Doug OrleansSomerville, MA, USATop 50 Reviewer E-mail: dougorleans@gmail.com |
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Everything We Do Is Games, by Doug Orleans (2015) (7 ratings)A null game, inspired by John Cage's 4′33″. |
Last Day of Summer, by Doug Orleans (as Cameron Fox) (2011) (19 ratings)
It's the last day of summer, and you're old enough now to go into town by yourself.
Look Around the Corner, by Doug Orleans (as Robert Whitlock) (2014) (1 rating)
A short game inspired by the song "Look Around the Corner" by Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Bárbaro.
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Doug's Top Ten of IF Comp 2015 - 10 items December 9, 2016
Doug's Top Ten of IF Comp 2016 - 10 items December 9, 2016
I played all 53 entries in IF Comp 2016. These were the top ten games on my ballot. Note that I rate games on slightly different criteria...
Doug's Top Ten of IF Comp 2016 - 10 items December 9, 2016
I played all but one of the 58 entries in IF Comp 2016 (I couldn't play Labyrinth of Loci because I don't have access to Windows or Mac...
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Reviews by Doug Orleans
Heading East, by Hugo Labrande (as Alex Davies) March 9, 2017
"(Full disclosure: I helped playtest this game.) A short coming-of-age vignette, evocative and touching. The connection to the song it's..." - See the full review
When the Land Goes Under the Water, by Bruno Dias (as Nikephoros De Kloet) May 27, 2015
"This game starts with the admonition "If you intend to write a review or discuss it with others, I suggest you play through it exactly..." - See the full review
Starry Seeksorrow, by Caleb Wilson (as Ayla Rose) May 27, 2015
"Everything about this game is charming: the premise (you are a doll who has been enchanted to protect a child of a wealthy magician..." - See the full review
Interstellar Text Adventure, by Jordan Goldberg March 24, 2015
"I appreciate the sentiment that led to the existence of this game, and it has some nice hard-sf imagery and sense-of-wonder, but the..." - See the full review
More, by Jason Dyer (as Erin Canterbury) June 5, 2014
"Very short but polished and evocative with a decent emotional heft. The one puzzle was difficult but fair, and I felt clever when I..." - See the full review
"(Full disclosure: I helped playtest this game.) A short coming-of-age vignette, evocative and touching. The connection to the song it's..." - See the full reviewWhen the Land Goes Under the Water, by Bruno Dias (as Nikephoros De Kloet) May 27, 2015
"This game starts with the admonition "If you intend to write a review or discuss it with others, I suggest you play through it exactly..." - See the full reviewStarry Seeksorrow, by Caleb Wilson (as Ayla Rose) May 27, 2015
"Everything about this game is charming: the premise (you are a doll who has been enchanted to protect a child of a wealthy magician..." - See the full reviewInterstellar Text Adventure, by Jordan Goldberg March 24, 2015
"I appreciate the sentiment that led to the existence of this game, and it has some nice hard-sf imagery and sense-of-wonder, but the..." - See the full reviewMore, by Jason Dyer (as Erin Canterbury) June 5, 2014
"Very short but polished and evocative with a decent emotional heft. The one puzzle was difficult but fair, and I felt clever when I..." - See the full reviewSee all reviews by this member
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Doug Orleans's Play Lists
Played Games
Stoned Ape Hypothesis, by James HeatonLast House on the Block, by Jason Olson
The Turnip, by Joseph Pentangelo
Sense of Harmony, by Scenario World
Turbo Chest Hair Massacre, by Joey Acrimonious
Wish List
Open Sorcery: Sea++, by Abigail CorfmanTristam Island, by Hugo Labrande
Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, by S. John Ross
The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Ĺkesson
Nothing But Mazes, by Greg Boettcher
"Not Interested" List
This member hasn't added any games to his "Not Interested" list yet.Doug Orleans's Club Memberships
ClubFloyd joined April 1, 2015
People's Republic of Interactive Fiction joined April 10, 2010
The Geek Interactive Fiction Club joined March 9, 2017
People's Republic of Interactive Fiction joined April 10, 2010
The Geek Interactive Fiction Club joined March 9, 2017