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Great game, annoying narrarator., December 23, 2023This game is wonderfully made. The reason I didn't give it five stars was due to me finding the narrative voice annoying. Some people might appreciate the humor, but it's not my cup of tea. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Great Game, Sad Game, December 17, 2023by AgentBLZZRD This shit is so sad bro I felt genuine fucking grief in this game😭😭 Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Highly creative and humorous, September 19, 2023by RonFromPgh A super-fun, single-room, relatively short story filled with creative humor and a strong character development (reveal?) that warms your heart. Puzzles are not too difficult with the enjoyment being primarily in reading the flow of descriptive events. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- xyzoe (Pacific Northwest), September 18, 2023 - SandwhichMeat, September 9, 2023 - Egas, August 25, 2023 - gattociao, August 11, 2023 good job!, June 30, 2023 I liked this story a lot! I have to say that the main character seriously needs some ADHD medication though; I was like that until I got my prescription Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A difficult but rewarding one-room puzzler, February 18, 2022by cgasquid (west of house) you are a college student (male by default, though it switches to female if you type (Spoiler - click to show)HETERONORMATIVITY OFF, something i'd give my left arm to be able to do in real life). you've been making practically no progress on your paper because you keep allowing yourself to be distracted, and your girlfriend is fed up with you. now you have an ultimatum: write 1,000 words by the deadline or she's leaving you forever. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Violet- A great introduction to IF. , December 9, 2020by Dean Edolas As someone fairly new to IF, and even newer to this community, this is my first review. I believe Violet is quite a wonderful game, with many *easter eggs* so to speak. It was a fairly simple game, that took me about half a day to complete and look through all the special codes that the game gave me after completing it. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Great story and gameplay, March 29, 2019by tunabee This is definitely one of those games I'd put in the "cute but occasionally frustrating" category. Basically, the game is one very large and intricate puzzle, but as things start to make sense, you are definitely rewarded for your lateral thinking skills. The story itself is simple but effective, and the game is occasionally very funny. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- elias67, March 12, 2019 - Steffan LW Sitka (Los Angeles), February 28, 2019 - Princessthe1st (USA), January 23, 2019 - Stian, January 22, 2019 - Emanuele Caruso, January 21, 2019 - SchnickelFritz (TX), December 26, 2018 - Superfreq (Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada), December 20, 2018 - DocDoe, December 16, 2018 - JoQsh, December 6, 2018 - illuki, November 3, 2018 - Joey Jones (UK), September 15, 2018 - Accatitippi (Italy), August 27, 2018 - Whom (Wisconsin, United States), August 7, 2018 - imollo, August 2, 2018 2 of
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A cute story, July 21, 2018This is one of the few games I've replayed for the fun of it. It's sweet and funny (especially the nicknames) and I couldn't recommend it more. The hints are just enough for the beginner (my first playthrough) and the clueless (my second playthrough). Also props for gender choice. It was a nice touch. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- yaronra, July 16, 2018 - play_all_day, June 12, 2018 - DustyCypress (Hong Kong), May 19, 2018 - Jan Strach, April 19, 2018 - airylef, April 15, 2018 - faffpaper, April 11, 2018 - Stas, March 27, 2018 - retired mosquito, March 23, 2018 - 1PainfulPocket, January 10, 2018 - Elternabend, December 7, 2017 - hollowaytape, October 6, 2017 - xochie, September 10, 2017 - enkaye (usa), September 1, 2017 - ja, bo ja, August 28, 2017 - karlnp (Vancouver, BC), August 23, 2017 - Wanderlust, August 3, 2017 - AuntBeast (USA), July 31, 2017 - jamesb (San Antonio, Texas), July 12, 2017 3 of
