Where Nothing Is Ever Named

Note: This review was written during IFComp 2024, and originally posted in the authors' section of the intfiction forum on 10 Sep 2024.

This is very short parser game, where you are in a world with no names, and need to get out. It is - as the blurb says on the competition website - heavily inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass.

There are very few puzzles to solve, but I enjoyed my time. I think there could have been more clueing re one of the items you encounter. Though patience pays off. And I liked that the ending had various options, depending on what you do.

The game has a reduced parser, even disallowing QUIT. Which can make it extra challenging, but I was pleased that some alternatives were coded (e.g. (Spoiler - click to show)“ESCAPE”).

A slight piece, and very short, but nevertheless fun. It is always nice to see another work inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice.