The 13th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition is underway. There are 29 games this year, quite a manageable number for once! Hopefully among them will be a few gems. Get on over there and grab ’em. In previous years, these have been some of the best game experiences to be had, because they actually engage you emotionally; and because no matter how good the graphics on the PS3 and its ilk may get, the graphics produced inside ones head by a well-crafted piece of fiction will always be better.
To celebrate the IF Comp, I tracked down links to the IF Chive, a humorous take on IF-dom in the vein of the Onion, by JD Berry. 1-5 and 1-6 are particularly good for the “Thick Steel Door” columns.
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 1
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 2
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 3
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 4
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 5
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 6
IF-Chive Volume 1, Edition 7