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Annoying, beyond all else, July 7, 2017by Smidge At first I was determined to solve the odd puzzles/problems that arouse, but the melodramatic girlfriend's narration, irritating plot line, and ridiculously --SQUIRREL!!-- distracted PC annoyed the patience right out of me. I have no desire to replay or even finish the first play-through. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- sunmono, June 22, 2017 - Cory Roush (Ohio), June 3, 2017 - Kyriakos Sgarbas (Hellas (Greece)), May 25, 2017 - plek, May 16, 2017 - Laney Berry, May 15, 2017 - Denk, May 3, 2017 - enigmity, March 21, 2017 - pox, March 18, 2017 - Greg Frost (Seattle, Washington), February 11, 2017 - lkdc, January 31, 2017 - TheAncientOne, January 28, 2017 - chargefire, January 25, 2017 - magicnumber, January 9, 2017 - Xavid, December 7, 2016 - piffling-paka (State College, Pennsylvania), December 6, 2016 - Azul, November 25, 2016 - Audiart (Davis, CA), November 5, 2016 - paranormal-potato, September 24, 2016 - Emdistal (Muncie, Indiana), September 17, 2016 - mstahl, August 18, 2016 - CMG (NYC), July 21, 2016 - NinaS, July 3, 2016 - Aselia, May 12, 2016 - sipral, May 11, 2016 - jrc (Stockholm, Sweden), April 30, 2016 - missjith, April 24, 2016 - kala (Finland), April 13, 2016 1 of
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a great little game with a unique narrator, April 7, 2016by zemma one of the most original "escape the room"-type games i've ever played - i can only assume the premise came to the author in a "stroke-of-genius" type situation. the puzzles are clever, and the game is charming, occasionally sad, and overall a pleasure. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Matt Bates, March 30, 2016 - Lanternpaw, March 11, 2016 - primal, February 12, 2016 4 of
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Extremely well polished college game with a great innovation; didn't gel for me, February 3, 2016by MathBrush In this game, you must write your dissertation while overcoming many distractions. You must use various items in the room to block out sound, sight, itchiness, etc. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Guenni (At home), January 25, 2016 - Veraloo, January 20, 2016 - Aryore, December 13, 2015 - leanbh, November 30, 2015 - Nancy Boo, November 22, 2015 - Cat Manning, November 17, 2015 - bignose (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), November 7, 2015 - CasualGamer33356, October 14, 2015 - KingofSushi, October 12, 2015 - felicitations, August 11, 2015 - Sophie Grimaud (France), August 2, 2015 - Julia Myer (USA), July 6, 2015 - ibelongia, June 5, 2015 - chux, May 20, 2015 - blue/green, March 19, 2015 2 of
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Highly Polished, Endlessly Inventive, Funny, Cruel, and Exquisitely Relatable, March 12, 2015by Matt W (San Diego, CA) I was looking for a quick game to test out an IF interpreter (Text Fiction) on my Kindle. I knew Violet was a one-room game, so thought it would be a good test. Little did I know I'd be playing what may be my favorite IF game so far. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Thrax, March 11, 2015 - hoopla, February 14, 2015 - NikkiT, February 2, 2015 - morlock, January 14, 2015 - BlitzWithGuns, December 11, 2014 4 of
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Charming, Funny, Heartwarming Fun. A Must., December 10, 2014by Sensei_Pong (aka. The Reading Gamer) (U.S.A.) Related reviews: "Violet" "Sensei Pong" "Sensei_Pong" Your girlfriend you dearly love has given you an ultimatum. Write 1,000 words for your dissertation, or she's leaving you forever to go back to her home country of Australia, 1,000s of miles away... Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- VarunG (Mumbai, India), November 15, 2014 - siquis (Scotland), November 7, 2014 - EllaClass, November 5, 2014 - Sobol (Russia), September 12, 2014 - nosferatu, August 21, 2014 - PVince81 (Germany), July 12, 2014 - wateringcan, May 28, 2014 - odysseus (Ontario, Canada), May 24, 2014 - justin7243, May 22, 2014 - Taffer, April 19, 2014 - shornet (Bucharest), March 23, 2014 - Roricus, March 11, 2014 - Snave, March 7, 2014 - Katrisa (Houston), January 28, 2014 - Pawndawan, January 26, 2014 - Reptile_Overlord, January 24, 2014 - RichCheng (Warwickshire, UK), January 19, 2014 - Simon Deimel (Germany), January 3, 2014 - IxPrefect, December 31, 2013 - Cait Sith (Czech Republic), December 29, 2013 - Cloud-Of-Judgement (Eastern Europe), December 12, 2013 - OtisTDog, October 25, 2013 - Adam Myers, September 20, 2013 - Sdn (UK), September 6, 2013 - Indigo9182, August 14, 2013 - BladeL, July 15, 2013 - decourf (Norway), June 14, 2013 - DJ (Olalla, Washington), May 10, 2013 - luftmensch (Germany), May 8, 2013 - DAzebras, April 30, 2013 - absentsock, April 27, 2013 - nf, April 21, 2013 - _eMMe_ (Milan, Italy), April 13, 2013 - Stier, March 27, 2013 - ptkw, March 4, 2013 - dk101 (London, UK), March 2, 2013 3 of
