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Carma, by Marnie Parker
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
An animated comic about commas, May 10, 2017*

This is a pretty fun comic to watch, but has very little interactivity. It worked for me in-browser.

It's essentially an animated comic about a comma who really doesn't like you. In each scene, you can mostly wait until the next scene, but you can also try a few basically well-cued actions. There is a scene or two, though, with really badly cued actions.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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Back Then, by Janelynn Camingue
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A crying-it-out simulator after a breakup in college, May 9, 2017*

In this game, you are absolutely devastated by a relationship. The writing is breathy and emotional. Overall, it reminded me a lot of Twilight, and not really in a bad way; Twilight has a way of keeping you reading.

However, it feels incomplete; the game shifts scenes abruptly at the end and ends just as abruptly, though there is some significant branching earlier. I've loaded the game in Twinery to check, and there is only the one, odd ending.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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Bobby and Bonnie, by Xavid
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A cute game with creative implementation about 2 bunnies, May 9, 2017*

This is a cute little puzzle game. You play a bunny, and the narrator is your sibling.

There is a cool graphical map, unusual for a glulx game. You have to clean your house before going to market, and collect food, etc. It reminds me of a Peter Rabbit book.

The puzzles were clever, but could be clued better. A lot of the 'corners' of the game feel empty, with conversations especially feeling like they should be more developed or be clearly limited.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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left/right, by chandler groover
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A series of miniature short stories about fate, May 9, 2017*

This was a fun little game. You choose left or right over and over again. Each branch takes you to a microstory about fate; some of which I really enjoyed.

If you play long enough, stuff changes slightly. Overall, though, this was a fun microgame, and worth checking out.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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Ishmael, by Jordan Magnuson
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A very polished and graphically well-developed short story about displacement, May 9, 2017*

This is a very well put-together game which deals with a young boy named Ishmael whose family has been impoverished and displaced, and deals with their journey towards insurgency.

The graphics and interface are impeccable. This is really, really well done. It also includes an animated story and some sound effects that I didn't hear because I didn't have headphones and didn't turn on my speakers (not his fault).

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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GNOEM, by Joyce Lin & Matthew Reed
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A short goofy twine game about a fantasy world, May 9, 2017*

In this twine game, you are transported to another world where you make friends with bizarre creatures.

It's the type of game that's fun and silly and everything works out. It's also pretty short.

The first link available in the game takes you to a youtube video of some music. It was interesting.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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brevity quest, by Chris Longhurst
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
An apparent microtwine adventure that is bigger than it seems, May 9, 2017*

This seems like a super small game (like TwinyJam or something) but is in fact quite large; the author claims it has "~29000 words in 723 nodes". It is strongly branching, but also pretty fun; it also has nice background changes, especially in the ocean scenes.

It's a fun game for a diversion. Recommended.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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Niney, by Daniel Spitz
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
An intriguing game based on becoming different roles, May 9, 2017*

You play a character on a train who assumes different personas or identities over a period of several days. You eXamine different people, and discover new identities, then BE them for different people.

It's a philosophical sort of game. I found it to be a bit lawnmowery (you spend a lot of time just trying each persona on each passenger), but I found it enjoyable. The 'seducing' personas I didn't really like.

The ending was interesting, but like many others, I found it confusing.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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Refugee, by Mark C. Marino
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A short Ink allegory of the political situation, May 9, 2017*

This game was shorter than I though it'd be. You select one person out of 9 on a raft, and you have several turns to choose who to talk to and what to do with rations. I don't believe the choice of character influences much.

This seems to be a weighty political allegory, but I found it difficult to see exactly what the messages were meant to be. There were parts against Nike factories, and parts for supporting refugees, but it seemed like there was much more that I was supposed to see that I just couldn't parse.

Overall, it was entertaining.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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A Fly On The Wall, by Peregrine Wade
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A branching and goofy game as a fly, May 9, 2017*

This game is a humorous story about a fly that notices a human up to no good.

It is surprisingly complex, and I found myself chuckling several times. It really seems to capture the essence of being a fly.

There was at least one link that didn't work (when I tried to SPLASH in the wine bottle), but otherwise it seemed really smooth.

There is some mild profanity.

* This review was last edited on May 12, 2017
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