First and Third Person Second Person Narratives - an IFDB Poll
by dacharya64
RSS FeedNot as complicated as it sounds! Interactive fiction is dominated by the iconic second person narrative (*You* find yourself in a room). But this is not the only way that these stories could be told. I'm looking for those games out there that take interactive fiction to a different level by the use of first person (I...) or third person (He/she...) narration.
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 3 votes "Both you, I and..." [+]"Both you, I and we." ( ) --DustyCypress... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Matt W... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...  Vote for this game | |
| Fail-Safe, by Jon Ingold 3 votes "First Person" [+]"First Person: The game is set up as a conversation between you and the narrator." ( ) --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ant-Fan... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 3 votes "(First? Third?) Caveman speak person " [+]"(First? Third?) Caveman speak person : Grunk is characterized by the very vocabulary of the game. Definitely one of the most strongly written IF protagonists." ( ) --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| My Evil Twin, by Carl Muckenhoupt 2 votes "First Person" [+]"First Person: The author says the main reason for the first person viewpoint is to line up better with the song's lyrics, but it also puts a bit of needed distance between the player and the (somewhat bonkers) player character." ( - Full review) --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Heroes, by Sean Barrett 2 votes "First person plural, past tense" [+]"First person plural, past tense: Used when you're playing the dragon, distinguishing it from the other (human) player characters" ( ) --Edward Lacey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds, by Abigail Corfman 2 votes "First person Twine game" [+]"First person Twine game" --Rouser Voko... "Lucy-the-vampire-slayer narrators her own adventure!" [+]"Lucy-the-vampire-slayer narrators her own adventure!" ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes "First Person" [+]"First Person: From the point-of-view of the heroic captain's gawky, geeky companion." --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| A Fistful of Necronomicons, by George E. Hoyle 1 vote "One of at least 66 Third Person games" [+]"One of at least 66 Third Person games: I've never played this game, but the title was to good to overlook." --Joey Jones... Vote for this game | |
| Goldilocks is a FOX!, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "First Person" [+]"First Person: The player character is markedly distinct from the player in this game, she even makes snarky comments when the player screws up..." --Lorna Massey... Vote for this game | |
| The House on Highfield Lane, by Andy Joel 1 vote "Third person..." [+]"Third person perspective. Watch Mandy explore a strange house...and the magic within." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The Blind House, by Amanda Allen 1 vote "1st person." [+]"1st person." ( ) --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
| Bellclap, by Tommy Herbert 1 vote "First, second,..." [+]"First, second, and third person: a deity (second person) has to guide the actions of a worshipper (third person) through some sort of spirit-being who acts as an intermediary (first person)." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian 1 vote "First person PC, 2nd person player" [+]"First person PC, 2nd person player" ( ) --Matt W... Vote for this game | |
| Roger's Day Off, by Sia See and Jkj Yuio 1 vote ""Uh oh, Roger..." [+]""Uh oh, Roger better undo..." Yep. Roger gets into a lot of trouble while time traveling. " ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Sequitur, by Nigel Jayne (as Tin Foil Jenny) 1 vote "Uses both second and third person voices." [+]"Uses both second and third person voices." --NJ... Vote for this game | |
| Speculative Fiction, by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack 1 vote "First person" [+]"First person: This one is narrated by your talking raven." ( ) --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| The Colour of Magic, by Judith Child, Fergus McNeill, and Colin Buckett 1 vote "Uses both third..." [+]"Uses both third person perspective and past tense. Probably mirroring the books." --Hellzon... Vote for this game | |
| Past Present, by Jim Nelson 1 vote "First person" [+]"First person" --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game | |
| The Algophilists' Penury, by Jon Stall 1 vote "First Person Plural Past Tense" [+]"First Person Plural Past Tense: Possibly the only game ever to use this tense/viewpoint combination." ( - Full review) --Joey Jones... Vote for this game | |