Games with Impossible-to-film moments - an IFDB Poll

by aaronius
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I'm looking for games that demonstrate the power of text-based games. Games with sentences that would make developers of 3D games weep, like "The army of ten million robots marched over the liquid landscape," or "She concealed her anger perfectly."

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PataNoir, by Simon Christiansen
4 votes
"Puzzles depend on..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson
2 votes
"Peccable's room" [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
2 votes
"The entire game..." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Aayela, by Magnus Olsson
2 votes
"Much of the..." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Ad Verbum, by Nick Montfort
2 votes
"Relies on the..." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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A Beauty Cold and Austere, by Mike Spivey
2 votes
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Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty
1 vote
"Multiple ways to extend beyond the parser into the real world" [+]...

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Goose, Egg, Badger, by Brian Rapp
1 vote
"The entire..." [+]...

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The Chinese Room, by Harry Giles and Joey Jones
1 vote
"The moment when the player's mother appears." [+]...

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Rover's Day Out, by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman
1 vote
"Everything is simultaneously two things at once" [+]...

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Photopia, by Adam Cadre
1 vote
"The solution to..." [+]...

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Horse Master, by Tom McHenry
1 vote
"The game wouldn't..." [+]...

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The Primrose Path, by Nolan Bonvouloir
1 vote
"Contains a..." [+]...

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So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
1 vote
"One section takes..." [+]...

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Varicella, by Adam Cadre
1 vote
"Numerous scenes..." [+]...

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