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About the StoryYou may think this game is about a post-Soviet Research Institute. About an experiment that went out of control. You may think that the initials "I.A.G." are somehow related to the Institute. You may think this game is unfinished. You may even think that the game ends exactly as the author tells you.But then you will figure it out -- these statements are not entirely true. * There are two endings in this game. * Credits roll at the end of the game. * If you do not see the credits roll, you haven't reached the end of the game. Yet. Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: October 1, 2018 Current Version: 1.0 License: Freeware Development System: INSTEAD Forgiveness Rating: Merciful IFID: Unknown TUID: erj212utudi2kltv |
Awards
Nominee, Best Game; Nominee, Best Puzzles; Nominee - Rooftop puzzle, Best Individual Puzzle; Nominee - Ruslan, Best Individual NPC; Nominee - Nikolai, Best Individual PC; Winner, Best Use of Innovation - 2018 XYZZY Awards
18th Place - 24th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2018)
Editorial Reviews
IFComprehensive
All the different interfaces are well done individually and combine into a coherent whole. The conceit of reviving an earlier buggy game is charming, and the missing graphics and author notes throughout the game are excellent touches.
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McT's Interactive Fiction Reviews
Truly meta, in the best possible sense, this little puzzly choice game is a delight. It is anything but incomplete, this game. It is a completely polished little gem. <...> The only ding this game gets is for its length. I’m thoroughly enjoying it, then it ends. I do get it though – this must have taken quite a bit of implementing.
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The Breakfast Review
On the whole, I found this to be an intriguing little gem of a puzzle. The writing was fairly terse, which I found to be a relief after some of the wordier offerings so far. It felt to be just right for what the game was. And the Soviet complex setting did seem very suitable to the mechanics of the game, though of course they're technically unrelated; so did the general visual presentation of the yellowed drafting paper background. Very nice.
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Brilliant meta game, November 23, 2018You play a little further, and you eventually come to realize that the "unfinished" aspect of the game you are purportedly playing is entirely intentional - in fact, it's a setup for the real game to pull what I think is the most genius meta move I've ever seen. I really don't want to spoil it by giving it away, but it's so simple and yet so fundamental. And that's what makes it work so well.
An absolutely brilliant game.
A brilliant choice game with a meta narrative and text input, February 3, 2019This is a well-done IFComp 2018 game.
It runs in ITCH and is primarily choice-based. The conceit is that the author wanted to develop a big, fun sci-fi fi puzzle game, but didn't succeed.
Instead, he leaves the frame of his unfinished game alone, and adds author commentary. As the game progresses, the protagonist has more and more power to affect the game itself.
The styling is excellent, with several beautiful images and switches between different interfaces. The music is lovely and appropriate.
This is a game made with love, and it shows.
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Recommended Lists
I.A.G. Alpha appears in the following Recommended Lists:Games about interactive fiction itself by MathBrush
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Polls
The following polls include votes for I.A.G. Alpha:Games where the interaction is really cool and clever by Isa
I'm really interested in games which put a new spin on the mechanics. I'm thinking of a specific one where the narrator is really mean to you and is its own character in the game, but I'm really interested in any games which are...
For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Best Overall Games of 2018 - by MathBrush
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For your consideration: XYZZY-eligible Innovation of 2018 by MathBrush
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