Ivanr
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I give star ratings based on how much I personally enjoyed playing the game in question, for the most part. This is a terribly unfair system and I apologize.
I review games when I feel like I have something to say about them, which doesn't necessarily correspond to any other traits of the game in question.
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Additional Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder November 1, 2019
"An anthology of spooktacular short games, with charming interstitial material. Some classic Veeder themes are revisited - the in..." - See the full review
No Sign Should Remain Inert, by Lucila Mayol June 7, 2018
""No Sign Should Remain Inert" has a great title and some interesting writing, but it's hobbled by a stilted vocabulary (I suspect that..." - See the full review
Sub Rosa, by Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy June 3, 2018
"I generally have a policy of not rating or reviewing games that I haven't played to completion (and worse yet, this game famously has a..." - See the full review
An Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House, by Ryan Veeder May 25, 2018
"Overall, "An Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House" is a very effectively spooky ghost story, which deftly builds up suspense..." - See the full review
The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening, by Ryan Veeder April 17, 2018
"I'm normally not a fan of toughie puzzle games at all, but "The Lurkening" managed to draw me in, and had me keeping a notes file and..." - See the full review
"An anthology of spooktacular short games, with charming interstitial material. Some classic Veeder themes are revisited - the in..." - See the full reviewNo Sign Should Remain Inert, by Lucila Mayol June 7, 2018
""No Sign Should Remain Inert" has a great title and some interesting writing, but it's hobbled by a stilted vocabulary (I suspect that..." - See the full reviewSub Rosa, by Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy June 3, 2018
"I generally have a policy of not rating or reviewing games that I haven't played to completion (and worse yet, this game famously has a..." - See the full reviewAn Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House, by Ryan Veeder May 25, 2018
"Overall, "An Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House" is a very effectively spooky ghost story, which deftly builds up suspense..." - See the full reviewThe Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening, by Ryan Veeder April 17, 2018
"I'm normally not a fan of toughie puzzle games at all, but "The Lurkening" managed to draw me in, and had me keeping a notes file and..." - See the full reviewSee all 18 reviews by Ivanr
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