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An Admirer

by Amanda Walker profile

2024
Inform 7

(based on 1 rating)
Estimated play time: 14 minutes (based on 4 votes)
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About the Story

Something loves you.

Awards

Entrant, La Petite Mort - English - ECTOCOMP 2024

Ratings and Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Freeform parser conversation game made in 4 hours, November 16, 2024
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

Making a conversation-based parser game in 4 hours is dicey, but can be rewarding. I made Halloween Dance in 4 hours, an ectocomp conversation game. It wasn't really very good, but I adapted its system into later games.

This game is even harder than Halloween Dance was, because I was doing an topics inventory-based conversation system. This game is more like a chatbot, where it picks up on words you type.

So it makes sense that, despite its remarkable achievements, the game still has some rough boundaries. It also doesn't have an ending; that, combined with unimplemented topics, makes it hard to tell if you've hit a roadblock because you can't guess what to type or if there's nothing left at all.

The story as far as I can find it is that something has been watching you and wants you to die and has mingled love and hate for you. I wasn't able to find any further distinguishing characteristics, besides it not being a ghost. The line-by-line writing was good; characterization-wise, it was rather one-noted.

So for me, as a game, this seems average. As a tech accomplishment, it seems above average. It's like how lifting a 20 lb weight isn't too impressive, but doing a one-handed backspring with a 20 lb weight is impressive. Writing a keyword-based conversation game in 4 hours is impressive.

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Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: October 31, 2024
Current Version: Unknown
Development System: Inform 7
IFID: 79336719-3FF3-4C56-BC9D-7294032DB89F
TUID: 38yhhbko0fhvtru5

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fourth wall breaking by Cygnus
Okay, I swear this will be my last poll for the month. BUT. I love fourth-wall breaking. I am a simple guy. I love when games mess with me. There's a plethora of games here, and there isn't an overtly filled fourth-wall tag, so if you...

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