Victor Gijsbers

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Member since December 30, 2007
Last visited May 31, 2023
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I have authored The Baron, Fate, Figaro, most of The Art of Fugue, The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode, 'Mid the Sagebrush and the Cactus, Kerkerkruip and Nemesis Macana. I have also written a large Inform 7 extension called ATTACK.

A note on my ratings: I am mapping stars, numerical values and prose evaluations onto each other in roughly the following way.

1 star = 1 to 4 numerical rating = a bad game; not worth playing.

2 stars = 5 to 6 numerical rating = either does something interesting, but in flawed way; or is solid but truly unremarkable; might be worth playing if the premise interests you.

3 stars = 6,5 to 8- numerical rating = an interesting and solid game that nevertheless lacks something that would make it thoroughly successful; definitely worth playing, but not 'must play'.

4 stars = 8 to 9 numerical rating = a very good or great game that shines in almost every way.

5 stars = 9+ to 10 numerical rating = an (almost) perfect game, a fantastic example of what interactive fiction is capable of; something to play and replay.

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I've Attached My CV And Cover Letter, by Jaime Monedero March   February 20, 2023

"I've Attached My CV And Cover Letter is a short game in which you... write a cover letter. The idea is quite brilliant. You're given a..." - See the full review

Zymurgy, by Roger Carbol   February 20, 2023

"Zymurgy is a SpeedIF game, which means that it was written in a short period of time to fit a certain prompt. In this case, the prompt..." - See the full review

IRL: The Game, by Julia Makivic, Chris Stedman   February 19, 2023

"IRL: The Game was written by Julia Mkivic and accompanies a book by Chris Stedman. I haven't read the book, but it supposedly explores..." - See the full review

How do we approach the singularity?, by Mark Cook   February 19, 2023

"How do we approach the singularity? is a choice-based game written in Quest. At the time of writing this review (February 2023) the..." - See the full review

ANDROMEDA 1983, by Marco Innocenti   February 18, 2023

"I'm not particularly given to nostalgia for old school adventure games, but ANDROMEDA 1983 gets it right. The graphics and music are..." - See the full review

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