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by **PRINCE WILLIAM** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:14 am

As a British, you must have played them, eh?
I have 28 books, only the last which was published years later eludes me.

by **Octavious** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:07 am

I'd forgotten about the Lone Wolf series. The Voyage of the Moonstone was rather fun :)

by **PRINCE WILLIAM** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:00 am

Νever played a computer game of the kind, but the books are a very much loved way to pass time and inspiring too. I had played the Long Wolf series and some of the Fighting Fantasy.

by **e.m.c^42** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:40 pm

BobMcBob wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:58 am

Squigs44 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:34 am
Not the ending I was expecting for 9:05...
I'll be honest, I looked under the bed before finishing it, and honestly, I feel like it was a good idea. I kept thinking there was going to be some kind of Shrapnel-esque shenanigans. The actual ending was pretty good though. I should finish Shrapnel sometime...

Haha, yeah - it was a fun surprise the first time I played.

and aw, you spoiled the fun :c

Do let us know if you try any others though :D

by **BobMcBob** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:58 am

Squigs44 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:34 am
Not the ending I was expecting for 9:05...

I'll be honest, I looked under the bed before finishing it, and honestly, I feel like it was a good idea. I kept thinking there was going to be some kind of Shrapnel-esque shenanigans. The actual ending was pretty good though. I should finish Shrapnel sometime...

by **Squigs44** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:34 am

Not the ending I was expecting for 9:05...

by **e.m.c^42** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:56 pm

...someone do tell me if I start excessively ranting in hopes lmfao

feel like my posts are growing in length.

by **e.m.c^42** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:53 pm

Octavious wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:42 pm
So is the focus purely on online stuff? There are still a healthy number of well thumbed Steve Jackson books that have survived in the bookcase since my misspent youth. Oh, and a few Knightmare books of the same style. They were great fun, full of riddles and the like. The online IF more often than not ended in me having heated disagreements with the computer over spelling.

Kinda :D

I'm more familiar in terms of digital, since I never got into CYOA-styled books much. Not sure when (or what) you've played in the past, but the general parser has gotten a lot better in newer works :D (obviously, just the good ones though lol).

by **e.m.c^42** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:49 pm

I've only been recc'ing in one genre lol, let's fix that

Personal favorites also include With Those We Love Alive (something that hit me rather hard), Hitchhiker's Guide, Spider and Web, and Warbler's Nest.

there's horror too, but everyone skews differently for those, so eh

by **e.m.c^42** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:43 pm

Squigs44 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:12 pm
I'll play for 15 minutes of any one that you recommend. If I'm hooked I'll keep playing.

Oh god, that's a lot of responsibility lol

I'd say a lot of what was said in the post above to Claesar applies to you as well - the an introductory one to get a feel, then others.

I think you'd like Mike Spivey's works (A Beauty Cold and Austere/Junior Arithmancer), from how you like logic puzzles and the such - but the same recommendations I gave to him I give to you as well :D

(There's also All Things Devours, but it was such an utter mindfuck in terms of a large logic puzzle that I still haven't been able to play through without a walkthrough lol - but it's very, very satisfying in terms of a riddle. Also frustrating).

For quick 'n simple games, Aisle is a classic.

The other two mentioned games I recc as well (Lost Pig and The Wizard Sniffer).

Honestly most of these you can get a taste for in terms of writing within the first few paragraphs, and try for if you like it or not.

by **e.m.c^42** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:31 pm

Claesar wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:59 pm
Recommend me an easy one.

:D

So, assuming you don't remember much, (do google the basic commands/shortcuts beforehand, it helps);

Already named in-thread, 9:05 and Photopia are absolute classics. They're both pretty short in gameplay as well, and gives a decent understanding as to how more complicated ones might work. I suggest playing both of these before anything else.

From there on, one of my personal favorites is Eat Me (I'm fond of how Chandler Groover writes lol, but it might not be to your taste - you'll find out within the first 2 minutes of reading), and it's very easy since there's only command to use.

Assuming you like math/logic puzzles, A Beauty Cold and Austere, or Junior Arithmancer (one I'm playing right now) are both pretty heavily maths based (rather than story based), and simple enough to easily pick up as a newcomer.

Assuming you want narration, Violet. The writing's hilarious, and generally relatable if you've ever suffered from terrible procrastination.

I have much, much more to say, but it'll just overwhelm you lol

sorry

by **Squigs44** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:12 pm

I'll play for 15 minutes of any one that you recommend. If I'm hooked I'll keep playing.

by **Claesar** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:59 pm

e.m.c^42 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:45 pm

Claesar wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:43 pm
I think I've played this stuff ten years ago and must restart it now.
Yes! Hurray :D

Do you want recommendations? I have 'em based on genre and style

Recommend me an easy one.

by **Octavious** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:42 pm

So is the focus purely on online stuff? There are still a healthy number of well thumbed Steve Jackson books that have survived in the bookcase since my misspent youth. Oh, and a few Knightmare books of the same style. They were great fun, full of riddles and the like. The online IF more often than not ended in me having heated disagreements with the computer over spelling.

by **BobMcBob** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:47 am

e.m.c^42 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:24 pm

BobMcBob wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:53 pm

e.m.c^42 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:57 pm
Speaking of Cadre, have you played 9:05? It's really simple, just 15 - 20 minutes of gameplay, not to mention there's a great twist at the end (don't google it lol).
I have indeed played 9:05, but I think I missed the twist at the end, because I had no idea what I was doing. I guess I'll have to play it again. And it definitely took me longer than just 20 minutes :) I'll try out the Wizard Sniffer too.
Go to work, then restart the game and look under the bed :)

but pretty important, don't do it until you finish the game entirely first

Took me a while to work out that I had to open the front door, not unlock it. Whoops. But that ending is... pretty good. Well, I finished the game now. Properly this time.

by **e.m.c^42** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:24 pm

BobMcBob wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:53 pm

e.m.c^42 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:57 pm
Speaking of Cadre, have you played 9:05? It's really simple, just 15 - 20 minutes of gameplay, not to mention there's a great twist at the end (don't google it lol).
I have indeed played 9:05, but I think I missed the twist at the end, because I had no idea what I was doing. I guess I'll have to play it again. And it definitely took me longer than just 20 minutes :) I'll try out the Wizard Sniffer too.

Go to work, then restart the game and look under the bed :)

but pretty important, don't do it until you finish the game entirely first

by **Octavious** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:03 pm

Time to take a buffered analgesic and get back into it

by **e.m.c^42** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:45 pm

Claesar wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:43 pm
I think I've played this stuff ten years ago and must restart it now.

Yes! Hurray :D

Do you want recommendations? I have 'em based on genre and style

by **BobMcBob** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:53 pm

e.m.c^42 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:57 pm
Speaking of Cadre, have you played 9:05? It's really simple, just 15 - 20 minutes of gameplay, not to mention there's a great twist at the end (don't google it lol).

I have indeed played 9:05, but I think I missed the twist at the end, because I had no idea what I was doing. I guess I'll have to play it again. And it definitely took me longer than just 20 minutes :) I'll try out the Wizard Sniffer too.

by **Claesar** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:43 pm

I think I've played this stuff ten years ago and must restart it now.

IF

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