Category: Reviews

Affairs of the Court

Affairs of the Court is a Kindle bundle from Choice of Games including both Choice of Romance (reviewed here) and its sequel, Choice of Intrigues. (As far as I can see, Choice of Intrigues is not available from the Choice of Games site, though that may be a temporary situation.) The sequel picks up directly with your character from Choice of Romance, so they really belong together as one continuous story. The intrigues portion is considerably darker and more political than the first half, however, and it’s possible to edge your character towards a genuinely villainous personality. The hints of magic, only loosely developed in the first part of the story, also become more central to the plot. Overall, the two pieces taken together are stronger than Choice of Romance on its own, though many of the points in that initial review still hold. Definitely worth a look if you liked the first half, however.

Introcomp 2011: Chunky Blues

From Introcomp 2011, “Chunky Blues” is a noir mystery set in the town of Bleakton, MA, with some pleasingly innovative puzzle mechanics.

The first part of my feedback is not spoilery, and talks about the puzzle mechanics in general. Then there’s a spoiler space, followed by some more specific discussion of what I think does and doesn’t work.

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Introcomp 2011: ChoiceScript entries

Introcomp 2011 is now on, and it has a record 13 entries. Five of those are ChoiceScript games, best played online, but usually taking a bit less individual time commitment than a parsed game might. So I had a look at them together: Of Pots and Mushrooms, Exile, Gargoyle, Choice of the Petal Throne, and Choice of Zombies. Mildly spoilery remarks follow the jump.

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