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== Review Collection Sites == | == Review Collection Sites == | ||
* [https://ifdb.org/ IFDB, the Interactive Fiction Database] | |||
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/ Baf's Guide to the IF Archive] | * [http://www.wurb.com/if/ Baf's Guide to the IF Archive] | ||
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/ Brass Lantern Text Adventure Reviews] | |||
* [http://www.carouselchain.com/if/ IF Ratings] | * [http://www.carouselchain.com/if/ IF Ratings] | ||
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review] | * [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review] | ||
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* [http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/ Trotting Krips] | * [http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/ Trotting Krips] | ||
* [[The Non-Comp Review Project]] [http://www.gregboettcher.com/games/reviews/noncomp2004/ 2004] and [http://www.gregboettcher.com/games/reviews/noncomp2005/ 2005]. | * [[The Non-Comp Review Project]] [http://www.gregboettcher.com/games/reviews/noncomp2004/ 2004] and [http://www.gregboettcher.com/games/reviews/noncomp2005/ 2005]. | ||
* {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/s-game.html|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905130009/http://www.xyzzynews.com/s-game.html|XYZZYnews games}} | |||
* [http://davidfisher.info/if/gems/index.html IF Gems - Quotes from IF Comp reviews] (also available from the [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/general-discussion/IFGems.zip IF Archive]). | |||
* [http://sparklyifreviews.wordpress.com/ Sparkly IF Reviews] | |||
===Italian=== | |||
* [http://www.ifitalia.info/portale/modules/xfsection/index.php?category=4 IF Italia - Recensioni] | |||
* [http://www.terradif.net/magazine/ Terra d'IF] | |||
===Spanish=== | |||
* [http://www.caad.es/spac/ SPAC] | |||
===Russian=== | |||
* [https://forum.ifiction.ru/viewforum.php?id=36] | |||
* [https://ifhub.club] | |||
== Review Pages by Individuals == | == Review Pages by Individuals == | ||
* [http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~obrian/IF.htm#Review Paul O'Brian's IF Comp reviews] - excellent reading! | * [http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~obrian/IF.htm#Review Paul O'Brian's IF Comp reviews] - excellent reading! | ||
* [http:// | * [http://inky.org/if/ Dan Shiovitz's Home Page] | ||
* [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/ Emily Short's Home Page] - scroll down to Reviews and Competitions | * [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/ Emily Short's Home Page] - scroll down to Reviews and Competitions | ||
* | * {{link|deadurl=http://www.strangebreezes.com/if/reviews/default.htm|Jessica Knoch's reviews}} | ||
* [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/gamerev/compgames.html Andrew Plotkin's IF Comp reviews] | * [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/gamerev/compgames.html Andrew Plotkin's IF Comp reviews] | ||
* [http://raddial.com/if/reviews J. Robinson Wheeler's reviews] | * [http://raddial.com/if/reviews J. Robinson Wheeler's reviews] | ||
* | * {{link | deadurl=http://members.cox.net/dns361/oindex.html | archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626192120/http://members.cox.net/dns361/oindex.html | Duncan Stevens' reviews}}. Also see his {{link | deadurl=http://members.cox.net/dns361/iindex.html | archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626191422/http://members.cox.net/dns361/iindex.html | Infocom reviews}}. | ||
== Reviews from Outside the IF Community == | == Reviews from Outside the IF Community == | ||
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* [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113035964379680346-Sm_Xo6VCeinwEXHBnVDawW_8grI_20061115.html Keeping a Genre Alive] - Vauhini Vara of <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> writes about IF and the [[IF Comp 2005]]. | * [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113035964379680346-Sm_Xo6VCeinwEXHBnVDawW_8grI_20061115.html Keeping a Genre Alive] - Vauhini Vara of <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> writes about IF and the [[IF Comp 2005]]. | ||
* [http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,27/ Something about Interactive Fiction] by [[Terrence Bosky]], April 2006, for [[MobyGames]]. | * [http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,27/ Something about Interactive Fiction] by [[Terrence Bosky]], April 2006, for [[MobyGames]]. | ||
* [http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_3841204 "Games with no pictures? Yes, they really did exist"] - written by [[Tom Leupold]] for his Gamester column for Inside Bay Area (May 2006). | |||
* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/95/9 Textual Pleasure: Parsing the Annual IF Competition] - article by [[Lara Crigger]] for [[Escapist Magazine|The Escapist]], May 2007. | |||
* [http://www.webomator.com/2007/09/14/eaten-by-a-grue-music-video-my-ramblings-about-computer-gamings-wealthy-wasteland/ “Eaten By A Grue” music video, & my ramblings about computer gaming’s wealthy wasteland] - blog posting by [[Bradley W. Schenck]], September 2007. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Past raif topics: Community#Reviews / feedback|Past raif topics: Reviews / feedback]]. | |||
* You can find links to many reviews about works of IF on the IFWiki by browsing by [[:Category:Works|works]], by [[:Category:Reviewers|reviewers]], or by [[:Category:Competitions|competitions]]. | |||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 2 November 2023
(Related topic: Recommended games.)
Looking for reviews of IF games? Here are some handy links:
Review Collection Sites
- IFDB, the Interactive Fiction Database
- Baf's Guide to the IF Archive
- Brass Lantern Text Adventure Reviews
- IF Ratings
- IF-Review
- Interactive Fiction Reviews Organization - hosted by RootShell.
- Reviews Exchange
- SPAG a.k.a. Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games
- SynTax Adventure Magazine
- Trotting Krips
- The Non-Comp Review Project 2004 and 2005.
- XYZZYnews games (archive)
- IF Gems - Quotes from IF Comp reviews (also available from the IF Archive).
- Sparkly IF Reviews
Italian
Spanish
Russian
Review Pages by Individuals
- Paul O'Brian's IF Comp reviews - excellent reading!
- Dan Shiovitz's Home Page
- Emily Short's Home Page - scroll down to Reviews and Competitions
- Jessica Knoch's reviews (dead link 🔍)
- Andrew Plotkin's IF Comp reviews
- J. Robinson Wheeler's reviews
- Duncan Stevens' reviews (archive). Also see his Infocom reviews (archive).
Reviews from Outside the IF Community
- 1UP: Magic Words: Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century - by Nich Maragos, February 2004.
- Actually, there weren't any pictures at all - 1970s text games are preserved by dedicated fans, by Adam McDowell, National Post, March 16, 2005.
- Forbes article on Malinche - "Interactive Fiction Comes of Age; 'Novel' of 21st Century Goes Mobile; Available on iPod July 15". Contains short quotes from Howard A. Sherman and Marc Blank. July 2005.
- >READ GAME - Heirs of Infocom, fans of interactive fiction still choose their own adventures by Allen Varney, Escapist Magazine, issue 7, pgs 12-18. August 2005.
- Keeping a Genre Alive - Vauhini Vara of The Wall Street Journal writes about IF and the IF Comp 2005.
- Something about Interactive Fiction by Terrence Bosky, April 2006, for MobyGames.
- "Games with no pictures? Yes, they really did exist" - written by Tom Leupold for his Gamester column for Inside Bay Area (May 2006).
- Textual Pleasure: Parsing the Annual IF Competition - article by Lara Crigger for The Escapist, May 2007.
- “Eaten By A Grue” music video, & my ramblings about computer gaming’s wealthy wasteland - blog posting by Bradley W. Schenck, September 2007.
See also
- Past raif topics: Reviews / feedback.
- You can find links to many reviews about works of IF on the IFWiki by browsing by works, by reviewers, or by competitions.