338: IFComp 2022 Part 1

10/10/2022 53 min
338: IFComp 2022 Part 1

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Episode Synopsis


Happy 28th birthday to IFComp! We’re thrilled to start our seventh year of competition coverage with discussions of seven brand-new interactive fiction games. Nate and Laura open with a brief overview of IFComp for the unfamiliar/forgetful, before diving into individual reviews.



The Grown-Up Detective Agency by Brendan Patrick HennessyEsther’s by Brad and Alleson BuchananThe Thirty Nine Steps by Graham WalmsleyNose Bleed by Stanley W. BaxtonUse Your Psychic Powers at Applebee’s by Geoffrey GoldenGlimmer by Katie BensonHOURS by Aidanvoidout







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Your hosts this week were:



Nate Heininger – @natestlLaura Nash – @laurajnash
(00:00) - Intro to IFComp 2022
(07:00) - The Grown-Up Detective Agency
(12:00) - Esther's
(17:27) - The Thirty Nine Steps
(24:40) - Nose Bleed
(32:19) - Use Your Psychic Powers at Applebee's
(37:00) - Glimmer
(40:24) - HOURS
(47:27) - Outro