Mike Russo

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Member since October 30, 2020
Last visited May 25, 2022
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Author of Sting and The Eleusinian Miseries.

My super rigorous scoring rubric:

1 star = terminally buggy or otherwise really not worth playing.

2 stars = some real strengths but some flaws too.

3 stars = an enjoyable game that's well worth playing.

4 stars = a great game that might just be lacking a bit of ambition or pizzazz to get it over the top.

5 stars = an amazing achievement that I'll remember for a long time to come.

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The Eleusinian Miseries, by Mike Russo (2020)
(24 ratings)
Well, isn't this a lark! After solid years of going after old Alky to let you in on that Mysteries wheeze of his, at last tonight's the night. He's dragged you from Athens to Eleusis for the to-do,...

Sting, by Mike Russo (2021)
(14 ratings)
Six bees. Five bags of groceries. A four-pound dumbbell. Three sailboats. One twin. Sting is a puzzleless parser memoir about ordinary days and unexpected interruptions.

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Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto   January 12, 2022
"(This review was originally posted on the IF newgroups immediately after the 2003 IF Comp). Slouching Towards Bedlam involves..." - See the full review

Dr Horror's House of Terror, by Ade McT   January 12, 2022
"(This is a lightly-edited version of a review posted to the IntFict forums during the 2021 IFComp. My son Henry was born right before the..." - See the full review

Off-Season at the Dream Factory, by B.J. Best (writing as “Carroll Lewis")   January 12, 2022
"(This is a lightly-edited version of a review posted to the IntFict forums during the 2021 IFComp. My son Henry was born right before the..." - See the full review

4x4 Archipelago, by Agnieszka Trzaska   January 11, 2022
"(This is a lightly-edited version of a review posted to the IntFict forums during the 2021 IFComp. My son Henry was born right before the..." - See the full review

A Paradox Between Worlds, by Autumn Chen   January 11, 2022
"(This is a lightly-edited version of a review posted to the IntFict forums during the 2021 IFComp. My son Henry was born right before the..." - See the full review

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