The Lift is a CYOA in Twine. As usual, the jump will be followed by non-spoilery comments; then if I have anything spoilery to say, there will be spoiler space. I don’t know that this had beta-testers, but because the Twine format makes it more difficult to test for that, I’m being a little lenient with the choice-based pieces.
Category: Competitions
IF Comp 2012: howling dogs (Porpentine)
howling dogs is a Twine-based CYOA concerning… I’m not sure quite what, but it involves repeated sessions with a virtual reality. Per tradition, I will put my spoiler-free comments after the jump, then spoiler space if there is anything spoilery to follow.
IF Comp 2012: Eurydice (Anonymous)
Eurydice is an Inform 7 game concerning the immediate aftermath of a friend’s death. Per tradition, I will put my spoiler-free comments after the jump, then spoiler space if there is anything spoilery to follow. As usual, the fact that I am reviewing Eurydice at all indicates that it does have listed beta testers.
IF Comp 2012: J’Dal (Ryan Kinsman)
J’Dal is a fantasy cave-crawl with a few non-standard features, written in Glulx. Per tradition, I will have some non-spoilery content after the jump; then if there’s anything spoilery I wish to discuss, it will be separated from the rest of the review with spoiler space. The fact that I am covering J’Dal at all means that it does feature listed beta-testers.
IF Comp 2012: Guilded Youth (Jim Munroe)
Guilded Youth is an Inform 7 game with a Vorple front end, concerning a teenager interacting with his MUD guild-mates both online and off. Per tradition, I will have some non-spoilery content after the jump; then if there’s anything spoilery I wish to discuss, it will be separated from the rest of the review with spoiler space. The fact that I am covering Guilded Youth at all means that it does feature listed beta-testers.
IF Comp 2012: Transit (Shaye)
Transit is a CYOA-styled work, created in Twine, about being stranded at a foreign airport. Per tradition, I will have some non-spoilery content after the jump; then if there’s anything spoilery I wish to discuss, it will be separated from the rest of the review with spoiler space. The fact that I am covering Transit at all means that it does feature listed beta-testers.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 