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Best one room IF, March 2, 2013by Coldfinger (Germany) This is a game that not only excells in one regard. The plot is quite unique and the implementation is great, the prose is fun to read and the puzzles are not too difficult to stop the flow of the story while being not too easy to make this an interactive story instead of a game. The number of funny remarks you get when doing something wrong or trying to do something that doesn't work make even failing worthwhile. Never was able to put it into an unwinable state and I don't think this is possible. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Metz77 (Massachusetts, USA), February 21, 2013 - SaraG, February 2, 2013 - Paolo Jose Cruz (Manila, Philippines), January 31, 2013 - Beable, January 20, 2013 - Fantacide (California), January 17, 2013 3 of
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Strong characters but unenjoyable world, December 25, 2012by Andromache (Hawaii) This is not a true review. More like impressions after partial game completion. Note: this rating is not included in the game's average. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
- Edward Lacey (Oxford, England), December 14, 2012 - Perry Simm (Vienna, Austria), December 2, 2012 - Lingling (Perth, WA), November 23, 2012 - Sam Kabo Ashwell (Seattle), October 31, 2012 - Puddin Tame (Queens, NY), October 27, 2012 - heatherb (United States), October 24, 2012 2 of
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Very Fun, Very Cute, Very Funny, September 16, 2012by Petrichor For those who haven't played, "Violet" is a game about your character, who has an upcoming deadline--but is too distract to get the writing done. Your job is to remove the distractions and get to writing. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Light Hearted, User Friendly Delight, September 14, 2012by platy CAVEAT: IF gamer here who prefers narrative over puzzles. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- RaulFPL (Brazil), August 16, 2012 - ohno, August 4, 2012 - Inarcadia Jones, August 2, 2012 - madducks (Indianapolis, Indiana), July 19, 2012 - Endian, June 2, 2012 - zylla, May 13, 2012 - shilmista, May 10, 2012 - HexWizard, May 9, 2012 - Trif (Germany), May 6, 2012 2 of
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Witty, fun and challenging, April 29, 2012by Janos Honkonen (Helsinki, Finland) Violet was an awesome find - it manages to combine romance, slice of life, somewhat darkish comedy and one room puzzle action in a pretty impressive way. The prose and the tone of the "dialogue" and the descriptions is witty and a delight to read. The puzzles are pretty out there, but solvable, especially with the well implemented hint system. Both the puzzles and the story lead up to a pretty delightful and nutty ending. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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I belly laughed, April 28, 2012The game starts of with the simple premise of needing to write a thousand words but your procrastination gets the better of you. I have a final on Monday and two others in the coming week, to describe what I'm doing playing this game as procrastinating would be generous. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
- Abalone , April 20, 2012 - Ruth A, April 9, 2012 9 of
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On Not Writing to Save the Relationship, April 9, 2012by danyadsmith My history with interactive fiction is fraught with frustration and failed attempts. I remember having at least two games on my Commodore 64 (or maybe my Apple IIc) that I started but never finished. After a long hiatus from interactive fiction I discovered a text adventure buried in the Terminal on my Mac a year ago. After several attempts to solve it, I set it aside. A few months later, I found a copy of Adventure that I installed and played a few times. I still haven't finished it. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Domaknitrix (Virginia), March 6, 2012 - Emerald Rhapsody, March 4, 2012 - Relle Veyér, March 1, 2012 - knowyourknot, February 1, 2012 - deathbytroggles (Minneapolis, MN), January 30, 2012 - Hagbard Celine, January 26, 2012 - [delete this account], January 17, 2012 - E.K., January 4, 2012 - dbigs, December 26, 2011 - Toasty23 (Washington), December 23, 2011 - Jaxcap (Arizona), December 10, 2011 - Ouroboros, December 5, 2011 - EJ, November 2, 2011 - AndyC (Japan), October 17, 2011 5 of
