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Roadtrip Pause, January 2, 2024by Rovarsson (Belgium) Exhausted after a long drive through the desert, you and your girlfriends pull up to a dilapidated motel. A good night's sleep will get you ready for the next day of driving and visiting the sights. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Twine pseudo-puzzler with engaging characters, February 1, 2021by cgasquid (west of house) this one's a real gem -- it's IF in the "existential crisis/surreal location" genre, but for once, the location isn't deserted. the characters in Cactus Blue Motel are interesting people, most of whom one might actually want to get to know, and despite the Twine structure and limited interactivity they come off as nuanced and deep. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Some places are like people: some shine and some don't, September 7, 2020by deathbytroggles (Minneapolis, MN) When I played Night Guard / Morning Star last year I noted that I was captivated by the writing and atmosphere and turned off by the multitude of endings. I feel similarly after playing Dalmady's Cactus Blue Motel and I'll dive further into the reasons why. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Xuan Li, July 6, 2020 - Marc-André Goyette, June 20, 2020 - quackoquack, June 10, 2020 - kierlani, April 2, 2020 - Dawn Sueoka, September 27, 2019 - Frederik Cornillie, August 13, 2019 - Bartlebooth, December 7, 2018 6 of
7 people found the following review helpful:
Beautifully presented, but could have been better written, September 3, 2018This game left me feeling a little unsatisfied. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Welcome to the Cactus Blue Motel: you wont ever want to leave!, July 15, 2018Please bear with me as this is my first review ever! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Karl Ove Hufthammer (Bergen, Norway), July 13, 2018 Not much of a game, exquisitely written, July 12, 2018 by f-a I encourage you to play this Twine: despite being quite light on the "gaming" part, it is expertly written and touching. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A Very High Recommendation From A Die-Hard Parser Guy, July 12, 2018by mstahl I'm a parser guy. I once believed that I'd never be able to give five stars to a Twine game for various parser-bias reasons. Then I played Cactus Blue Motel. And then I subsequently redefined my IF schema. Intriguing, Engaging, Inspiring, Thought Provoking. Life-Changing? Perhaps. This is an interactive story; this is a game; this is literature; this is art. Do yourself a favor and experience it for yourself. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- DustyCypress (Hong Kong), May 19, 2018 - Stas, April 1, 2018 - airylef, December 26, 2017 - Dominia, December 23, 2017 - thedigitaldiarist (Canada), December 10, 2017 - Prosilire (New York City), December 4, 2017 - helado (a small ceramic bowl), October 5, 2017 - Julia Myer (USA), August 29, 2017 - Wanderlust, August 3, 2017 - Spike, July 22, 2017 - Ivanr, July 20, 2017 - John Ayliff (Vancouver, BC), July 17, 2017 - lastplaneout (Boone, NC), June 22, 2017 - IFforL2 (Chiayi, Taiwan), June 14, 2017 5 of
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A heavily location-based long Twine with excellent styling, May 23, 2017It took me 209 choices to complete this game on my third playthrough. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- NJ (Ontario), May 19, 2017 - Laney Berry, May 18, 2017 - gapaot, April 27, 2017 - Ismarus, March 11, 2017 - Devon Preara, February 23, 2017 - Squidi, February 17, 2017 - Witchy W, February 5, 2017 3 of
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Evocative surreal atmosphere, January 29, 2017by Xavid I found the writing and the world created here to be unique and very intriguing. There's a lot of uncertainty here: what's really happening, how characters relate, what the consequences are of your actions, some of what's really going on with your character. This works well both for the uncertainty of a teenager whose life is about to completely change and for the surreal, uncanny environment. All in all, while it's not as game-y as some, it's a well-done literary/existential twine game. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- kala (Finland), January 17, 2017 - Ramona G, November 30, 2016 - Doug Orleans (Somerville, MA, USA), November 24, 2016 - E.K., November 23, 2016 - EJ, November 19, 2016 - Joey Jones (UK), November 17, 2016 - Liza Daly, November 17, 2016 - Robin Johnson (Edinburgh, Scotland), November 16, 2016 - CMG (NYC), November 16, 2016 - Wei Yuan Lee, November 16, 2016 6 of
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I was there, November 7, 2016by streever (America) This piece transported me to my own confused teenage years. Trying to sort out my future, scared of adulthood, pushed by forces beyond my control, I desperately could have used two close friends, a road trip, and a magical motel. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (2) - Add comment
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Glowing in the desert., October 26, 2016by Owlor (Sweden) A gorgeous-looking Twine with a surreal Twin Peaks-esque atmosphere that is open to interpretation, but contain themes of reluctance to move on, very much recommended. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Pegbiter (Malmö, Sweden), October 23, 2016 - mr.jones, October 20, 2016 - LayzaSkully (Italy), October 17, 2016 - Brendan Patrick Hennessy (Toronto, Ontario), October 15, 2016 - Denk, October 14, 2016 - jeffhos, October 13, 2016 1 of
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Run around in a motel., October 12, 2016Haven't you ever wanted to do that, run around in a cheap motel in the middle of the night? This was a lot of fun and encouraged an adventurous attitude. I felt bathed in the neon glow as I raced around trying to solve the riddle of the place. Fun and trippy. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
- Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), October 8, 2016 - Matt Bates, October 7, 2016 - Sobol (Russia), October 2, 2016
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