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A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs, March 14, 2023by Juuves A subversive set of seven poems on the subject of UFOs. I liked it for its themes of cosmic worldliness ... which could be construed as abandonment, if we were to head the other direction. The prose and game functions were good, but not stellar — not enough for a fully immersive experience, though rather enough to simply stand back and appreciate. UFOs, on the other hand, are always an interesting subject matter to read about. The simplicity of the background image and the sparse, but neat formatting, design, and spacing of the text furthered its appeal. Good content with inventive execution. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Up above aliens hover, June 16, 2022An anthology of seven short hypertext poems about UFOs, Phenomena boasts some clever wordplay and a nicely-realized theme (the title of the final poem gives the game away: “guess this was never really about ufos, haha” – it proposes the night, or death, the possibilities we invent from sign and portent). There’s some effective imagery here, and the way it engages the reader worked well for me: each poem can be read “down,” by just reading it top to bottom as it first displays, or “through”, by clicking each line to change it into one of a half-dozen or so different variations. Time – or at least narrative progress – usually progresses as you read “down”, while the “through” options typically elaborate a single idea, introducing a set of potential options and often including one that serves to undercut things. For example, here’s the second poem as it first appears (which riffs on a historical account of strange lights in the sky of 13th-century Japan): Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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a game of customizable astral poetry, May 25, 2022by slugzuki it’s very funny, brief, well written, and satisfying. the first thing from the comp I would send someone who just wanted to dip their toes into mildly interactive fic (and prioritize ingenuity over gaming). Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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UFO cycling twine poetry, May 1, 2022This is a short anthology of 7 poems. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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