Just long enough, satisfying, tricky, well written... this is the first Quest game I've played and I must say it is totally excellent and surpassed my expectations :) I like how the story progresses through exploring the text instead of through verbs. It's more of a storytelling experience with very little interaction, but with enough choices to feel like a really good choose your own adventure book.
The way I played the game ended it shortly. At first I was hesitant in my responses but I quickly realized it was silly that I had some sense of preservation for a character I knew nothing about. So I opened up to the old man and learned I what I really was. I am left with questioning whether this kingdom is just or are my actions righteous.
This definitely had me interested. I did not expect the ending AT ALL. I took off one star because the ending did feel a little forced to me.
This was my first text game so don't take my word on it.