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A brief superhero origin with much optional material, February 4, 2016This Adrift game is a brief prelude to a much larger proposed work by David Whyld called Scarlet. It shows how a woman named Suzy obtains her superpowers.
It is a small game. There are 5 locations, and I found 2 NPCs and 2 items.
This game was nominated for an XYZZY for Best Individual Puzzle for 'putting out the fire'.
The game has pretty typical writing for Adrift. Similar to the PK Girl (by a different author), the female lead is described in a kind of anime/pedestal way; for instance, it says:
". You’re small for your age (“short” as your father would so
eloquently put it) but pretty in an elfin sort of way (so you like to think) and you have perfect,
sparkling blue eyes (again, in your opinion). You keep your hair (light blonde) at shoulder
length, having neither the willpower to let it grow any longer (and look like a bimbo) or the
nerve to cut it short (and look like you’re one of those horribly professional business women)."
Overall, it was a fun, short exercise. I beat it with only 9/22 points, so there may be more I didn't see.