When IF focuses on prose, and doesn't contain puzzles, it's harder to actually call it a game. The one benefit of text games over other types of games is that

When IF focuses on prose, and doesn't contain puzzles, it's harder to actually call it a game. The one benefit of text games over other types of games is that you can essentially implement whatever world you want, without a trillion Dollar budget for graphics and sounds effects. A holo-deck powered by imagination. Speaking of games in holo-decks... The killer-app for AI-powered IF may be erotic fiction.