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Forevermore: A Game of Writing Horror

by Stewart C Baker profile

(based on 1 rating)
Estimated play time: 10 minutes (based on 3 votes)
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About the Story

You are Allen Edgar Poet.

Can you write your next best work?

Awards

Entrant, La Petite Mort - English - ECTOCOMP 2024

Ratings and Reviews

Write a poem as Edgar Allan Poe, November 13, 2024
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

This was a fun little game that involved writing a text that varies depending on your inputs. Given that the game was written in 4 hours or less, I doubt it uses full procedural generation, but there is at least some visible variation in text and it gives the feel of procedural generation in a good way.

You play as Edgar Allan Poe (or equivalent) and you're trying to compose what is essentially *The Raven*. You get distracted, so you you have to battle to be either gloomy or happy. Whatever you pick, it affects your writing.

I love the idea, although there's not enough time to really expand on it, so we only get a couple of stanzas. I had difficulty making and executing plans, as I couldn't figure out how to maximize gloominess or cheerfulness. I did get 2 endings, and had a good time.

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