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Ghosterington Night, by Wade Clarke
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A little combat simulator running around a house grabbing poetry, June 30, 2017*
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

In this game, you run around a 3x3 house filled with independent hostile NPCs who chase you. You need to evade or shoot them and find four treasures hidden in the house.

The randomized combat can be hard, but if you expect it coming in, it can be a lot of fun. I found 2 poems and ran, and I was satisfied with my ending.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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halloween candy triage simulator, by j. marie
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A game that randomly assigns you candy, June 30, 2017*
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This is a twine game with two buttons: one that randomly gives you a type of candy, and one that counts the candy you've gotten.

I don't know if there's anything hidden here. This is a speed IF, so its likely the author was just experimenting with Twine, in which case this is a neat little piece of programming.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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Hill of Souls, by Angela Shah
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A creepy short game experimenting with text output, June 30, 2017*
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This game (whose cover art was nominated for an XYZZY award for best supplemental materials) uses randomization to change the description of the area you are in (a one-room game), and every turn it clears the screen before printing the description.

I found it a bit confusing, and I had to look up the club floyd transcript to finish it, but it was a fun experiment.

* This review was last edited on August 17, 2017
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IDSPISPOPD, by Christopher Brent
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A bizarre short sequence with minimalist parser about Doom, June 30, 2017*
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This is a violent and profanity-filled short little game with some graphics effects that has a bit of a parser in it (you can type 5 or 7 different commands) made for Ectocomp.

It seems like it was intricate to program in the 3 hours, but suffered from the lack of time.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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Jack, by Jason Lautzenheiser
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A short thriller about being Jack in Halloween, June 30, 2017*
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This game has you starting as a confused Jack during Halloween, and quickly escalates from there.

The story is quite original for IF, though it resembles the plot of several non-IF media sources.

This is an ectocomp game, so it is short and buggy, but the concept is neat.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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LISEY, by Marco Innocenti
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A haunting short story about a man, a woman, and a cat, June 30, 2017*
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This is a SpeedIf made for Ectocomp. You play an old man who has experienced a loss, and who finds a dead cat on his lawn.

You have to clean up the cat, by finding various items about your house. As you do, a mysterious backstory is slowly unveiled.

While the final story didn't completely gel for me, I found this game fun and fascinating.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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Monster Maker, by Adri ("Erin Gigglecreek")
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A fun, tiny game where you customize your body, June 30, 2017*
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In this game, you are a monster with a varying number of body parts that you can modify by taking different things out of buckets and baskets nearby, including tails, skins, eyes, and 'extra'.

Its short and fun, written quickly for Ectocomp. It doesn't have an ending or graphics, but it's whimsical and fun.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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Personality Rights, by Sumana Harihareswara
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A visual novel existential Speed-IF about death, June 30, 2017*
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This is a very short game but with some nice graphics and interesting concept. You are dead, and you are on the internet. You talk to some old friends and check out some old haunts.

It's an Ectocomp game, so it's fairly short, and it takes a lot of files to get running. It has very few branching points.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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The Profile, by Mike Snyder
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A chilling game that becomes an intriguing puzzle, June 30, 2017*
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

This game was quite creepy and icky at first, until I realized my true purpose.

This game is a play-and-replay game that was brilliantly coded in 3 hours or less, and provides more gameplay than most Ectocomop speed IF. Recommended. I can't say much more without spoiling it.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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The Voodoo You Do 2, by Marshal Tenner Winter
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A short Voodoo religion-based game for Ectocomp, June 30, 2017*
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This game was entered in Ectocomp 2013. It has a short sequence based on the Voodoo religion, and includes a fairly clever puzzle.

Because it was a speed-IF, it has a bunch of rough edges. Also, the game has quite a bit of profanity. But the concept is much better developed than most ectocomp games.

* This review was last edited on July 16, 2017
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