Rovarsson's IFComp 2021 (Edit: playing style and rating criteria)

First game: D’Arkun.

I’ll have to judge based on the introductory chapters, of which I played seven (yes, 7). A vaguely Lovecraftian mood. Uneven writing, sometimes very evocative and unsettling, sometimes too matter-of-fact and straightforwardly descriptive to stir the nerves. A few locations gave me at least a bit of the frights. (The Candy Shop)

There was enough rising tension in the last chapter to recommend playing this game in full later on. However, I do not feel compelled to continue straight away.

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