Lost Treasures of the IF Comp - an IFDB Poll
by Molly
RSS FeedIt seems that for every Comp game that's still talked about today (e.g., Slouching Towards Bedlam, Shade, Photopia, etc.), there's ten or so that have been almost completely forgotten; some of them even placed in the top ten or higher. (Sic transit gloria!) We all have our favorite neglected Comp gems, so let's talk about them here.
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| Nevermore, by Nate Cull 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Floating Info... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lance Campbell... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ted M...  Vote for this game | |
| Afflicted, by Doug Egan 3 votes "Funny, spooky, textured, gross." [+]"Funny, spooky, textured, gross." ( ) --Ryan Veeder... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lance Campbell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Guess the Verb!, by Leonard Richardson 2 votes "Full of genuine laughs for the long-time player!" [+]"Full of genuine laughs for the long-time player!" ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... Molly says: Funnily enough, I was thinking of this game when I made this poll. Vote for this game | |
| Punk Points, by Jim Munroe 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... "Excellent..." [+]"Excellent representation of teen life." ( ) --E.K.... Vote for this game | |
| Magocracy, by Joseph Rheaume 2 votes "Very comprehensive IF-RPG hybrid" [+]"Very comprehensive IF-RPG hybrid: I think this game should be given credit for breaking ground in this area. It took a different approach than Kerkerkruip did, feeling more like a MUD or a story-based RPG, but I think it's about as innovative as Kerkerkruip." --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... Vote for this game | |
| Downtown Tokyo, Present Day, by John Kean 1 vote "super funny with some interesting POV choices" [+]"super funny with some interesting POV choices" --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game | |
| VR Gambler, by Robert DeFord 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| When Help Collides, by J. D. Berry 1 vote "Several strange..." [+]"Several strange games shoehorned inelegantly into one larger meta-game." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| Acid Whiplash, by Ryan Stevens and Cody Sandifer 1 vote "Hilarious" [+]"Hilarious" ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Chancellor, by Kevin Venzke 1 vote "Really enjoyed this." [+]"Really enjoyed this.: This is one of several IFComp games I enjoyed seemingly much more than anyone else, and the best example I can come up with." --Merk... Vote for this game | |
| Halothane, by Ravi Rajkumar 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game | |
| On Optimism, by Tim Lane 1 vote "A good surrealist piece" [+]"A good surrealist piece: It may have done better if Blue Chairs hadn't placed 2nd the year before." ( ) --strivenword... Vote for this game | |
| The Water Bird, by Athan Skelley 1 vote "The original comp..." [+]"The original comp release had some game-killing bug (and subsequently tied for 29th place). While the post-comp release probably could still use some polishing, it is still a very interesting story (and one not often told through IF)." --Jonathan Blask... Vote for this game | |