Category: Video Games

It’s a dirty job.

Posted on August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 by PatientRock

The heroes are gone, leaving a mess of blood and alien body parts. The video game Viscera Cleanup Detail has hired me to get things back into shape.

The exquisite corpse of Cragne Manor

Posted on December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by PatientRock

Over 80 authors, including myself, joined in a massive project in tribute to the 10th anniversary of Anchorhead, a seminal work of interactive fiction.

Irredeemable Rogue

Posted on November 12, 2018 by PatientRock

The legendary creators of the Quest for Glory series of games returned to make Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, a game that borrows much from that seminal series.

IFComp 2018!

Posted on October 2, 2018November 15, 2018 by PatientRock

The IFComp is back! The interactive fiction competition for 2018 has launched and I’m trying once again to follow along.

Retreating to primal wilderness.

Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 by PatientRock

Armed with a new, gaming-ready laptop, I could finally play the gorgeous interactive narrative game, Firewatch.

I actually finished a fairly new game.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by PatientRock

I just finished THIMBLEWEED PARK, the new adventure game from the makers of MANIAC MANSION, the game that probably kept my local video store afloat.

Doodling Vignettes

Posted on March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 by PatientRock

The release of the HIDDEN FOLKS game took me on a whirlwind nostalgia tour of Where’s Waldo, Richard Scarry, and more. It’s a cute little game.

I’m keeping a list

Posted on December 17, 2016December 18, 2016 by PatientRock

I’m supremely jealous of BLACKBOX, a puzzle game on iOS. It uses every sensor in your phone to maximum effect for some ingenious puzzles. I wish I had thought of it first.