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Acht, by Wiebke Scholz
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Good 8-legged survival horror, April 12, 2020
by f-a

The premise of this game is simple: you wake up as a spider, you need to meet eight of your species to turn back to human.
The delivery is poignant. Life, especially as an insect, is cruel and there many ways in which our protagonist can find a premature end.
The only minor drawbacks I found are about navigating the rooms (it can be a bit difficult to render a mental map -- as with every IF, especially Twine).

The horror works well and is apt to your spider form. Recommended game!

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Chelonia Demersus, by Nils Fagerburg
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent 1000 word game, December 16, 2019
by f-a

This game is quick, amusing, satisfying and I am amazed how such a story is packed in less than a 1000 words.
Very good game itself and an excellent intro-piece to longer IF.

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City of Dead Leaves, by Felix Pleșoianu
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Map painting, August 18, 2019
by f-a

The game lures you in with the incipit of a story, but is essentially a place description: the complex really feels alive (or dead), vivid and part of a bigger narrative.

OK experiment in "map painting" ("location narrative"?), plot itself is not satisfying/fulfilling.

It is quite short so I recommend playing it!

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mr. leg needs some milk, by amelia tsukum
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1 minute vignette, October 25, 2018
by f-a

Extremely short game with 1 easy puzzle.

It would be interesting to see the protagonist in another adventure.

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Shade, by Andrew Plotkin
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
A one room vignette, September 2, 2018
by f-a

As other reviewers stated, very difficult to talk about this game without spoiling anything. I will say it is an interesting experiment, puzzles were mostly boring/uninteresting and drags a bit too long for my taste.

Play it with ~1h to kill and an open mind. If you get stuck, just read a transcript.

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Winter Storm Draco, by Ryan Veeder
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Short & sharp, September 2, 2018
by f-a

Short adventure which eloquently puts our hero in the middle of the elements.

Style is dry and at the same time expressive, puzzles are rewarding, can be played in one sitting (20 minutes).

Very nice production!

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RPG-ish, by Stuart Lilford
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Stock cube RPG, July 22, 2018
by f-a

All the mechanics & tropes & grinding of your run-of-the-mill RPG condensed in 300 words.

Fine as a critique to the genre and fun to play.

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The Act of Misdirection, by Callico Harrison
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Play Act I!, July 17, 2018
by f-a

The first Act is marvelous and exquisitely crafted: perfect specimen of a "restricted choice" IF where the player still feels in control. Excellent experience and (for me) a pinnacle in its genre.

The remaining adventure (Act II and III) are less interesting/funny, but worth playing with a walkthrough.

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Cactus Blue Motel, by Astrid Dalmady
Not much of a game, exquisitely written, July 12, 2018
by f-a

I encourage you to play this Twine: despite being quite light on the "gaming" part, it is expertly written and touching.

The game sports "multiple ending", but I was satisfied with just one walkthrough.

It is quite short (say: half an hour to an hour).

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Harmonia, by Liza Daly
Very good, April 1, 2018
by f-a

Exquisite art, captivating story, recommended!

After replaying it, yes, I agree with other reviewers that some characters are a bit flat and some interactions may feel unrealistic, but still a very good production and presentation. Congratulations to the artist and the typesetter, excellent excellent work!)

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