This is semi-review of The Hangover by Red Conine, an Adrift game that is terrible entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition.
November 2, 2009
November 2, 2009
This is a review of The Ascot by Duncan Bowsman, an Adrift game that is not terrible entered into the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition.
November 2, 2009
This is a review of Eruption by Richard Bos, a z-code game entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition. Spoilers after the cut.
November 2, 2009
This is a review of The Grand Quest by Owen Parish, a z-code game entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition.
November 2, 2009
IF Comp 09: Spelunker’s Quest
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This is a review of Spelunker’s Quest by Tom Murrin, a z-code game entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition. Spoilers after the cut.
October 22, 2009
IF Comp 2009: zork, buried chaos
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This is a review of ‘zork, buried chaos’ by Mr. Blood Bath, a z-code game entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition.
October 22, 2009
This is a review of ‘Star Hunter’ by Chris K., a z-code game entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition.
October 22, 2009
IF Comp 2009: Grounded In Space
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Only three games reviewed! That is unacceptable. I am up to 15 played, I think.
This is a review of ‘Grounded in Space’ by Matt Wigdahl, a glulx game entered in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition.
October 12, 2009
Updated the Google Doc so it has a partial list of the games from this year (noted under the 2009 tab at the bottom). Only the ones I’ve played through so far, actually. Each entry is a link, even if it isn’t blue and underlined. Just select the cell, and click the icon that appears next to it. Italicized entries take you to spoiler-ridden pages that also talk about other games than the one you’re after.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgHncBxQ5mj4dGdEZTMzTkZ1a0tDQlp4a21nWDlTRFE&hl=en
Incidentally, I am playing the games that do not mention any beta-testing, if only because:
1) A lack of beta-testing – or more particularly, a lack of any mention of beta-testing – is not a guarantee of poor quality (even if current evidence is batting pretty well). I want these people to earn their 1’s. Someone needs to say that yes, you should have beta-tested this.
2) I want to say something for an author who’s submitted an entry. I thought this last year, the Comp is a chance for a lot of people to just finish something and get it out there, even if it’s bad. That’s at least a few words, and even if they’re harsh, a writer has to have thick skin.
October 9, 2009
This is a review of Snowquest, by Eric Eve, a z-code game in the 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition. Spoilers after the break.
