I don’t know what to think about the fact that I just got this, more or less immediately. Gleaming the Cube (Kevin Jackson-Mead) isn’t a very good game, just a little bit of, well, not even wordplay, letter permutation? And it just made sense to me. But it’s not a good game. Read more…
I was skeptical, given the harmless title of Rover’s Day Out (Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman), but this game ended up being pretty enjoyable. The premise is strong, the programming really solid. But… Read more…
I started Spelunker’s Quest (Tom Murrin) more or less hating. It’s a Zork/Adventure-styled cavern crawl with an unsophisticated premise, uninspiring writing and kind of half-assed implementation. Read more…
It’s a one-trick pony, but it’s a pretty good trick. Read more…
Earl Gray (Rob Dubbin and Adam Parrish), how I want to love thee! Unfortunately, despite its excellent premise and careful implementation, I couldn’t get past its (positively spinned) difficulty or (negatively spinned) obliqueness to feel like I wanted to finish. More below the fold.
In an attempt to channel my interest in interactive fiction into something potentially useful to others, I’ll be reviewing several entries for the Interactive Fiction Competition 2009 and posting short reviews/impressions here. I’ve already started on a few of them, so watch this space.