The Angel Curse

One of David Welbourn's very early games, this is a quickly coded speed IF. Go in realizing it's a speed and just have fun with it. It starts out dour and emo and you think it won't be fun and then it surprises you and you're clapping your hands the way you do with delightfully unexpected wacky IF. (If that is a thing you clap your hands for, as I do.)

The one and only hint I shall give you (and this isn't a spoiler) is that this isn't a one room game. Once I figured that out, things went pretty swiftly.

There's nothing wrong with this game (as previous ratings may suggest), at least if you don't hate short games. Puzzle-wise, it contains just a few obstacles to overcome, and story-wise it's a quickie with a fun twist. It's a speed IF, and a decent one at that.

The premise of The Angel Curse is an intriguing one, and the first half of the game is well done, if a little buggy. The writing flows naturally and sets a dark and slightly depressing tone, and pulled me in very effectively.
Unfortunately, the second bit of the game has several problems; the tone of the writing changes from dark to somewhat silly, the ending feels very rushed (I'm at a point where I feel I'm about to make an important discovery, but instead of showing me something new and spooky, the game suddenly ends), and the ending puzzle is not clued at all - you'll probably end up either finding a walkthrough or just trying out random actions for the heck of it.
I realize SpeedIF is bound to have problems, but I don't think it would have taken that much work to fix this game up into an excellent little piece. As it is, it is worth a try for the striking beginning.