Auto pilot
From IFWiki
A situation where the PC is temporarily out of the control of the player; for example, when a player's command results in a series of unexpected actions being performed by the PC. A form of railroading.
This can cause players to feel deprived of the opportunity to make different choices to the ones handed to them by the game.
Links
- Auto Pilot in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also available from the IF Archive).