IFComp 2007: The Immortal   Leave a comment

Review after the jump.

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Posted November 14, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: Gathered In Darkness   1 comment

Review after the jump.

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Posted November 12, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: My Mind’s Mishmash   Leave a comment

First I give a general review, then after some spoiler space I go into specifics about a puzzle in Episode 3.

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Posted November 9, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: My Name is Jack Mills   Leave a comment

My Name is Jack Mills describes itself as “An Interactive Pulp Fiction”.

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Posted November 9, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: Orevore Courier   1 comment

Spoiler warning: I give a clarification to one of the puzzles and give general solving advice.

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Posted November 7, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: Press [Escape] to Save   2 comments

Review follows.

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Posted November 4, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: Varkana   Leave a comment

Review after the cut.

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Posted November 4, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: In The Mind Of The Master   Leave a comment

The intro to this game mentions that playing it with SCARE is 99% close to the real experience, but it causes textual errors to crop up. I’d recommend the ADRIFT Runner if you’re using Windows.

This review has slight spoilers for the ending.

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Posted November 3, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

Pac-Txt   Leave a comment

Yes, it’s time for Pac-Man: The Text Adventure.

You awaken in a large complex, slightly disoriented. Glowing dots hover mouth level near you in every direction. Off in the distance you hear the faint howling of what you can only imagine must be some sort of ghost or several ghosts.

Ok, so it’s more like Wumpus or something. It tries to be a literal translation, unlike Adam Cadre’s Pac-Man as drug addict story.

Posted November 2, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction

IFComp 2007: Fox, Fowl and Feed   1 comment

Review down below.

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Posted November 2, 2007 by Jason Dyer in Interactive Fiction