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Old Jim's Convenience Store, by Anssi Räisänen

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Classic Good Time, October 15, 2020

This was one of my favorites in the 2019 Xyzzy Awards, a fun surprise for classic parser fans like me. The world feels very old-school with its own twists, and the puzzles gave me enough variety without getting overly complex or difficult. I didn't find it terribly ambitious or deep, but it was a pleasant play and just the kind of fun I wanted from it.

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Founder's Mercy, by Thomas Insel

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Underrated, October 15, 2020

This was one of my favorites from the 2019 Xyzzy Awards. It has a classic parser feel with strong, interesting puzzles and an unusual sci-fi world that you can gradually explore and expand your understanding of.

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Remedial Witchcraft, by dgtziea
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Pirateship, by Robin Johnson
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Future Threads, by Xavid
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Wisher, Theurgist, Fatalist, by Xavid

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Creating The World In A Short Text Adventure, July 7, 2016

It's a pretty short game, with a lot of things that might take less decoding if I knew the source material (but are fun regardless), but it takes an interesting approach to its themes and has a lot of options for a short game. I played it in a group, as I usually do, and it made us discuss stuff more than usual, instead of always trying things until something worked. It's thoughtful, and made me wish I'd been more thoughtful as a player. Kinda makes me want to go back and mess around with the things that I treated like red herrings, when I could have done more. And yeah, I should probably read some Jenna Moran.

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