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Cher journal,

by dunin

2022
Custom

(based on 1 rating)
1 review4 members have played this game. It's on 1 wishlist.

About the Story

« Cher journal,

Aujourd'hui, j'ai découvert un nouveau jeu étrange. Les règles n'étaient pas données, il m'a fallu les trouver par moi-même. »

Awards

7th Place, Best game; 4th Place, Best technical; 8th Place, Best writing - French Comp 2022

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A unique concept involving a journal and a strange mechanic, February 17, 2022
by MathBrush
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

This is a French IFComp game.

I think a lot of the interesting parts of this game come from the first few moments, so I'll put most of the review in spoilers in case you want to try it out real quick. I can say that it should be apparent fast what is going on, and that the first few seconds are interesting, and that the comma in the game title is not a typo.

(Spoiler - click to show)This is a game where you have to type out journal entries over several 'days'. The twist is that the entries are pre-determined: you have to guess what someone would type in a journal and hope that you're typing what they want you to. Every character you get wrong (including punctuation!) deducts a point. Every correct word adds a point up to 50. When you lost all 50 points, you have to restart that day.

The game doesn't last too long, so it can be completed in one sitting. This was intimidating, though, as a non-native speaker, but there are mechanics that help with that over time. The game did pull a couple of tricks on m though.


+Polish: The game is very polished.
+Interactivity: It was weird and I don't think it would work for other games, but I liked it in this one.
-Descriptiveness: The actual text was quite vague.
+Emotional impact: I was impressed by the cleverness.
-Would I play again? Not much replay value.

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Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Author's Choice by MathBrush
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