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My Mail Carrier is Always on the Phone

by Austin Auclair profile

(based on 5 ratings)
2 reviews9 members have played this game.

About the Story

An interactive essay in which I interrogate a question I've had for years.
Not meant to be played on phones (images get squished). Contains some curse words.
Built in Twine for the 2023 Neo Twiny Jam.

Awards

Entrant - Neo-Twiny Jam

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Average Rating: based on 5 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 2
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Shower Thoughts, but make it interactive, June 11, 2023
Related reviews: neotwinyjam

You know when you look out the window and you have a random thought about a thing you notice happening outside, and instead of moving on with your day you just continue thinking about it, making up scenarios and answering hypothetical questions...
This is what this game is: a sort of wild tangent about postal workers and what they do while delivery mail (especially what they talk about and who they talk to). It is somewhat absurd, quite comical, and lovely in its mundanity.

The formatting and UI of the piece (shaped like an envelop, filled with all the required stamps, and sometimes extra stickers) propose a fun way to interact with the piece (and mimic how non-sensical/linear those wild thoughts can become). I really enjoyed clicking on the different postal-related images, to move the story forward or cycle through options.
A very fun way of using the medium!

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Clever concept but a bit confusing, July 17, 2023
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This is a well-made Twine game written in 500 words or less for the Neo Twiny Jam

Rather than attempting to fit a grand structure into that small space, the author has created a linear narrative that is frankly very amusing.

This linear narrative is enhanced by many little animated doodads which react to hovering or clicking. These are pretty cool, but they all seem to advance the story the same as each other; I think. That's the thing, I couldn't tell if they were different branches, little side effects that returned to the main thing, etc. So I liked the overall idea, but my brain didn't comprehend well.

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Outstanding Twine Game of 2023 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best Twine game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games...

Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2023 by MathBrush
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