E.T.'s Verdict: God, I wish I popped Drew.
Kevin Herbert's Verdict: Gremlin! Gremlin! What's this shit about New England towns? Let's go out and get killed. Clutch!
My Verdict: Has more been written about less?
The Review...
Why the hell isn't Rob Noyes writing more adventure games? No, really. I want an answer. A good one, too, involving car chases, machinegun fire and dopplegangers. More to the point: I want another damn game.
Noyes (known throughout the internet as TV's Spatch) is a funny guy. His "IF-A-Minute" site holds some of the funniest synapses of video games ever written. His game cruelly heckles the player for -- inevitably -- picking up the damn booth. He was able to make his first game neither a bug-riddled borefest or a laughably inept, forgotten waste of time.
Alright. Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die is a waste of time. But somewhat entertaining as well. It provides a viable example of how to effectively learn a new programming language.
You're not going to write Zork III your first time out, newbie. What you can implement, however, is a ridiculous, amusing concept that gets you familiar with the library, syntax and development environment. You don't have to intentionally create a stupid game that is unfunny and difficult to understand. (And then subsequently enter it into a competition!)
TV's Spatch has proven that he can make the Inform language his bitch. Demand for a longer look into his sadistic, sarcastic mind begins. Today, natch.
Simple Rating: N/A
Complicated Rating:
Story: 1 / 10
Writing: 9 / 10
Playability: 1 / 10
Puzzle Quality: 8.5 / 10
Parser Responsiveness: 8 / 10