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4 people found the following review helpful:
 Something Special, October 31, 2021by Tito Valenz I really appreciate the fact that the blurb for this game doesn't give anything away in terms of how it evolves. It starts out as two friends playing some 80s computer games, which initially seem to be silly and short. There are a number of surprises waiting as you progress, drawing the player in ever further, while upping the stakes in terms of challenge as well as emotional involvement. I personally found the game to be pretty moving, making me generally concerned for one character in particular. I believe the ending I found reflected my choices fairly, but I am anxious to play again to see where else it could go. It had a clever mechanic that seemed pretty unique, and it only got a little too melodramatic once or twice. In terms of the IfComp 2021 competition, I consider this game to be (Spoiler - click to show)the frontrunner. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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10 people found the following review helpful:
A game about playing games and young friendship, October 16, 2021This is a complex game where you play computer games on a computer inside the computer that you're now viewing. While you do that, someone in real life (inside the game) comments on what you're doing inside the game (inside the game). Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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7 people found the following review helpful:
Nostalgic, surprising, multilayered, October 11, 2021by Passerine I really appreciated this game as a straightforward narrative, as a reflection on IF nostalgia, and as a multilayered mystery to unravel. The story is beautifully recursive, and the way the gameplay ties itself in knots is just fun. The descriptions and parser responses were entertaining and full of detail. Certain events felt slightly uncomfortable, but resolved in ways that made the conclusion even more satisfying—at least it felt like a conclusion, though it seems very possible I still have more to discover. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Nostalgic game with a bit of emotion, October 7, 2021by Dean Edolas Going into this game, I really didn't know what to expect. I started playing it, going through the different games. I got stumped a few times, but didn't really want to use the walk-through. Instead, I did some work, played a short parser, and came back. I realized what happened and figured out the problem. I definitely recommend doing that, and trying every TALK TO option, because you won't be able to give people anything without hearing what they have to say. I didn't really understand the Infinity thing until thinking it over later, so I recommend playing through it twice, trying out different options and endings. The end of the 80s scenes got me a little emotional, and And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One was overall a pretty cool game. Play-through- approx. 1 hour. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Charming!, October 2, 2021by Dan Fabulich We played this at the Bay Area IF Meetup. It's an incredibly fun zany meta-adventure. (We found the good ending, but for all I know, I'm still stuck in the game even now!) Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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