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A cute but dramatic story about a dog and his ball , April 27, 2022This is a story intended for beginners, and I believe may be the author's first published game.
It's a brief parser game with a dog protagonist. You have been hurried away from your regular home and, in the tussle lost the ball.
There is a larger overarching plot, where (very early spoilers) (Spoiler - click to show)the reason you are shuttered away is because bombs are dropping in Ukraine. This makes for a dramatic storyline, and what started as a personal search for a ball becomes something more selfless, urgent and important.
The game uses a fun mechanic where 'smell' is as important as 'look'.
There are some errors, mostly things that are difficult to deal with in Inform (like extra punctuation and capitalization). Other than that, this is a surprisingly smooth game with a story that ended up feeling nice.