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1-10 of 11 | Next | Show All Digging deep, July 29, 2023 by Lance Cirone (Backwater, Vermont) This story relies on the "nothing is scarier" school of thought, and it pulls it off really well. You play the story as an outsider, not knowing your Father's intent for the digging he's been doing for years on end. But you do know the feelings of unease it's caused you, the fact that it made him drift away your mother, and your brother's sentimentality. It's an intriguing story where you do always feel compelled to learn what's going on, and every few scenes introduces a new bit of information that makes you think. I'm not entirely sure what the whole thing was about, but it left me feeling legitimately shaken by the end of it. Definitely worth the hype. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Unsettling game about the deforming power of belief, May 8, 2023by ccpost (Greensboro, North Carolina) This is a short work of interactive fiction that functions in the way of a good short horror story: the game strongly establishes its premise, gets the player invested quickly, and concludes with a swerve into an artful and unsettling ambiguity that asks the player to mull over the brief piece of fiction. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A short short review, July 31, 2020by balt77 (Chicagoland) A short creepy tale with minimal choices or consequences. Reminds me of Scary Tales to Tell in the Dark or In the Dark Dark Woods. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Some great potential that it didn't quite meet, March 24, 2020I'm kind of torn on this one. For most of the game, I was thinking "Why is this not just a short story?" It would stand on its own pretty well- there are a few notable grammatical errors, and I think it could have been cut down a little, but if I'd read it on r/nosleep or the like, I would have upvoted it. But as a game- or even as interactive fiction- it seemed to fall a little short. Most of the interactivity consisted of clicking on a word to read the next paragraph, which, ehhhhnnn. There were some points where you had to wait for words to appear, which worked okay. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Amazing, Creepy Story, February 5, 2018by Ressa Wonderful storytelling, had me on the edge of my seat. Not a lot of real gameplay; as there is only one ending, the choices you have will not affect the outcome of the story. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Compelling and evocative, August 6, 2017by adamfp A creative and brilliant use of the medium coupled with a well written, interesting story. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Engaging and haunting..., July 27, 2017'My Father's Long, Long Legs' delivers a reasonable amount of fear and an even more significant amount of unease. The use of negative space and the minimal/dark aesthetic of the text supports the overall atmosphere very well, and effectively surrounds the reader with a murky, growing sense of dread. The story is slow and winding, and to me seems deeply reminiscent of classic short-fiction horror. Often, I found the text referring to the work of M.R. James and H.P. Lovecraft, and these references were not at all heavy handed, but instead demonstrated an intimate understanding of horror and the methods of building a sense of the uncanny within the mind of the reader. Additionally, I was very impressed with the use of special effects in the text, and I felt as though they added to the reading experience. Overall, as a piece of fiction, I found 'My Father's Long, Long Legs' very effective and engaging. The story will most certainly haunt me. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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Incredibly effective use of Twine as a horror story form, February 3, 2016My Father's Long, Long Legs is essentially a publishable short story, as good as Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Digging yourself deeper, March 22, 2014As a story, my father's long, long legs is original, weird (in the Lovecraftian sense of the term), and excellently scary. It is the kind of story I will need to mull over for a while, (Spoiler - click to show)especially given the lack of a conclusive ending. The writing occasionally feels a bit lacklustre, but when it is good, it is very good. The concept is excellent and uncanny. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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When you set out digging too deep..., November 13, 2013by Ray ...you might just as well bury yourself along. But you'll enjoy the experience nevertheless! All the time I was wondering how the author was going to get away with his wild premise... (Spoiler - click to show)And I'm afraid he really didn't. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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