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BitterlyIndifferent reviews Chorus: "Replaces community service drudgery with high-stakes fantasy conflict" November 30, 2020 "You're asked to divide six people between three different community service projects. The enjoyable twist is that they're all monsters..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Quest for the Sword of Justice: "I admire this joke's commitment." November 30, 2020 "This entry is a polished, smoothly executed joke, but it ends quickly. After starting in a small village that presents obstacles along..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews BYOD: "Excellent atmosphere, shallow experience" November 30, 2020 "Gameplay in BYOD is not so much a limited parser as it is an alternative parser. Although standard commands are present for exploring..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews The Call of Innsmouth: "Builds up to a satisfying conclusion" November 30, 2020 "This entry is a serviceable addition to the Lovecraft universe, although it stumbles over some common challenges that plague initial..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Electric word, "life": "Well written, but the player doesn't have much agency" November 30, 2020 "As a work of fiction, Electric word, "life" has been carefully constructed. The writing is thoughtful and polished. The reader is free to..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Turbo Chest Hair Massacre: "Have fun enabling bad behavior" November 30, 2020 "I went into this expecting a weakly implemented joke, and instead I found smart writing in a parser-based exploration of what it means to..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews The Impossible Bottle: "The Impossible Bottle is an incredible triumph." November 30, 2020 "It would be an exaggeration to call The Impossible Bottle a spiritual successor to Trinity, but it wouldn't be much of an exaggeration...." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Tombs & Mummies: "Traps, treasure, and an interface that can be torture" November 30, 2020 "The magic, monsters, and ancient artifacts in this story made it fun to explore the underground tomb of the Pharoah Haputet. Rooms are..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Deus Ex Ceviche: "Entertainingly weird/weirdly entertaining" November 30, 2020 "This entry is a richly designed experience guided by a clear artistic vision. My attempts to describe that vision — it’s running a..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews (s)wordsmyth: "Excellent concept, odd design choices." November 30, 2020 "Your character in (s)wordsmyth is a lousy fighter who has been trained to end disputes with words alone. I loved the concept behind this..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Ferryman's Gate: "A deceased relative's treasure hunt" November 30, 2020 "In Hollywood Hijinks, your uncle Buddy was endearingly quirky, imbuing his Hollywood-themed puzzles with a kind of silver screen logic...." - See full review

Stian reviews A Rope of Chalk: "Parser fiction proper" November 30, 2020 "It’s hard to say much about A Rope of Chalk without revealing any spoilers, but it certainly is a masterful implementation of exemplary..." - See full review

Stian reviews Entangled: "A social realist sci-fi story" November 30, 2020 "A particularly well implemented parser game, Entangled is primarily a social realist sci-fi story. The emphasis is on getting to know and..." - See full review

Stian reviews Elsegar I: Arrival: "Retro or underimplemented?" November 30, 2020 "In any case, the implementation of this game is certainly minimalist. With extremely sparse descriptions and mostly empty rooms, Elsegar..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Creatures: "Includes the good and bad parts of retro games" November 30, 2020 "This work is choice-based in the same way that some of the earliest computer games were choice-based — most of the game is spent..." - See full review

Stian reviews Turbo Chest Hair Massacre: "Peculiar and interesting, but too many socks" November 30, 2020 "This game contains many elements I had not expected. Suffice to say it makes the story peculiar and interesting. It is nicely imaginative..." - See full review

Stian reviews Shadow Operative: "Moody and streamlined cyberpunk" November 30, 2020 "When given the choice, I strongly prefer to play IF in a local interpreter rather than a web browser. It’s faster, uses less memory,..." - See full review

Stian reviews The Impossible Bottle: "A whimsical and truly delightful parser puzzler" November 30, 2020 "Linus Åkesson, the author of this game, is the creator of the Dialog authoring system and his three games seem to have been made in..." - See full review

Stian reviews Academic Pursuits (As Opposed To Regular Pursuits): "A smart puzzleless parser game" November 30, 2020 "Puzzleless and for the most part smoothly implemented, Academic Pursuits uses the parser format to tell a story in a clever way. While..." - See full review

Stian reviews Deelzebub: "Brilliant premise, but lacking in gameplay polish" November 30, 2020 "This is a game where I found myself resorting to hints. Not because the puzzles are particularly difficult, but because the parser was..." - See full review

Stian reviews Vampire Ltd: "Short, funny and easy" November 30, 2020 "Short, funny and easy, Vampire Ltd. offers 15 minutes of delightful IF escapism, to a world where vampires suck. The writing is lovely;..." - See full review

Stian reviews Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: "A short story in parser format" November 30, 2020 "A rather cute fan- and fantasy fiction featuring Isaac Newton as its protagonist, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is a short story in..." - See full review

BitterlyIndifferent reviews Little Girl In Monsterland: "New approaches to wild ideas" November 30, 2020 "Little Girl in Monsterland is a choice-based comedy by Mike Stallone. It takes an interesting approach to solving the Gabriel Knight..." - See full review

Stian reviews Lovely Assistant: Magical Girl: "A smart and well written magical girl parser game" November 30, 2020 "A smart – and particularly well written – puzzler that needs quite a bit of polish on the implementation in order to be truly..." - See full review

