Carrington Vanston and Kay Savetz review classic text adventures and modern interactive fiction.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 3 hours 50 minutes
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It's time to dim the lights and break out the legally binding waivers, as Kay and Carrington get busy with an interactive fiction dating sim. They'll also get down to some music inspired by Infocom games. Remember when they used to just play Zork?...
episode 51: Dorm: Adventure at the 8-Bit Assembly
The Grue Crew discuss Carrington's own new text adventure game which he foisted upon an unsuspecting Kay. This is a deep dive into the creation of both the game and Feelies. Can the podcast, and more the point Carrington's ego, survive such a review?...
episode 50: Hadean Lands, Bee redux, and Leviathan
What do you get when you mix difficult puzzles with intricate storytelling? A pair of defeated gamers, that's what. Kay and Carrington throw in the towel and admit they were bested by Andrew Plotkin's Hadean Lands. Then they replay Emily Short's...
episode 49: Everybody Dies and Bee
The guys from Grue tackle another pair of modern Interactive Fiction games, or at least try to. First up is Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe, in which ... well, everybody dies. Until they don't. And maybe there are ghosts. Next is Bee, by Emily Short,...
episode 48: Their Angelical Understanding, and 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds
Kay and Carrington get a double dose of IF when they play and discuss Twine games for the first time. First up is Their Angelical Understanding, by Porpentine, which comes with both music and warnings. Next is 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds,...