Hi there, IF-savvy.
I’m quite new to writing IF, but I’ve been working on something since the last comp, and I thought I’d give it a shot for the one coming up in a year; I definitely need some beta testing/advice. There’s nothing I hate more than turning in something that is half-finished, so I have, and will continue to put a lot of work into it. I have a few beta testers already at it, but I need someone who is more savvy to text adventures. I have played through past entries, and read reviews, but these things are still difficult for me to judge, and are my main concerns:
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Game length. Having written all the puzzles, it’s really difficult for me to tell how long the game would take. There are things I can do to trim/ lengthen it. This also applies to descriptions.
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Hinting / giving a direction. I am also not sure how heavy-handed my in-game hinting is vs. how it should be. That goes for my ‘hint’ system as well.
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Well, there are a few other things too, but they are more puzzle-specific.
The game setting is a post-apocalypse, zombie-infested hospital.
Thanks in advance for the help!