Stian reviews Seasonal Apocalypse Disorder: "Very promising but somewhat unpolished time travel parser puzzler" November 30, 2020 "A puzzle-heavy game that in its current state is unfortunately severely under-implemented. Around half of mentioned nouns could not be..." - See full review

Stian reviews Desolation: "A lovely homage" November 30, 2020 "A lovely homage to certain classic works of IF, Desolation certainly lives up to its title, putting the player in a desperate situation..." - See full review

Stian reviews Stuff of Legend: "Funny and clever" November 30, 2020 "An especially funny historical comedy, despite the notable absence of pigs. The writing is mostly superb throughout and manages to make..." - See full review

Stian reviews The Magpie Takes the Train: "Elegant and excellent sequel" November 30, 2020 "Having, as one should, duly enjoyed ‘Alias’ The Magpie, I was very excited to see this sequel turn up. To my further enjoyment, it..." - See full review

Stian reviews Ascension of Limbs: "Lovecraftian store management game" November 30, 2020 "Despite it never mentioning Lovecraft, the feeling I got from playing Ascension of Limbs is very much Lovecraftian, more so than from..." - See full review

A new listing for The Revenge, by Nitsan

Stian reviews The Eleusinian Miseries: "Fun farce" November 30, 2020 "For being the first game of the author, The Eleusinian Miseries is remarkably well done. The implementation is more or less as flawless..." - See full review

Stian reviews Jay Schilling's Edge of Chaos: "A crazy and imaginative story" November 30, 2020 "The strongest aspect of Jay Schilling’s Edge of Chaos is the storytelling, narrating a crazy and imaginative story with a language very..." - See full review

Stian reviews Alone: "Immersive zombie apocalypse parser game" November 30, 2020 "Alone gives you the role of the protagonist in a zombie apocalypse, and does it well. For the most part, the immersion is quite..." - See full review

Stian reviews Sheep Crossing: "Amusing things" November 30, 2020 "The least fun you can do with Sheep Crossing is doing everything correctly. Many works of IF contain various amusing things you can do,..." - See full review

Stian reviews Dr Ego and the egg of Man-Toomba: "Exotic treasure hunt" November 30, 2020 "This is a classic style parser game heavily inspired by the Indiana Jones movies – an exotic treasure hunt taking place in the jungle...." - See full review

Stian reviews Sage Sanctum Scramble: "Utterly addictive word puzzler" November 30, 2020 "like its predecessors, Sage Sanctum Scramble features a masterfully implemented minimalist parser interface and hours of fun. Despite the..." - See full review

mjhayes reviews Journey: "A departure from the standard Infocom parser" November 30, 2020 "I had played this game twenty years ago and enjoyed it, but I recall there was one place where I had to save-scum my way through...." - See full review

A new listing for The Icarian Cup, by Harry Tuffs, Failbetter Games

Rovarsson reviews Les Heures du vent: "Half an hour of wind" November 30, 2020 "I really liked the premise of this game: a young Storyteller asked by the local mage to find an especially evocative children's..." - See full review

A new listing for Quest for Arete, by Dene Grigar, Judith Pintar, Jazz Jackson, Katya Farinsky, Betsy Hanrahan, Elyse Mollahan, Viet Anh Nguyen, Preston Reed, David Sabrowski, Andrew Swanson, Andrew Thompson, Brandan Touhey, Craig Vesterby, Keegan Walden, Ruth Woodcock

A new listing for JOBHUNT, by Sean S. LeBlanc

RadioactiveCrow reviews Tavern Crawler: "The most RPG like text adventure I've had the pleasure to play" November 29, 2020 "This game has the feel and structure of a parser game, but in an extremely user-friendly choice-based, hyperlink format. A marvelous..." - See full review

A new listing for The Old Man By The Sea, by Adam Saltsman

RadioactiveCrow reviews Vampire Ltd: "This appears to be the author's first game and it feels like it" November 28, 2020 "According to IFDB as best as I can tell this is the author's first game, and it definitely feels like the game you'd write based off of..." - See full review

A new Recommended List by David Welbourn, My new walkthroughs for November 2020 November 28, 2020 8 items On Saturday November 28, 2020, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my wonderful patrons at Patreon. Please consider supporting me to make even...

Rovarsson reviews Gateway: "I like saying "Heechee" over and over." November 28, 2020 "The past ten days I have been playing Gateway. The moment I heard the electronic music and saw the first screen of the introduction, I..." - See full review

A new listing for The Party Line, by Robin Johnson

Denk reviews Retarded Creatures and Caverns: "Hard but fun puzzlefest" November 28, 2020 "(Adventuron version reviewed) Briefly explained, on behalf of his friend Bulbo, Algernon accepts a challenge in Castle Toidi. He must..." - See full review

RadioactiveCrow reviews Equal-librium: "Short and buggy, but does interesting things with text effects/timing" November 28, 2020 "This is a very short choice-based game where you play the CEO of an investment firm facing moral choices about the company's action as..." - See full review

deathbytroggles reviews Electric word, "life": "Rough around the edges, but honest and endearing" November 27, 2020 "While I do enjoy a good character study where the players talk way above their station (e.g. Mamet Speak), I am more comfortable when the..." - See full review

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