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![]() by MathBrush You play a young man in costume who goes about a ball stealing kisses from young women. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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![]() by Karl Ove Hufthammer (Bergen, Norway) The Kissing Bandit is extremely linear, and basically runs on rails, with little real interactivity. What saves it, tough, is the hysterical writing, which are sure to make you smile throughout the game. There are no puzzles as such, and you don't even have to pick up anything during the game (but do examine your inventory!). While many 'original' verbs are implemented, several items mentioned in the room descriptions are not, and the autocompletion could be smarter. For instance, typing 'climb' outside a tower offers the not-so-helpful (but somewhat amusing) completion 'climb (the maiden)'. The author does acknowledge the somewhat spotty implementation, caused by lack of time before the submit deadline, and it would be nice to see an expanded and improved version released. All in all, I think the humour and the overall cuteness of The Kissing Bandit does make up for some of its shortcomings, and since the game only takes about 10 minutes to play, it's well worth spending those 10 minutes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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![]() by OtisTDog Mr. Wheeler seems to be a man of extremes. His works, which are often submitted under a pseudonym, have scored both low and high in various competitions, and they include 'Being Andrew Plotkin', aka 'BAP'. While 'BAP' is an in-joke laden spoof that is most popular among the authors and IFMUDders at the core of the modern IF community, 'The Tale of the Kissing Bandit' is at the other end of the accessibility extreme -- a complete novice to IF should have no trouble playing this story through to the end while appreciating every word along the way. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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![]() by Michael R. Bacon (New Mexico) The language is engaging and fun, more than it is actually funny, which it certainly is. The most event/story-based fun (as compared to thoughtful gameplay) I've had in IF. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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