Reviews by george
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Greater than the sum of its stars, December 20, 2015I feel a little torn giving this three stars, but it's only because I think this is more of a diversion than a full-fledged work (indeed, it seems to be more of a bit of marketing for a separate work the author had a hand in). Nevertheless this is a funny and well-written piece that fits the medium very well.
An interactive nonfiction canon?, September 24, 2015Take the time to at least start each composer's story, since the author changes approach and to a certain extent the affordances with each one (there's an especially nice interactive bit in Schoenberg). Overall I enjoyed the journalistic style though I felt Berg's part was too clever for its own good.
It looked great on mobile (Android Chrome) as well. Let's hear it for Twine nonfiction!
I originally rated this a 3 but considering the sum of its parts I think the 4 is well deserved.
"not a game", March 8, 2015That old saw "not a game" applies for once; this is a short story with continue links. Unlike other works that use this kind of interactivity to good effect, here it's simply a paging mechanism, though the link titles do add some color. I thought the initial premise was interesting and the writing good but it devolved into a static situation with a lot of exposition and not much really going on.
strangely refreshing, August 21, 2008If I had to categorize TPM, I would put it, like many one-move games I've played, into a class of interactive poetics, and like a poem TPM concentrates intently on its situation to produce an act of the imagination in the reader.
Despite being rough around the edges this game displays a genuine humor and verve that makes playing worthwhile.
Perfect IF, March 27, 2008What a great game. While I can imagine a straight fiction based on the same concept, this is a perfect example of a story that cries out to be interactive. The only reason it misses out on five stars in my book is that the endgame becomes slightly repetitious. However the game as a piece, as a whole, is IF born to be IF. Highly recommended.
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