Member since September 9, 2019 Last visited October 11, 2024 Profile ID (TUID): fmxgf7wslp5loz5d
Wrote Ghost King. I may have solved one or two games without hints. Undistinguished poster to RGIF in the 1990s.
I think my rating scale is:
1 - I do not think it worth one's time 2 - Worth some time, with caveats (like "take a peek but don't feel obligated to complete") 3 - A good game, worthy of significant amounts of one's time 4 - A standout game and/or one of great import 5 - One of the best things ever.
Ghost King, by Jason Compton (2020) (4 ratings) Your father is dead and you’re sure your uncle is responsible. You tried to tell your mother so. Instead of believing you, she married him. Now you’re going to uncover the truth and set things...
"Amazing Quest is an abject failure of interactive fiction, if the definition of interactive fiction involves consequential choices,..." - See the full review
"This dour slice-of-robot-apocalypse life aims to deliver the tension of a race against death with a narrow high-tech escape...." - See the full review
Façade, by Michael Mateas, Andrew Stern July 25, 2020
"This game is a mess. And it was always a mess. It was an awkward and ill-fitting blend of real-time first-person navigation and parser..." - See the full review
"It's a wonder IF writers haven't leaned harder into overt soap opera presentation. The stock verbs are so over-the-top and tailor-made,..." - See the full review
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