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3 people found the following review helpful:
 Well-peppered; could use a bit more salt., June 25, 2022by Rovarsson (Belgium) The neighborhood-crazy-lady has taken your skateboard away! Your plan is to get it back. Preferably without falling into her claws yourself. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Jim and Eric's Excellent Adventure , December 8, 2019Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret is a fun and well-written, if lamentably short, text adventure. The puzzles are well-executed, and are not overly difficult. I was interested in the auto-correct feature (which took me by surprise with my first typo); though imperfect (it mistook my intentional “glove” for “love”), it is a vast improvement on the standard TADS reminder to use the OOPS command. The gentle nudges to input text when I had sat too long in thought were annoying to this seasoned player, but I was interested enough in the feature itself to leave it enabled to see what else it might nudge me about. And that is a really nice feature for brand new players. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Great IF for beginners, February 5, 2017by jkibbe Mrs. Pepper is a great starting place for those getting into IF. It has a very generous hint system and fun puzzles that are just the right difficulty (for me, anyway!). I like cryptography, so I really like the inclusion of a cipher as part of the plot. I would recommend printing a map or drawing a map to keep track of all of the locations. After I did everything I needed to do for the main storyline, I got stuck as to what to do finish. I figured it out easily, but I thought the end was a little anti-climatic. (Spoiler - click to show)I was hoping that Mrs. Pepper would return home and maybe receive a little poetic justice! Next, I plan on having my middle school students work through this story as an intro to IF! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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2 people found the following review helpful:
A well-crafted, short game about a witch; appropriate for children, February 3, 2016by MathBrush Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret is about a woman in your neighborhood who stole your skateboard and is pretty mean. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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3 people found the following review helpful:
This was my first IF game, and I LOVED it!, February 1, 2016Ok, I gave this game five stars. Why? On its own it is more of a four star game. However, this was my first IF game. I played text adventures back in the 80's, but I wanted to see how they were presented today. I saw this game won some competitions and it seemed to be newb-friendly so I gave it a shot. I loved it. I loved it so much it inspired me to try more Interactive Fiction and even to start learning Inform 7 so I can try my hand at my own stories. So overall it is a four star game, but I gave it five as not only was the game fun, it opened a new world for me. Thanks Jim and Eric! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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11 people found the following review helpful:
Ideal beginner's game, September 21, 2012by NiMuSi (London, UK) This is an ideal game for beginners, serving as a gentle introduction to IF. It has examples of most of the standard puzzles found in IF (using magical items, repairing machinery etc). Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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Not just for beginners..., January 4, 2012by diddlescatter (US) Initially I was put off by the fact that this game was labeled as a children's game. Seeing that the reviews emphasized it's appropriateness for beginners, I wasn't all that interested in playing it. However, the title had intrigued me enough that one day I decided to give it a try anyway. I'm glad I did! I liked this game. It was fun to play and very well implemented. The descriptions of rooms & objects and outdoor scenery made me feel like I was right there in the story. (It's actually been a few months since I played the game & I can still picture every room. This is also helped by the fact that, in it's entirety, the area to explore was limited to a house and yard... a fact which I thoroughly enjoyed. No getting lost in this game!) Playing & experimenting with objects was fun... it's clear that the authors paid much attention to detail when implementing the game. I also enjoyed the fantasy/magic aspect. While, in an actual fantasy game, the events in Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret would be quite commonplace & possibly even blasé, when placed within a modern-day neighborhood setting, the odd magical elements are mysterious & rather exciting. I recommend this game to beginners & advanced players alike. It may not be challenging for everyone, but it's worth a play anyway, if simply for the sake of the story and the fun interactions within it's setting. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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6 people found the following review helpful:
Fun!, June 8, 2011by Emma Claire My dad and I played this game and had a great time! We couldn't originally find out how to get into the garage, but eventually did. We didn't even try (Spoiler - click to show)giving tap water to the elf, we were just carrying a glass of the rain water. after we got the skateboard, we still thought we were going to need the wheelchair to get the elf outside, but my dad figured it out. Overall, this game is awesome! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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17 people found the following review helpful:
10 year olds review Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret, October 19, 2008by Mike Sousa (Massachusetts) Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret had very challenging puzzles that made us think. It took us 2 days to finish. The puzzle of getting in the house was very difficult and took us a lot of time to figure out what to do. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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