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Fun and clever game, October 5, 2011Initially I got frustrated by this game because I just wanted to explore the room and not worry about what Violet would think, or have the game end because she left me. But once I figured out all I had to do was 'write' once in awhile, I was able to explore to my heart's content. What really excited me about this game was the amazing expanse of commands. Anything that crossed my mind seemed to be achievable. To my further delight, many of the crazy solutions I came up with actually worked and helped me toward my goal. This is one of the best IF games I have played in awhile. The puzzles are great and I got totally immersed in the world. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- sunny and mild (South Africa), October 4, 2011 - heleneotroy (Washington, DC), September 19, 2011 - aparrish (NYC), September 15, 2011 - Ann R. J., September 11, 2011 - cmdrfalafel, September 10, 2011 - Nemansphere, June 27, 2011 - Shchekotiki, June 23, 2011 - Xeinok (Cali/Osaka/Pattaya), June 10, 2011 - dr. quux, June 2, 2011 - flamingoboots, May 24, 2011 - Rotonoto (Albuquerque, New Mexico), May 16, 2011 - baywoof, April 25, 2011 - Jonathan Blask (Milwaukee, WI, USA), April 4, 2011 3 of
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Dysfunctional relationships ahoy!, March 8, 2011by spinnerin (Portland, OR) This is a game where you’re trying to work on your dissertation, but distractions keep getting in the way. Violet is the girlfriend who is going to leave you if you don’t get the writing done. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- frocutio (Irvine, CA), February 22, 2011 - snickerdoddle, January 27, 2011 - Sylvia Storm, January 26, 2011 - r6144, January 25, 2011 9 of
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Perhaps just not my style, January 24, 2011by katz (Altadena, California) The impeccable implementation did not compensate for the fact that I didn't like either Violet or the player character. Violet's voice is perfectly believable, but it's also nagging, wheedling, and irritatingly superior; the player character's inability to focus was enough to make me declare him/her a lost cause. I appreciate the ambiance, but however detailed, the story didn't place me in a world where I wanted to spend any amount of time. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Amphiareion, January 24, 2011 - A. P. Sillers (United States, East Coast), January 22, 2011 - smartgenes (Newcastle, UK), January 15, 2011 - Niklas Larsson (Malmö, Sweden), December 19, 2010 - Hobat, December 16, 2010 - kba (berlin), December 12, 2010 - S. Plumb, December 3, 2010 - salty-horse, November 20, 2010 - Wendymoon, November 18, 2010 - Venya (Olalla, WA, US), October 22, 2010 - Softbagel, October 22, 2010 - nsandver, October 1, 2010 - armandch, September 17, 2010 - Nusco (Bologna, Italy), September 6, 2010 - Karl Ove Hufthammer (Bergen, Norway), August 29, 2010 - Clemency Jones (England), August 26, 2010 - Celestianpower (Gloucestershire, UK), July 25, 2010 - Juleske, July 20, 2010 - Pergament, July 9, 2010 9 of
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Romantic? Comedy?, July 6, 2010by SarahTheEntwife (USA) This is a surreal, funny little one-room game. You are a doctoral student having trouble concentrating on your dissertation. Your girlfriend has threatened to break up with you and move back to Australia if you do not write 1000 words by the end of the day. She narrates the entire game -- for example, if you "get" something, she quips "Yours, plucky wombat!" or whatever nickname she picks that time. There are quite a lot of amusing easter eggs to discover. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Sorrel, July 4, 2010 - lagran-G-an (Tel-Aviv, Israel), June 28, 2010 - Stickz (Atlanta, Georgia), June 23, 2010 - osofine, June 22, 2010 - Dan Efran, June 15, 2010 - strikemeyer (Atlanta, Georgia), June 12, 2010 13 of
