Games That Reward Sticking With Them - an IFDB Poll
by Ghalev
RSS FeedHere's a dangerously subjective poll. I can be a bit impatient with text adventures on most days, sadly, and if a game doesn't grab me, shake me, French-kiss me and hump my leg in the first 2,000 words (those long intros count toward the total) I generally shut the game down and walk away - too many other fish in the sea to linger. But I'm certain I've paid a quiet price for that: I bet there are a lot of games with so-so opening bits that, later on, blossom into something FANTASTIC ... what game does that description bring to mind, for your own tastes?
| Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 4 votes "May seem like any..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]...  Vote for this game | |
| Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 2 votes "Keeps getting better with every scene" [+]... "Starts with a big..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 1 vote "It didn't really..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Bad Machine, by Dan Shiovitz 1 vote "At first it seems like nonsense" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone, by Jenny Brennan 1 vote "At first I didn't have a clue what to do, but it just kept getting better and better." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Infidel, by Michael Berlyn 1 vote "The opening..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Chancellor, by Kevin Venzke 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Christminster, by Gareth Rees 1 vote "This is a plotty..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Tiny House, by Dan Doyle III 1 vote "The game picks up..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short 1 vote "The..." [+]... Vote for this game | |