Interactive fiction- the best games.
October 30, 2013 at 7:10 pm
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2013 at 7:49 pm by Zazzy.)
So on another recent thread I voiced my love for interactive fiction games (or text adventures). Zork was one of the earliest. There is still a rich community of IF writers and gamers, and I hope I can convince some of you to come back to the fold, or try it if you never have.
No graphics. No sound. Just kick-ass stories and puzzles integrated with the game. For people who like to solve puzzles and like good stories- these are the games. They take patience and thought- the one linked below took me nearly a month of playing every day to solve.
A few names of AWESOME writers: Michael Gentry, Graham Nelson, Andrew Plotkin, Emily Short.
And a link to one of the best games I've played in the last 10 years (if you like Gothic horror, you'll love it)- Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry. The link is to a place to downlaod (as well as links for the platform to play it on) as well as reviews.
It's one of the few games where your character is a woman, to boot.
If you like sci-fi or time travel, etc, I can recommend others.
Any other IF fans out there? Hellooo.... hello?
***EDIT- Oh, and THEY'RE FREE.
No graphics. No sound. Just kick-ass stories and puzzles integrated with the game. For people who like to solve puzzles and like good stories- these are the games. They take patience and thought- the one linked below took me nearly a month of playing every day to solve.
A few names of AWESOME writers: Michael Gentry, Graham Nelson, Andrew Plotkin, Emily Short.
And a link to one of the best games I've played in the last 10 years (if you like Gothic horror, you'll love it)- Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry. The link is to a place to downlaod (as well as links for the platform to play it on) as well as reviews.
It's one of the few games where your character is a woman, to boot.
If you like sci-fi or time travel, etc, I can recommend others.
Any other IF fans out there? Hellooo.... hello?
***EDIT- Oh, and THEY'RE FREE.
