IFComp09 reviews: Earl Grey
This one's going to be hard to review, because it was basically like catnip just for me.
The core gimmick is that you have a device that can wrench letters out of words in room or object descriptions, transforming either them or their behavior. And then you can hurl the letters back into other words, for similar effects. Things get out of hand fast, about the time you fill a garden with exotic pants.
I needed the walkthrough ready to hand for at least one scene in the game, but when I was in the same headspace as the game, I was very happy indeed.
It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but if this sounds even remotely like something you'd be interested in, you have got to check this out. It's much more accessible than the only other game I know of that tried this kind of mechanic.