AmberShards

The Gothic South

Top 50 Reviewer
Member since October 17, 2007
Last visited July 13, 2012
Profile ID (TUID): msz6fxxvfe7xxhxo

I write IF, have played quite a bit of IF, and regularly beta-test up-and-coming games.

However, don't expect me to pull any punches if I don't care for your game. I will not.

Also, don't expect me to join your clique or accept the status quo because it is the status quo. Again, I will not.

Lastly, don't think that voting down my reviews, slandering me, or hating my games will shut me up, slow me down, or make me disappear.

I will be throwing flowers on your grave, because I will outlast you.

News about games authored by AmberShards (RSS Feed)

Add a comment on this profile

Interactive Fiction by AmberShards

Seasons, by Poster (2011)
(1 rating)

Breakneck development effort on Sircon’s latest product — Inspire 3.2 — had kept you working 60-hour weeks for months. Inspire went gold master yesterday. Yesterday night was the riotous...

Building, by Poster (2005)
(13 ratings)

Recommended Lists by AmberShards

Enduring Games - 6 items October 28, 2007

These are games with memorable stories, whose characters live long after the window has closed, and in which the puzzles are an integral...

Fun Games - 6 items October 24, 2007

These are games which are entertaining but not enduring. Play them to enjoy a spot of diversion.

Polls by AmberShards

This member hasn't created any polls yet.

Reviews by AmberShards

Hauntings, by Emery Joyce November 13, 2011 (edited: November 14, 2011)

"Sometimes, although rarely, less is more. Hauntings shows that the old advertising bromide is occasionally right -- it has just enough..." - See the full review

The Last Dark Day, by Bob Reeves September 10, 2011

"Despite the Romantic sensibilities of the title, The Last Dark Day is anything but a Romantic, Gothic tour-de-force. It is a small,..." - See the full review

Growing Up, by Andrew Van Deventer September 2, 2011

"Growing Up, in its understated pathos, is a game that could have been great. It still could be, if the author wanted to go back and do a..." - See the full review

Run for the Oregon Legislature!, by Eva Schweber July 16, 2011

"I have to admit that I was hesitant to play this game, and even more hesitant once I had cruised over to the web site. I was expecting a..." - See the full review

Adventure Time, by Derek O'Neill July 3, 2011 (edited: July 4, 2011)

"You know you're in for rough waters when the very first screen of a game drops the f-bomb on you. As you might expect, things don't get..." - See the full review

See all 110 reviews by AmberShards
See all ratings and reviews by AmberShards

AmberShards's Play Lists

Played Games

All Alone, by Ian Finley
Hauntings, by Emery Joyce
Dr. Kong In: Plan DSDS From Practice Space, by Two Guys From The Other Bar
Zork LXIX: The Great Underground Hot Dog, by Bob Reeves
The Last Dark Day, by Bob Reeves

See all 178 entries in the Played List

Wish List

Offering, by Richard Smyth
The Subtropical Server Room, by Andrew Schultz
Don't Pee Yourself!, by Hulk Handsome
Blind, by Andrew Metzger
Tutorial, by Nereare

See all 21 entries in the Wish List

"Not Interested" List

Antifascista, by Greg Farough
STARSHIT, by Porpentine
Hors Catégorie, by Chris Calabro and David Benin
The Garlic Cage, Episode I, by Taro for writing , NOM3RCY for programing
When Help Collides, by J. D. Berry

See all 66 entries in the "Not Interested" List