Games That Reward Sticking With Them - an IFDB Poll
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Ghalev RSS FeedHere's a dangerously subjective poll. I can be a bit impatient with text adventures on most days, sadly, and if a game doesn't grab me, shake me, French-kiss me and hump my leg in the first 2,000 words (those long intros count toward the total) I generally shut the game down and walk away - too many other fish in the sea to linger. But I'm certain I've paid a quiet price for that: I bet there are a lot of games with so-so opening bits that, later on, blossom into something FANTASTIC ... what game does that description bring to mind, for your own tastes?
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 | Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 6 votes "May seem like any..." [+]"May seem like any other "your apartment"-game (though better written en implemented)... but it isn't." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --tggdan3... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jahilia... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol...
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 | Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 3 votes "Keeps getting better with every scene" [+]"Keeps getting better with every scene" ( ) --Divide... "Starts with a big..." [+]"Starts with a big guess-the-verb problem--at least that was my experience. Don't let that stop you." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol...
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 | Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 2 votes "It didn't really..." [+]"It didn't really strike me very strongly at first, but as the plot unravels things get very good indeed." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sobol...
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 | Bad Machine, by Dan Shiovitz 2 votes "At first it seems like nonsense" [+]"At first it seems like nonsense: but it is well worthy puzzling through if you can." --Newbot... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol...
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| Crystal and Stone, Beetle and Bone, by Jenny Brennan 1 vote "At first I didn't have a clue what to do, but it just kept getting better and better." [+]"At first I didn't have a clue what to do, but it just kept getting better and better." ( ) --Newbot...
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 | Infidel, by Michael Berlyn 1 vote "The opening..." [+]"The opening puzzles are tough and a bit unfair, but once you get into the pyramid, the game opens up a lot. (It's still very old-school, but infinitely more fun.)" ( - Full review) --Emily Short...
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| Chancellor, by Kevin Venzke 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ikram...
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| Christminster, by Gareth Rees 1 vote "This is a plotty..." [+]"This is a plotty and ambitious game with some cool set scenes. Unfortunately, the first puzzle more or less requires mindreading. Walkthrough that part, and the rest is better." --Emily Short...
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| The Tiny House, by Dan Doyle III 1 vote "The game picks up..." [+]"The game picks up slowly. You start out trying to find out WHAT happened, then the bulk of the game is trying to correct it. More Zork or Sorcerer-esque. " ( - Full review) --tggdan3...
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 | Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short 1 vote "The..." [+]"The learning-curve is initially a little steep, but once you get into it it's marvellous." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell...
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