Games where the interaction is really cool and clever - an IFDB Poll
by Isa
RSS FeedI'm really interested in games which put a new spin on the mechanics. I'm thinking of a specific one where the narrator is really mean to you and is its own character in the game, but I'm really interested in any games which are interacted with in a clever way!
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 7 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "I don't think..." [+]"I don't think this (the main conceit of Counterfeit) could be done in any other medium." --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Laney Berry... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Next_Stop_Willoughby... (No comment) [+](No comment) --mediocre.marsupial... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Zoltar...  Vote for this game | |
| Eat Me, by Chandler Groover 4 votes "Narrator is not..." [+]"Narrator is not the player-character. " ( ) --sushabye... "The narrating..." [+]"The narrating voice is separate from the PC, and is an actual character in the game" () --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dawn Sueoka... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| I.A.G. Alpha, by Serhii Mozhaiskyi 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Oreolek... (No comment) [+](No comment) --techniX... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Midnight. Swordfight., by Chandler Groover 2 votes "The game gives you a playscript for every scene" [+]"The game gives you a playscript for every scene: If an action is not in the playscript, you can't do it. The challenge lies in figuring out how much wiggle room you still have." --AvB... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --egostat... Vote for this game | |
| Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 2 votes "Minimalist language" [+]"Minimalist language: The game talks back to you in the same kind of grammatically impoverished language you would usually type your commands in." --AvB... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Weird City Interloper, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Take, by Katherine Morayati (as Amelia Pinnolla) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
| Violet, by Jeremy Freese 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
| Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote "The interface..." [+]"The interface here removes the typical IF commands and replaces them with keywords more fitting for a futuristic adventurer. (Also, no map to track!)" --boogerball... Vote for this game | |
| Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303, by Victor Gijsbers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Tabitha / alyshkalia... Vote for this game | |
| You Find Yourself in a Room., by Eli Piilonen 1 vote "Mean narrator" [+]"Mean narrator: Downright menacing, in fact. Like Portal but IF." ( ) --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| Djinn on the Rocks, by Joshua Wilson 1 vote "A short and unique comic fantasy excursion featuring a fresh take on magic mechanics." [+]"A short and unique comic fantasy excursion featuring a fresh take on magic mechanics.: The magic mechanic in this game is one-of-a-kind." --Joshua Wilson... Vote for this game | |
| Exhibition, by Ian Finley 1 vote "Interesting gimmick" [+]"Interesting gimmick: Play as four different characters looking at the final exhibition of a dead man, figure out the plot from their opinions on his paintings. Highly original." ( - Full review) --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game | |
| PataNoir, by Simon Christiansen 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Laney Berry... Vote for this game | |