IF Comp ’08: a note from the reviewer

I???d just like to take a moment and ditto this post of Jenni???s. Yeah, I???m totally being a raging douchebag to some of you authors out there, but you shouldn???t take it personally. I just get excited. You know I love you, baby, why you gotta make me …

IF Comp ’08: The Lucubrator (spoilers)

Now that title just sounds dirty. Ooh. This is a bit creepy. The writing is a bit??? awkward, but not torturous (yet). > wake upThe dreadful truth is, this is not a dream. Niiice touch. ???Oh, no, that???s a default Inform message, isn???t it? Still: brr….

IF Comp ’08: Lighthouse (spoilers)

Gee, this is a swell Foyer. It has a Front door, an iron door, a wooden door, and nothing else. I???m gonna love this game. > open front door???I don???t want to go out into the rain again!??? Aah! Who said that? Living RoomYou are now in the Living Room….

IF Comp ’08: Grief (spoilers)

Well this one sounds like a jolly old time. Dangit, it wants to know if I???m a dude or a chick. This means I???ll want to play it twice to see what???s different. Oh well. >male Exclamation points are exciting! So jolly! So bright and shining sun and r…

IF Comp ’08: Freedom

This??? this is very dull. Did you get confused, Anonymous, and code a game about the boring stuff you had to do today instead of actually going and doing it? Maybe it???ll pick up if I can figure out what to say to this woman. That??? that was it? That…

IF Comp ’08: Buried In Shoes

I am intrigued. The ???What will you do???? prompt is unusual. Ooooh. The little ???flashes??? (I???m avoiding spoilers on this one) walking from my bedroom to the hallway to the bathroom are very spooky. Creepy. The prose is brilliant. So much is said with…

IF Comp 08: Ananachronist (spoilers)

First sentence would flow better along these lines: Every so often a magician starts poking around in the deep mysteries of time only to discover that, rather than the ???you-don???t-know??? type of mystery, they???re the ???you-don???t-want-to-know??? kind. ???Y…