SobolRussiaTop 25 Reviewer |
Rating system:
1 star: I don't like it.
2 stars: I sort of like it.
3 stars: I really like it.
4 stars: I like it very, very much.
5 stars: I'm bedazzled, flabbergasted and awestruck.
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Out, by Viktor Sobol (2019) (20 ratings)It's a wonderful morning, and you're ready to come out. |
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For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Individual Puzzle of 2020 - 7 votes for 7 games; created September 17, 2021
Mise-en-abīme - 24 votes for 17 games; created June 17, 2016
This is for suggesting games released in 2020 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PUzzle in the XYZZY awards....
Mise-en-abīme - 24 votes for 17 games; created June 17, 2016
Mise-en-abīme is a technique of having a play within a play, a painting within a painting, etc. Let's list those interactive stories...
Reviews by Sobol
Practical Astrology, by Admiral Jota December 7, 2020
"A small, silly parody of Suspended where you turn dials and observe, via monitors, how your settings affect the planet. I think Admiral..." - See the full review
A Player's Heart, by Melissa Scott August 10, 2020
"A series of scenes from the life of an opera performer (or a backstager, if you choose so) in an alternate reality version of the XIX..." - See the full review
Sixth Grade Detective, by Laura Hughes June 14, 2020
"If you liked young detective games by Brendan Patrick Hennessy and Felicity Drake, you should probably also try Sixth Grade Detective...." - See the full review
States of Awareness, by Kerry Taylor April 20, 2020
"A concise, effective story with a couple of twists and interesting narrative mechanics akin to Common Ground. It wouldn't work as static..." - See the full review
Behold!, by Admiral Jota November 13, 2019
"Those planning to participate in the recently announced Emily Short Anniversary Contest might be interested in this 2001 mini-tribute - a..." - See the full review
"A small, silly parody of Suspended where you turn dials and observe, via monitors, how your settings affect the planet. I think Admiral..." - See the full reviewA Player's Heart, by Melissa Scott August 10, 2020
"A series of scenes from the life of an opera performer (or a backstager, if you choose so) in an alternate reality version of the XIX..." - See the full reviewSixth Grade Detective, by Laura Hughes June 14, 2020
"If you liked young detective games by Brendan Patrick Hennessy and Felicity Drake, you should probably also try Sixth Grade Detective...." - See the full reviewStates of Awareness, by Kerry Taylor April 20, 2020
"A concise, effective story with a couple of twists and interesting narrative mechanics akin to Common Ground. It wouldn't work as static..." - See the full reviewBehold!, by Admiral Jota November 13, 2019
"Those planning to participate in the recently announced Emily Short Anniversary Contest might be interested in this 2001 mini-tribute - a..." - See the full reviewSee all 32 reviews by Sobol
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Sobol's Play Lists
Played Games
Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg, by Arthur DiBiancaHow it was then and how it is now, by Pseudavid
A Papal Summons, or The Church Cat, by Bitter Karella
My Gender Is a Fish, by Carter Gwertzman
After-Words, by fireisnormal
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Wish List
And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. BestThe Best Man, by Stephen Bond
Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder
supa lape mi li ike, by jan Sepulon