Poem-based games with puzzles/endings - an IFDB Poll
by Andrew Schultz
RSS FeedI enjoy seeing people trying to mix poetry and puzzles. Even if it doesn't work, it still is fun to see people try, and quite bluntly, it's brave to attempt at all.
I'd like to remove works like Phenomena or 100000 years from consideration for this poll, and games with just one poem as a puzzle are a bit borderline. But ones that have recurring poetry, even if it is not High Art, are very welcome.
| Limerick Heist, by Pace Smith 3 votes "Very ambitious, the first of Pace's limerick games" [+]"Very ambitious, the first of Pace's limerick games" --Andrew Schultz... "Entire thing is limericks" [+]"Entire thing is limericks: You can get multiple endings, and puzzles involve choosing the right action or something that results in a limerick that makes sense." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...  Vote for this game | |
| A Tale of the Cave, by Snoother 1 vote "An affectionate tribute to bad poetry" [+]"An affectionate tribute to bad poetry" --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game | |
| Beythilda the Night Witch, by DCBSupafly 1 vote "ADRIFT game for EctoComp" [+]"ADRIFT game for EctoComp" --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game | |
| Caduceus, by Sarah Willson (as Mala Costraca) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --nf... Vote for this game | |
| El Cantar de Romanfredo, by Aryekaix 1 vote "Room and item descriptions are all verses in the ballad." [+]"Room and item descriptions are all verses in the ballad." ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Kotodama, by Aidan Doyle 1 vote "A city has been..." [+]"A city has been hit by a wave of poetry. You are a robot tasked to investigate it." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Phenomena, by Dawn Sueoka 1 vote "Game describes..." [+]"Game describes itself as an interactive poem about witnessing UFOs. Has nice visuals." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Limerick Night, by Pace Smith 1 vote "I forgot about this EctoComp entry until IFDB's search feature turned it up" [+]"I forgot about this EctoComp entry until IFDB's search feature turned it up: This may be the best introduction to Pace's bigger limerick productions, as the stakes are lower. They're all good, though." --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game | |
| Danse Nocturne, by Joey Jones 1 vote "think up adjectives! A successful 2011/12 SpeedIF entry" [+]"think up adjectives! A successful 2011/12 SpeedIF entry: I'm glad the author chose to release the source code so I could see the mechanics. I won't spoil it here, but they're there if you want it. I don't blame him for removing his pen name in the 2nd release." --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game | |
| Limerick Quest, by Pace Smith 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Andrew Schultz... Vote for this game | |