The Wizard’s Apprentice is a parser-based fantasy puzzle game. Discussion, with modest spoilers, follows the jump.
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IF Comp 2013: Dream Pieces (Iam Curio)
Dream Pieces is a parser-based, low-difficulty wordplay game in Quest, with a room-escape premise. It is on the shorter side (less than half an hour to play). Review to follow; no spoilers.
IF Comp 2013: Captain Verdeterre’s Plunder (Ryan Veeder)
Captain Verdeterre’s Plunder is a parser-based, replayable game of challenge, light on actual plot and set in a roughly 1800s naval universe. It can be found among the other IF Comp games, and is playable online. Low-spoiler review after the jump.
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IF Comp 2013: Mrs Wobbles & the Tangerine House (The Marino Family)
Mrs Wobbles & the Tangerine House is a choice-based children’s story executed in Undum. There’s a fair amount of text, so it may take some time to read through, though it’s not especially challenging. Review after the jump.
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IF Comp 2013: Vulse (Rob Parker)
Vulse is a short, surreal choice-based game, taking about five or ten minutes to experience. No spoilers follow.
IF Comp 2013: Bell Park, Youth Detective (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
Bell Park, Youth Detective is a choice-based YA-style mystery game from this year’s IF Comp. It is playable online, and will likely take less than half an hour to complete. Review after the jump, and there will be spoiler space before any significant discussion of spoilers.
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Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 