Games where the enemy/game fourth-walls big-picture meta-commands - an IFDB Poll
by Andrew Schultz
RSS FeedWhich games say something extra for quitting or save/load/restore?
I'm thinking largely of parser commands, but Twine is welcome, too.
For instance, a "ha ha, you're scared," when facing the big, bad villain, or one of their henchmen. Or maybe when in a maze. It doesn't necessarily short-circuit the load/resave, but it may needle you, especially if it is in a semi-randomized area.
This needn't be restricted to taunting. I appreciate the non-taunting examples I've read so far--including some works I've played before and forgot!
| Violet, by Jeremy Freese 2 votes "Violet tries to..." [+]"Violet tries to talk you out of quitting." ( ) --blue/green... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...  Vote for this game | |
| Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky 2 votes "Floyd comments on this" [+]"Floyd comments on this" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "Oh, I remember this one! Floyd is the best." [+]"Oh, I remember this one! Floyd is the best." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 1 vote "One of the key features of this game." [+]"One of the key features of this game." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
| Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle, by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, Liza Daly, John Cater, Ola Sverre Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jon Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes, and Emily Short 1 vote "Almost every meta..." [+]"Almost every meta command prompts a funny ending" ( - Full review) --deathbytroggles... Vote for this game | |
| Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote ""You mumble the spell of Saving."" [+]""You mumble the spell of Saving.": Trying to save in the presence of an enemy results in failure." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best 1 vote "Game has..." [+]"Game has responses if you try to undo or restart. But it does not feel like the game is laughing at you. It is more like a reality check." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Broken Legs, by Sarah Morayati 1 vote "Wields..." [+]"Wields meta-commands with the determination of a teenage girl bent on coming out on top." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates 1 vote "You play as Watson. When you SAVE, QUIT or RESTORE, an impatient Sherlock Holmes scolds you for idling." [+]"You play as Watson. When you SAVE, QUIT or RESTORE, an impatient Sherlock Holmes scolds you for idling." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... Vote for this game | |
| Hollywood Hijinx, by Dave Anderson, Liz Cyr-Jones 1 vote "'You can almost hear Buck Palace saying, "Wimp!"'" [+]"'You can almost hear Buck Palace saying, "Wimp!"'" --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Junior Arithmancer, by Mike Spivey 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Buggy, by Mathbrush 1 vote "Pretty much the..." [+]"Pretty much the whole game is this." --Stewart C Baker... Vote for this game | |
| Sugarlawn, by Mike Spivey 1 vote "Terri is the host..." [+]"Terri is the host for a scavenger hunt TV show, and will respond to the "save," "restore," and "undo" commands as someone conducting a show production. " ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |