Ratings and Reviews by f-a
View this member's profileSurveillance state simulator. The idea was very good and drew me into the game, the execution less so in my opinion: I would have liked to have some kind of “reward” or score for my choices while the game relies on articles and heavy handed narrative to convey its point.
I hope to see more from the author since this is very interesting.
Poverty porn, December 31, 2021Poverty porn in a gamebook.
Few choices, scant writing, stereotypical characters.
I believe the idea is sound — if difficult to pull off without resorting to clichés. Frankly I did not enjoy the execution one bit.
Solid chess puzzler with a story, July 4, 2021I liked this game, both the puzzles and the narrative side were fresh and enjoyable. Directions were extra cleas which is always a plus in parser games.
The only think I would add is some kind of time counter so you can immediately get — in the first three puzzles — in how many moves max the puzzle should be solved.
Play this if you like chess!
A very interesting experiment in IF, May 23, 2021I agree with the other reviews, the game is interesting because it explores something new (inaction, inanimate bodies, impossibility to act) in Interactive Fiction but not super fun per se.
It is quite short and will give you new ideas if you are a game developer and a fresh view on the medium if you a reader of IF, so I say: «play it!»
Short eerie horror, October 11, 2020Quite a refreshing short experience, dealing with more than your usual gore+lovecraft horror trope.
Very good in doing what it does (there is no way for me to address it, without revealing the coup de théâtre), despite some minor writing flaws (Spoiler - click to show)(telling us how we feel. I was perfectly unsettled without being reminded I am horrified or that a shiver runs through my spine).
My suggestion to you is: play it! It is extremely short (coffee-break IF), and will add a thing or two to your IF and Horror experience.
Competent post-apoc horror, October 10, 2020Alone is a post-apocalyptic horror which plays along the «man against enviroment» lines. I much appreciated its descriptive dryness; the fallout narrative is told through observations.
Puzzles were OK, sensible if sometimes déjà vu (Spoiler - click to show)(the fusebox one I did not like, guessing which part of the station is powered at the moment).
If you like the genre, this is a very good production!
Century is a text/graphic adventure which reminds me of them ’80s: simple text, cosy graphics, sensible puzzles, not much of a story.
I enjoyed it.
Solid twine horror, April 28, 2020I give this 4 starts for the story, well narrated, dry enough not to be overwhelming, precise in its description. 2 stars for interactivity instead: it doesn't feel much of a game (bar from a choice towards the end) and much more of a (very) short story.
Since it is not long at all I recommend you to play it, as the author managed to convey the horror quite nicely.
Good 8-legged survival horror, April 12, 2020The 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!
Excellent 1000 word game, December 16, 2019This 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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