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Earns a spot on the 'all-time favorite' list, June 9, 2010by Bernie (Fredericksburg, VA) After reading a review on here, I popped open Violet to read a few quick sentences. Unfortunately, I had to surrender my computer to my husband for an appointment 10 minutes later. Violet was so well-written and interesting that I ended up co-opting my husband's computer and downloading an interpreter so I could keep playing. The game was just too much fun to put down. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Gem of a game!, June 7, 2010by Danielle (The Wild West) If you came to VIOLET wanting a huge dungeon-crawler, you'll be disappointed. But if you're in the mood for something different, this game is a perfect little tidbit. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- freeform (Taiwan), May 14, 2010 - Patrick M. McCormick (United States), May 4, 2010 - helga (Australia), May 2, 2010 - Mikoangelo (Denmark), April 28, 2010 - Leland Paul (Swarthmore, PA), April 27, 2010 - Christopher Bogs, April 25, 2010 - Azazel, April 14, 2010 - WaterMonkey314, March 25, 2010 - Martinellis (California), March 1, 2010 - Magnus W (Örebro, Sweden), February 19, 2010 - Ioannis D., February 6, 2010 - Genjar (Finland), January 13, 2010 - Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), January 10, 2010 - loungeman (Bilbao, Spain), January 4, 2010 - smurfas666 (Klaipeda, Lithuania), December 30, 2009 - cormorancy, December 29, 2009 - Nicholas, December 26, 2009 - Grey (Italy), December 21, 2009 5 of
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Really good (most of the time), December 20, 2009by Andreas Teufel (Poland) Violet is the story of a man or woman (for me it works only with a female PC) who has to write 1000 words for some kind of university paper in order to keep his girlfriend from leaving, but is constantly distraced by his surroundings. (happy now Peter Pears!?) Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- TempestDash (Cincinnati, Ohio), December 4, 2009 - futureman44203 (Ocala, Florida), November 27, 2009 - Brad Buchanan (Seattle, Washington), October 26, 2009 - tinroof, October 12, 2009 - LuigiThirty, September 18, 2009 - Beetle B., September 12, 2009 - VK, August 28, 2009 - Cuxxu (Albany, NY), August 26, 2009 - Alessan, August 21, 2009 - thion, August 20, 2009 11 of
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Like Reaching Land After Days At Sea, July 30, 2009by AmberShards (The Gothic South) Did I play the same game as the other reviewers? Reading the reviews and the contrasting their sparkling appreciation to what I experienced makes me seriously question if most of the reviewers are on high-grade antidepressants or terminally too-nice. Shaking off that bit of strangeness, let me say first that I started playing Violet expecting a lot. (Yes, those reviews did bias me towards expecting something off-the-charts good). Reality was a bit lacking in comparison. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (2) - Add comment
- four1475 (Manhattan, KS), July 26, 2009 - Ben Cressey (Seattle, WA), July 16, 2009 - Matt Kimmel (Cambridge, MA), July 7, 2009 - Brian Conn (Eureka, California), June 19, 2009 - Squidi, June 18, 2009 - Sly Curado, June 8, 2009 - Naeradan, June 3, 2009 - googoogjoob, May 18, 2009 - Hipster Scumbag, May 4, 2009 - Dannii (Australia), April 28, 2009 - Krishnoid (Sunnyvale, CA), April 26, 2009 - Steve Blanding (Redmond, WA), April 4, 2009 - Michael R. Bacon (New Mexico), April 1, 2009 - Mark Jones (Los Angeles, California), March 31, 2009 - Rhian Moss (UK), March 23, 2009 - robx, March 13, 2009 - GDL (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), March 9, 2009 - schifter (Louisville, KY), February 24, 2009 - winky, February 24, 2009 - MyTheory (Missouri), February 15, 2009 - nallam, February 4, 2009 - Rose (New Zealand), January 12, 2009 - Cheryl L (Australia), January 9, 2009 - Neale Grant (Hove, England), January 5, 2009 - Matt W. (Vienna, Austria), January 5, 2009 - tylluan (Vermont), January 4, 2009 2 of
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No wonder he's the winner !, January 4, 2009by dutchmule Very rich and well-polished (no bugs and one specific answer for each action), this game is also funny ! I liked the way the story is told through the eyes of Violet ; moreover telling the player at any time what he has to get rid of (noise, Internet, etc ! - anything can be a disturbance !) is a great thing. The only thing I didn't like is (Spoiler - click to show)that you sometimes have to destroy objects made by your beloved one to advance ! ;) Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Robot Marvin, January 4, 2009 - oddgrue (California), December 31, 2008 - Adam Biltcliffe (Cambridge, UK), December 28, 2008 - yandexx (Saint-Petersburg, Russia), December 28, 2008 3 of
