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The Gay Science

by Capricorn van Knapp

2020

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(based on 4 ratings)
1 review

Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: February 3, 2020
Current Version: Unknown
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 7
IFID: Unknown
TUID: 49l2xkz5rqro6x12

Awards

4th Place, Event 1 - Second Quadrennial Ryan Veeder Exposition for Good Interactive Fiction

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Ryan Veeder's Judgment
7.3 points out of 10
I will give this Entry a score lower than is merited by its quality, because it does not appeal to me personally. It is your responsibility, Reader, to laud this game in ways I cannot. ...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
read the source code., September 4, 2021
by Ange

The game is simple, yeah, but the code is so moving it made me tear up. To anyone who stumbles upon this game: reload the game to see a couple iterations, and then open up the source code to read it the way it was meant to be read.


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