cgasquid

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Member since February 1, 2021
Last visited December 2, 2024
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ratings: 5 - masterpiece; 4 - excellent; 3 - good but needs work; 2 - mediocre, needs a lot of work; 1 - just plain bad

i've been playing IF since i first got my hands on Zork II in grade school. i'm deliriously happy that the art of interactive fiction has continued to be explored to the present!

i like games with high interactivity, which give you a choice of problems to tackle at any given time. the critical drum i beat the hardest is immersion -- even a treasure hunt game can be immersive if it really feels like you're there and there are reasonable responses for everything you type.

i have a bad habit of reviewing bursts of games that are somehow related to one another. i write a review, then i notice the page suggests another game that i've also played, so i go review that, and so on.

i type like this because i'm not a capitalist.

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Mission Asteroid, by Roberta Williams, Ken Williams, Sierra On-line Systems October 28, 2024

"For the record, I played this on a real Apple ][+ in the 1980s. It was my second text adventure ever, after Scott Adams' Adventureland..." - See the full review

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Adventureland, by Scott Adams August 22, 2024

"At the age I was, I got hours and hours of fun out of Adventureland ... 's demo. As sparse as the text was, as weird as the puzzles were,..." - See the full review

Softporn Adventure, by Chuck Benton August 22, 2024 (edited: August 23, 2024)

"Unlike most adult IF, Softporn Adventure has actual puzzles and gameplay outside of simple seduction. Given the era, it's not surprising..." - See the full review

The Absolute Worst IF Game in History, by Dean Menezes August 22, 2024

"I really wish I could convey to people that just because something runs doesn't mean it should be published. It's also unfortunately..." - See the full review

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