I'm looking for good examples of IF in English, Mandarin, and Castilian, especially those that could be used in a classroom setting.
★★Narrative: ★I personally enjoy the narrative and story. ★★I recommend the work as a good example of literature.
★ Interactivity: For playability, reader agency, illusion of freedom.
★ Pacing: Such as good mechanics and structure, fair puzzles, clear objectives, clear narrative breadcrumbs/hints, toys that distract from frustration, graphic map, walkthrough.
★ Bonus: The fifth star is only for extraordinary works. For the narrative, interactivity, fun gameplay, emotional impact, artistry, exposition of topic, use of medium.
年獸文字冒險遊戲 | The Beast, Nian: A Chinese Text Adventure, by IFforL2 (2016) (1 rating) 年獸故事的文字冒險遊戲。For Chinese language learners, I highly recommend the mouse-over annotation bookmarklet found at http://mandarinspot.com/bookmark
This is the first attempt I'm aware of at creating a parser-based interactive fiction in the Chinese language. It's a direct adaptation of the novel by 程小青. I'd be particularly grateful if any of...
虎姑婆文字冒險遊戲 | Grandaunt Tigress: A Chinese Text Adventure, by IFforL2 (2021) 我媽媽已經去照顧我的爸爸。 他和些鄰居被隻貓弄傷了。不只是貓:又巨大又燃燒著。沒有人見過這樣的野獸。事實證明,它逃出了*國姓爺*王本人的寵物妖怪展覽。 國王看到我們殺了他的母老虎,並沒有因此而責罵我們,才是因為我們沒有提供香火,值錢或任何朝拜。如果個無名人死了之後就變成飢餓的幽靈,我們還不應該懼怕幽靈老虎嗎? 從那天起,我們的邨莊被命名為「打貓」。
"It's been a long time since I've seen a new genuinely interactive text in Mandarin Chinese. A lot of what is called 文字冒險遊戲 or 互動小說 is..." - See the full review
"這正是文字冒險應該要有的樣子。 This game is exactly what a text adventure should be. Even if you don't like escape rooms, you should play just to see..." - See the full review
"In my experience, Chinese language visual novels are often puzzle-less electronic picture books. Many stories offer few and trivial..." - See the full review
"Depresiv's El Archipiélago is one of the greatest fantasy IF games in the Spanish language. After finishing it a few years ago, I wanted..." - See the full review
"I was addicted to MetaComp for two full working days. (COVID-19 had closed all of the schools in Taiwan, but teachers still had to show..." - See the full review