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- CMG (NYC), November 16, 2018
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4 people found the following review helpful:
One of the Best IF Comedies I've Ever Played, November 16, 2018Alias 'The Magpie' drew me in quickly, with its very English tone and sense of humor. I found it cleverly-written, well-implemented, and a lot of fun to play.
Like last year's The Wizard Sniffer, as the story in Alias 'The Magpie' unfolds it keeps raising the comedic stakes higher and higher in ways that leave you thinking, "How is this all going to hold together?" But it does. Does it ever: I have rarely laughed so much playing an IF game! J.J. Guest has already demonstrated a fine-tuned ear for comedy in To Hell in a Hamper, but it's clear he's gotten better with time: Alias 'The Magpie' is longer, features several more characters, and has a much more complex plot, but that comedic fine-tuning somehow manages to be even more on pitch.
My one critique is that I think a couple of the puzzles are rather difficult for a light comedy game. But this is a minor critique in what is a truly excellent parser comedy - one of the best IF comedies I've ever played, in fact.
- Pegbiter (Malmö, Sweden), November 12, 2018
- Sobol (Russia), November 5, 2018
- Jacob MacDonald, October 29, 2018
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4 people found the following review helpful:
Great game for those new to IF, October 25, 2018This is only my third IF game/book but it is easily my favourite. It's very accessible to those of us without the experience of of IF conventions and expectations.
The puzzles are great and easily solved with help from the extension (and hilarious) hint system. It took me a bit longer than most but I didn't mind wandering around being an idiot, as everything had a purpose in the end.
The characters are amusing and easily recognizable if you've ever read Wodehouse, though they are more whimsical, though just as expertly written.
It will definitely make you laugh. And I don't think you'll be able to stop playing before you get to the end...
- Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), October 14, 2018
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