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Comp 2011: Blind, Ship of Whimsy
General comments: I rank games relative to each other. The best game in the comp gets a 10; the worst gets a 1. Games which show at least basic technical proficicency generally rank 4-10; games which do not, or which are too lightweight, generally get 1-3. In addition, I will sometimes flag a score with an asterisk ( Read more... ) -
Both Duels, Grand Quest, Condemned, buried chaos, Byzantine, Snowquest, Interface, Invisible Man
Duel that Spanned the Ages (played one hour ( Read more... ) -
[IF COMP 2009]
Resonance (played one hour)
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IFComp 2009, general comments
I rank games relative to each other; I give a 1 to the absolute worst and a 10 to the best, with the other games scored in between, and try to give 1-3 to games that I did not enjoy overall, that show significant flaws, or that I feel to be lightweight. (I also care more about distinguishing the high-ranking games than the low-ranking games.) In ( Read more... ) -
Comp 08 (In the Hall of the Fount of Artois)
In the Hall of the Fount of Artois: Played 30 minutes, not played to completion ( Read more... ) -
Comp 08 (A Maritan Odyssey)
A Martian Odyssey: Played 15 minutes
- The walkthrough stops working on the step "WEAR TANK". Score: 1X -
Comp 08 (Anachronist)
Anachronist: Played 25 minutes, not played to completion ( Read more... ) -
Comp 08 (Lighthouse)
Lighthouse: Played 10 minutes
- "Foyer" and "Front door" are capitalized in the first room text. "X ME" is default. No credits available. Not an auspicious start.
- Rooms are just lists of objects. None of the objects have descriptions.
- Gameplay is primarily lock and key puzzles.
- The "game over" message doesn't actually end the game.
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Comp 08 (Magic)
Magic: Played 1 hour ( Read more... )