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Procrastination made interesting, December 22, 2008by Ziixxxitria (California) The puzzles were interesting and just hard enough to keep me looking for the solutions. Violet's narration was witty and the little asides and descriptions gave a very strong feel for the characters. A few little turns such as (Spoiler - click to show)the ending, or the many times I *thought* I had the cable taken care of for good left me gaping for a moment, before I jumped right back in. Excellent entertainment. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Aaron Mumaw (Appalachia), December 22, 2008 12 of
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Annoying, December 12, 2008Hey look, I've got a super-hot, rich, clever, jet-setting Australian girlfriend! She's so cool I even think in her voice! And she loves to play charming tricks on me, like (Spoiler - click to show)writing me a letter to tell me I'm dumped... but it's just a "joke"! Hahaha! Sure you do, Mr Freese, sure you do. You don't live in your mother's basement, alone, programming videogames in your spare time, not at all! ;) Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
- Shigosei, December 6, 2008 - Al, November 27, 2008 19 of
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My favorite xyzzy response ever., November 26, 2008Violet is entirely responsible for rekindling my interest in interactive fiction recently. The interesting aspects of this game are amply highlighted in the other positive reviews here--that it's a single room game where everything, even metagame response, is conveyed in the voice of the protagonist's girlfriend. In the hands of a less capable author this would have quickly turned into an annoying gimmick, but Freese avoids that fate so thoroughly that I was actually sad when the game was over. Everything, from the nature of the puzzles (battling procrastination) to the never ending stream of increasingly bizarre pet names (lemon squidgie?), fits together perfectly, and almost nothing in the coding of the game was irksome. The single negative review below (at the time of this review) can only be the result of an unfortunate, soul-crushing cynicism. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Kake (London, England), November 26, 2008 - Clare Parker (Portland, OR), November 23, 2008 6 of
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Nothing motivates a man like a woman's change of status, November 22, 2008by Ron Newcomb (Seattle) The most unique thing about Jeremy Freese's _Violet_ is its wholeness. The author uses an unusual technique of casting the titular NPC as a voice intentionally willed to exist inside the male* protagonist's own head. Not only does his constantly keeping in mind "what would Violet say?" show his feelings for Violet and his current motivation, but the technique allows an in-game character to comment on both action-based gameplay and out-of-world game messages without breaking mimesis. Even the about-the-game portions of the work called up by the CREDITS or ABOUT commands are cast as a letter from an ostensibly real-world Violet to the author's friends, we the player. The pervasive use of this technique lends the work a visceral force usually reserved for true stories. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- JCiruolo, November 19, 2008 - perching path (near Philadelphia, PA, US), November 18, 2008 30 of
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Well crafted, demented, and fun, November 17, 2008by WriterBob (Richmond Hill, Ontario) This game is as rock solid a piece of IF as I've seen in quite a while. It is a single room, single extended puzzle, written clearly. All the objects in the room are capable of being examined and most are, to a great degree capable of being manipulated. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Fun. Adorable. Brilliant., November 11, 2008by Dominic Delabruere (U.S.A.) Violet is deeply implemented, contains challenging-enough-to-be-fun puzzles and a fine hint system, and tells a really charming story. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. This is the sort of greatness to which I aspire as an author. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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