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About the StoryBear Creek, August 1975. Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: April 10, 2014 Current Version: 1 License: Creative Commons Development System: Inform 7 Forgiveness Rating: Polite IFID: 39093692-3BE4-42B6-8AA2-A30089F3B935 TUID: pl3vd1t864vw7czy |
Emily Short
Spring Thing 2014 - Capsule Reviews
Bear Creek (Wes Modes): This is a period piece set in childhood in 1975. It’s a bit reminiscent of She’s Got a Thing For a Spring, and also a little of Six: the action is mostly innocent childhood activity like picking berries and looking at insects, set in an idyllic natural space that has been implemented with considerable care. It does manage to avoid being too saccharine, and it does a good job of creating spaces that you want to explore in a childlike way. The setting is strong: we get smells, sounds, temperature fluctuations, as well as sights. NPCs wander around and pursue their own concerns. The world state gradually shifts around you. There are some clues about Bad Stuff from the adult world, but they remain largely on the sidelines, not well understood by the main character and not a primary concern, either.
That said, this is unfinished — you hit a big old TO BE CONTINUED sign after a while — and it’s unfinished in a way that doesn’t deliver on the primary narrative drive of the chapter so far. It’s not even exactly a cliff-hanger, it’s just a stop that happens at a point where we’re expecting much more development. So that was frustrating. I also ran into a few implementation hiccups, but I’m inclined to be forgiving about that because the world model is a pretty ambitious one. I just wish it were more done!
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