Category: Video Games

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.

The Nightmare Of My Youth

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by PatientRock

A twisted tribute to the early works of Sierra-Online STAIR QUEST is an adventure game created by monsters. I reviewed it.

If I were rich

Posted on April 5, 2016January 8, 2017 by PatientRock

I wish I were rich so I could give Wadjet Eye Games eleventy-billion dollars to keep making adventure games like Shardlight, a game I adored.

I’m worried about my astronaut friend

Posted on July 18, 2015September 12, 2016 by PatientRock

LIFELINE is an innovative game for iOS & Android that’s told in real time. College kid crash lands on a strange moon and takes your advice for some reason.

Descending Into Madness

Posted on February 19, 2015May 17, 2016 by PatientRock

A short story and quick review of INFRA ARCANA, the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired game that has quickly become my favorite roguelike.

It seemed like a good time to try IF

Posted on November 16, 2014September 12, 2016 by PatientRock

I’ve always wanted to explore the world of Interactive Fiction and wouldn’t you know it, the Interactive Fiction Competition for 2014 had just opened for judging.