Violet

by Jeremy Freese profile

Romance, Slice of life, Collegiate
2008

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- AndyC (Japan), October 17, 2011

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Fun and clever game, October 5, 2011
by Deboriole (San Diego, CA)
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Initially I got frustrated by this game because I just wanted to explore the room and not worry about what Violet would think, or have the game end because she left me. But once I figured out all I had to do was 'write' once in awhile, I was able to explore to my heart's content. What really excited me about this game was the amazing expanse of commands. Anything that crossed my mind seemed to be achievable. To my further delight, many of the crazy solutions I came up with actually worked and helped me toward my goal. This is one of the best IF games I have played in awhile. The puzzles are great and I got totally immersed in the world.

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- sunny and mild (South Africa), October 4, 2011

- heleneotroy (Washington, DC), September 19, 2011

- aparrish (NYC), September 15, 2011

- Ann R. J., September 11, 2011

- cmdrfalafel, September 10, 2011

- Nemansphere, June 27, 2011

- Shchekotiki, June 23, 2011

- Xeinok (Cali/Osaka/Pattaya), June 10, 2011

- dr. quux, June 2, 2011

- flamingoboots, May 24, 2011

- Rotonoto (Albuquerque, New Mexico), May 16, 2011

- baywoof, April 25, 2011

- Jonathan Blask (Milwaukee, WI, USA), April 4, 2011

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Dysfunctional relationships ahoy!, March 8, 2011
by spinnerin (Portland, OR)

This is a game where you’re trying to work on your dissertation, but distractions keep getting in the way. Violet is the girlfriend who is going to leave you if you don’t get the writing done.

There were many things I liked about the game, but the pieces were better than the whole. I got frustrated several times when the game told me I couldn’t resolve a puzzle a certain way because Violet didn’t approve. In the end I wanted to give up on the PhD, dump Violet, and go play in the park with the zombies and mole men.

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- frocutio (Irvine, CA), February 22, 2011

- snickerdoddle, January 27, 2011

- Sylvia Storm, January 26, 2011

- r6144, January 25, 2011

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Perhaps just not my style, January 24, 2011
by katz (Altadena, California)

The impeccable implementation did not compensate for the fact that I didn't like either Violet or the player character. Violet's voice is perfectly believable, but it's also nagging, wheedling, and irritatingly superior; the player character's inability to focus was enough to make me declare him/her a lost cause. I appreciate the ambiance, but however detailed, the story didn't place me in a world where I wanted to spend any amount of time.

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- Amphiareion, January 24, 2011

- A. P. Sillers (United States, East Coast), January 22, 2011

- smartgenes (Newcastle, UK), January 15, 2011

- Niklas Larsson (Malmö, Sweden), December 19, 2010


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