Janos Honkonen

Helsinki, Finland

Member since September 1, 2010
Last visited August 1, 2022
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A text adventure fan from the 80's, returned to interactive fiction in the beginning of the millennium, hugely surprised how much the genre has progressed.

A hobbyholic diver, gamer, scifi and horror fan and theremin player, who's interested in astronomy, biology, psychology and a million other topics.

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Interactive Fiction by Janos Honkonen

The Rocket Man From The Sea, by Janos Honkonen (2012)
(17 ratings)
On the old pilot station island, where you live with your parents, the war fought with Earth and Martian rocket-ships and Atomic Heat Rays exist only in the sonorous voice of the newscaster on the...

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My Favourite Literary IF - 5 items   May 11, 2012
These are my favourite games which I consider to be more story than puzzle based.

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Reviews by Janos Honkonen

Violet, by Jeremy Freese   April 29, 2012
"Violet was an awesome find - it manages to combine romance, slice of life, somewhat darkish comedy and one room puzzle action in a pretty..." - See the full review

Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade   February 21, 2012
"Fragile Shells falls to the category of "escape games", where the aim is to get out of a single room or a small space by using the items..." - See the full review

The Warbler's Nest, by Jason McIntosh   February 21, 2012
"The Warbler's Nest is a great mood piece, not really horror and not really drama, but something in between. The game itself is rather..." - See the full review

One Eye Open, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel) and Carolyn VanEseltine   May 29, 2011
"One Eye Open left me a bit torn on some issues - on the other hand it was a good and atmospheric game in the "deserted lab, biological..." - See the full review

Floatpoint, by Emily Short   September 20, 2010
"The strongest parts of Floatpoint are the story and the setting, which owe far more to scifi short stories in the style of Ursula Le Guin..." - See the full review

Janos Honkonen's Play Lists

Played Games

Babel, by Ian Finley
The Blind House, by Amanda Allen
Rogue of the Multiverse, by C.E.J. Pacian
Fragile Shells, by Stephen Granade
Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry

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Wish List

A Paradox Between Worlds, by Autumn Chen