Games Centered Around Devices/Machines - an IFDB Poll
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Amanda Walker RSS FeedI'm looking for games that heavily feature learning how to use a device or machine. For instance, the machine in Emily Short's Savoir-Faire, Art DiBianca's devices in the Grandma Bethlinda games, or the box in Paul Michael Winters's The Box. I love graphical games like the The Room and The House of da Vinci, and want more IF that features fooling with fun devices.
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 | Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg, by Arthur DiBianca 2 votes "More of a toy than a game" [+]"More of a toy than a game" --Amanda Walker... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car...
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 | Metamorphoses, by Emily Short 2 votes "Two devices by the entry gate transform any object in many ways." [+]"Two devices by the entry gate transform any object in many ways." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --IFforL2...
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 | BYOD, by n-n 1 vote "The PC's phone." [+]"The PC's phone." ( ) --IFforL2...
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| Castle Ralf, by Doug Clutter and Steve Vance 1 vote "Large Escape From A Booby Trapped Castle Game" [+]"Large Escape From A Booby Trapped Castle Game: I have played almost innumerable pieces of IF - this game has the largest machine based, set piece puzzle that I have ever come across. And all to glean a key." ( - Full review) --Canalboy...
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 | Ka, by Dan Efran 1 vote "Has devices and..." [+]"Has devices and environments I could easily picture as puzzles in a point-and-clicker." ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke...
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 | Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short 1 vote "Totally awesome" [+]"Totally awesome: Great use of an innovative device" --Amanda Walker...
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 | Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box, by Arthur DiBianca 1 vote "Great limited-command puzzle box game" [+]"Great limited-command puzzle box game" --Amanda Walker...
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 | The Box, by Paul Michael Winters 1 vote "Great little puzzle box game" [+]"Great little puzzle box game" --Amanda Walker...
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| The Symbolic Engine, by Evan Schull 1 vote "This is a one..." [+]"This is a one room IF Art Show game where you manipulate a machine to watch different portrayals of human history. The gameplay involves learning how to activate the machine and experimenting with its controls to view each narrative." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car...
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