Drew Cook

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Top 100 Reviewer
Member since August 12, 2021
Last visited July 19, 2025
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I write about playing and writing interactive fiction at my blogs Gold Machine and Top Expert. A they.

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- reading reviews and criticism

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- hurricanes
- mean-spirited and/or condescending reviews
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Interactive Fiction by Drew Cook

Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook (2023)
(29 ratings)
Explore an all-new "critical edition" of a 1996 Inform 5 game about mental illness, magic, and the second law of thermodynamics. When D, a psychiatrically disabled chaos wizard, learns that an...

Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight, by Drew Cook (2025)
(10 ratings)
Can Marbles the cat and her human friend D escape a gruesome situation in time for lunch? "Black fur, white locket. Agile, brave. Likes: fish, carpet. Dislikes: loud noises, adult humans....

Portrait with Wolf, by Drew Cook (2025)
(12 ratings)
A different sort of IF art show. Construct a gallery of portraits by incorporating simple motifs in this choice-based Inform work. Content warnings are available in-game.

Untitled Relationship Project, by Sophia de Augustine, Charm Cochran, Drew Cook, Matt Devins, Piergiorgio d’Errico, Max Fog, Hanon Ondricek, Hidnook, Joey Jones, Kastel, Manonamora, Mathbrush, Mike Russo, Tabitha (2024)
(4 ratings)
This is a short game about bits and pieces of relationships, written by a group of authors.

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I've decided to make a list of games that have influenced my writing, whether it be criticism or game development. I'll be adding to this...

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Reviews by Drew Cook

Method in My Madness, by Max Fog July 5, 2025

"I have never, until this very weekend, played Max Fog's Method in My Madness. One reason is that my spidey-sense tingles when I see the..." - See the full review

Lazarrien: A Love Story, by DemonApologist July 4, 2025

"Having enjoyed Radiance Inviolate a great deal, I played and rated Lazarrien last month, but I thought I might write some words about it..." - See the full review

Blood and Sunlight, by alyshkalia July 3, 2025

"When I was in fourth grade–I can recall reading it in my assigned seat–I remember loving a book about a boy my age who befriends a..." - See the full review

The Tempest, by David R. Grigg July 17, 2024 (edited: July 18, 2024)

"1992's "The Tempest" by David R. Grigg, which should not be mistaken for Graham Nelson's adaptation, is an unkind game that modern..." - See the full review

Naughty in the library, by HHRichards May 30, 2024

"I thought I might enjoy reviewing as-yet unreviewed games. It's hard to get one's game reviewed outside of a competition or jam context,..." - See the full review

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