the depth of the implimentation, XYZZYing, etc, before commiting to the story.
I'm wondering: are there any games you've played that effectively begin in the middle of a relatively suspenseful or fast-paced sequence? A timed sequence? A conversation? In general, do you as a player tend to reserve those first few turns for getting your bearings and/or messing around in an unmimetic fashion? Are there cases where a particularly compelling opening sequence has caused you to want to act in character right away?
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