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manonamora reviews Just A Simple Interview: "Choose your words wisely... or don't!" May 12, 2024
"Just A Simple Interview is a widely branching short Twine… well, interview. You were one of the few to be selected for an interview with..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Thanks, but I don't remember asking.: "Stop Screaming, Butterfly" May 12, 2024
"Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/1/24 Playtime: 15 min, 3 endings This is a very short, stock-format Twine entry, with very..." - See full review
manonamora reviews The Truth About PRIDE!: "Give me a P! Give my an R! Give me an I..." May 12, 2024
"The Truth About PRIDE! is a short bitsy piece, where "you" explore the meaning of < pride >, by going through each of its letters (and an..." - See full review
manonamora reviews The Portrait: "Get right into the brush strokes - level of details" May 12, 2024
"The Portrait, also titled as A Taste of Isekai in-game, is an exploration parser, a sort of amuse-bouche to a larger game coming out in..." - See full review
manonamora reviews You Can Only Turn Left: "Very much wonder, not so land." May 12, 2024
"You Can Only Turn Left is a surreal piece exploring "the hypnagogic state between sleeping and wakefulness", based on a past dream..." - See full review
manonamora reviews Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart: "All work and no play makes me dull..." May 12, 2024
"Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart is a minimalist micro Bitsy piece about, according to the blurb, the triumph of art over drudgery. Using a simple..." - See full review

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