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mr. leg needs some milk

by amelia tsukum profile

(based on 10 ratings)
Estimated play time: 2 minutes (based on 1 vote)
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3 reviews12 members have played this game. It's on 9 wishlists.

About the Story

Mr. Leg woke up in the middle of the night. Help him get some milk. One puzzle. Extremely short.

This experimental game was made in an hour and a half. The game is in first person and intentionally uses a childish, all-lowercase, grammatically incorrect minimalist narrative style.

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3 star:
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2 star:
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1 star:
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Average Rating: based on 10 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 3
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
gib him milk, October 25, 2018*

Very short but adorable game. (Spoiler - click to show)It's got a friendly cow in it, which automatically makes it worth checking out.

It's just a pity the author didn't replace the default responses -- with the game's childish unpunctuated style, being suddenly confronted with "I am carrying nothing." or "That's not a verb I recognise." jars one out of the mood.

* This review was last edited on December 1, 2023
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1 minute vignette, October 25, 2018
by f-a

Extremely short game with 1 easy puzzle.

It would be interesting to see the protagonist in another adventure.

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A sweet game that makes a strong case for “less is more”, November 30, 2025

It’s late at night and mr. leg can’t sleep. Solution: find milk.

This is an extremely short Inform game. Lunch break game? More like a snack break game. Acquiring the milk involves one puzzle.

(Spoiler - click to show)

We seek out eulalia, a cow who lives in a tree and is also our friend.

>talk to eulalia
we are friends, don't need words

Precious.

The author nailed the prose. The lowercase letters and grammar effectively convey the uncomplicated world of mr.leg. I was impressed with the minimalist approach and how it informs the narrative and gameplay. The peaceful nighttime ambience was memorable, along with the cover art.

In conclusion, mr. leg needs some milk demonstrates what can be achieved when you focus on only cultivating what you need to tell the story. Whether this succeeds is often hit or miss, but the author of this game makes it work.

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