Happy 28th birthday to IFComp! We’re thrilled to start our seventh year of competition coverage with discussions of seven brand-new interactive fiction games. Nate and Laura open with a brief overview of IFComp for the unfamiliar/forgetful, before diving into individual reviews.
- The Grown-Up Detective Agency by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
- Esther’s by Brad and Alleson Buchanan
- The Thirty Nine Steps by Graham Walmsley
- Nose Bleed by Stanley W. Baxton
- Use Your Psychic Powers at Applebee’s by Geoffrey Golden
- Glimmer by Katie Benson
- HOURS by Aidanvoidout
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Your hosts this week were:
- Nate Heininger – @natestl
- Laura Nash – @laurajnash