This started out as a response to a blog post by Francesco Cordella (here’s the version in the original Italian), but it got much too long for that context.
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IF Comp 2011: Death of Schlig
Death of Schlig is a comic science fiction pastiche — science fiction in the sense of Futurama, that is, not in the sense of Kim Stanley Robinson.
IF Comp 2011: The Guardian
The Guardian is a fantasy story with very little puzzle content and lyrical writing, taking probably less than half an hour to play through completely. Feelies and music are included.
IF Comp 2011: Sentencing Mr Liddell
Sentencing Mr Liddell is a surreal story about domestic unhappiness, with a touch of Alice in Wonderland flavoring.
IF Comp 2011: Last Day of Summer
Last Day of Summer is a very short, very easy atmospheric puzzle game set in a somewhat ambiguously pre-modern time.
IF Comp 2011: Tenth Plague
Tenth Plague retells the last Biblical plague of the Egyptians, the one in which the firstborn sons were killed. This is essentially a work of horror. Because so much of the game’s point is really about its starting premise, any discussion may be considered spoilery; if you like to play a game fresh, it’s worth trying this one before reading much about it.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 