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Anchorhead is sort of a Lovecraftian story. Violet is a fun, short, one-room game. You have to finish writing the last thousand words of your PhD thesis, or yo
by jonhendry 15y ago
Anchorhead is sort of a Lovecraftian story.
Violet is a fun, short, one-room game. You have to finish writing the last thousand words of your PhD thesis, or your girlfriend Violet will leave you and go back to Australia. Mostly this means you have to figure out how to deal with distractions. The characterization and narration (in Violet's voice) are charming.
These aren't Infocom games, they're recent games written for Inform. You should be able to find them online, probably playable in the browser.
- StavrosK 15y agoAnchorhead looks promising, thank you.
- mquander 15y agoIf you like Anchorhead, you may enjoy Slouching Towards Bedlam, which has a similar atmosphere and similarly beautiful writing. http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=032krqe6bjn5au78 http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=032krqe6bjn5au78
- andrewcooke 15y agothanks -- i just spent a very enjoyable evening playing violet. first interactive fiction i've ever finished. if anyone is interested, you can play it online here - http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=4glrrfh7wrp9zz7b http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=4glrrfh7wrp9zz7b (button top right)
- loevborg 15y agoThanks. I just spent 3 hours playing a game about procrastinating while working on your PhD thesis, procrastinating while working on my PhD thesis.
- andrewcooke 15y agoi hope you also have a sweet australian girlfriend! and now unplug your computer :o)