Andrew Schultz
ChicagoTop 10 Reviewer
Member since November 3, 2010
Last visited May 27, 2022
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Works written: Very Vile Fairy File, Threediopolis, Shuffling Around, A Roiling Original, Ailihphilia, and a lot of small puzzly games.
I'm definitely more on the text adventure side of things.
I also enjoy trading works for testing.
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Shuffling Around, by Andrew Schultz (as Ned Yompus) (2012) (23 ratings)A weird power to save a weird world. So you just got fired from the best company ever, and it's the best day of your life. New opportunities! New horizons! New ways to look at things! Like calling... |
| Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz (2013) (23 ratings) A wordplay/quasi-maze game. |
| Fingertips: I'm Having a Heart Attack, by Andrew Schultz (2012) (13 ratings) It's your time to make a statement. Make sure your nerves don't fail before your heart does. |
| Very Vile Fairy File, by Billy Boling (2019) (7 ratings) Well, your name is Kerry Kyle, so you can't be the worst person to destroy the Very Vile Fairy File. |
Fivebyfivia Delenda Est, by Andrew Schultz (2021) (8 ratings)
A small puzzly text adventure with a hyperactive horse.
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Polls by Andrew Schultz
Poem-based games with puzzles/endings - 8 votes for 8 games; created May 5, 2022
Games with Trump-like (antagonist) characters - 9 votes for 9 games; created December 14, 2021
Games with Books/Bookshelves/Libraries - 38 votes for 27 games; created May 13, 2016
Games with amusing deaths - 29 votes for 21 games; created April 7, 2015
Games with non-standard directions - 23 votes for 17 games; created December 28, 2014
I 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,...
Games with Trump-like (antagonist) characters - 9 votes for 9 games; created December 14, 2021
While we want to put something like Trump behind us, it's not easy. Humor can help. So can comparing him to a historical villain. I'm...
Games with Books/Bookshelves/Libraries - 38 votes for 27 games; created May 13, 2016
I'm interested in games with lots of books you can read through. Maybe it's just a lot of cool titles and authors. Maybe they're randomly...
Games with amusing deaths - 29 votes for 21 games; created April 7, 2015
Lots of games have one amusing death, but what games best take the concept and run with it? These deaths could be nudges on messing...
Games with non-standard directions - 23 votes for 17 games; created December 28, 2014
I'm wondering about games (primarily parser) with weird directions beyond NW/SW/SE/NE, up, down or inside/outside. I like the example in...
Reviews by Andrew Schultz
Carpathian Vampire, by Garry Francis May 17, 2022
The Spooky Mansion, by Tim Jacobs May 17, 2022
Raspberry Jam, by Sylfir May 16, 2022
The Bright Blue Ball, by Clary C. May 16, 2022
Espiritu Roboto, by Ray Leandro May 15, 2022
"I admit I'm not much of a fan of vampires, so when the author asked for testers, I opted for his other game. I've been through the..." - See the full review
The Spooky Mansion, by Tim Jacobs May 17, 2022
"I come down on the non-serious side with EctoComp games, and so for me, The Spooky Mansion came a few months early. While the plot is..." - See the full review
Raspberry Jam, by Sylfir May 16, 2022
"While most TALP games focus on the parser, Raspberry Jam allows hyperlinks to get around its homebrew engine. That makes it an oddity in..." - See the full review
The Bright Blue Ball, by Clary C. May 16, 2022
"I didn't get to look at nearly as many Spring Thing games as I'd hoped, but all the same, I'm glad I got to The Bright Blue Ball. It's..." - See the full review
Espiritu Roboto, by Ray Leandro May 15, 2022
"Espiritu Roboto establishes a lane early, and it's a strong one: you're a robot who is about to undergo repair or, more likely, a memory..." - See the full review
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Andrew Schultz's Play Lists
Played Games
The Best Man, by Stephen BondDomestic Elementalism, by fireisnormal
Lists and Lists, by Andrew Plotkin
Maze of Madness, by Lurkio/Ant
Space Quest: The Lost Chapter, by Vonster D Monster
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Wish List
The Eidolon's Escape, by Mark ClarkeMecha Ace, by Paul Wang
The Sound of One Hand Clapping, by Erica Sadun
Cliffs of Fire, by Wade Clarke
Gnome Ranger, by Pete Austin