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Catapole

chimney sweep

Catapole is a cut above the other two games in the competition, and among the best games I’ve played this year. It is not necessarily a long game, but it does some serious world building. The main character, Jenker Harmlot, is a chimney sweep — apparently, one of the best, as he’s [...]

Les méchants meurent au moins deux fois

The emblem of MI5

From the title and the author’s pseudonym (Yann Flemmard), you can guess that this is a send up in the style of James Bond. There’s even a movie teaser cut-scene that alludes to this being a particularly low-budget super-spy production. The help menu continues the theme, with a recap of [...]

La Chambre de Syrion

Der Zauberlehrling

The setting of this game is a little clichéd: the sorcerer’s apprentice. I think the last game I played like this category was Berrost’s Challenge in the 2008 IF Comp. These are the games where the novice protagonist is left with (or has stolen, found, inherited, etc.) some of the master’s spells [...]

French IF Competition 2009

French Minicomp 2009: The Underground

So, what’s a blog without some content?

The 2009 edition of the French IF competition is now in progress. Yes, in 2010. But better late than never. This year’s theme: Underground.

There are only three games in the competition and I played through them last week. I’ve made some [...]

Setting up the blog

Jack posts something so as not to have to look at a blank screen. [...]