Everybody Dies and Bee
06/04/22 • 63 min
The guys from Grue tackle another pair of modern Interactive Fiction games, or at least try to. First up is Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe, in which ... well, everybody dies. Until they don't. And maybe there are ghosts. Next is Bee, by Emily Short, about going to a spelling bee. Except the only version of the game available doesn't include the spelling bee. Infocom games were never this complicated.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at MonsterFeet.com
Next episode: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
The guys from Grue tackle another pair of modern Interactive Fiction games, or at least try to. First up is Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe, in which ... well, everybody dies. Until they don't. And maybe there are ghosts. Next is Bee, by Emily Short, about going to a spelling bee. Except the only version of the game available doesn't include the spelling bee. Infocom games were never this complicated.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at MonsterFeet.com
Next episode: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
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Their Angelical Understanding, and 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds
Kay and Carrington get a double dose of IF when they play and discuss Twine games for the first time. First up is Their Angelical Understanding, by Porpentine, which comes with both music and warnings. Next is 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds, by Abigail Corfman, a game about french fries and undeath.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at MonsterFeet.com
Next episode: Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe
Next Episode
Hadean Lands, Bee redux, and Leviathan
What do you get when you mix difficult puzzles with intricate storytelling? A pair of defeated gamers, that's what. Kay and Carrington throw in the towel and admit they were bested by Andrew Plotkin's Hadean Lands. Then they replay Emily Short's recently remastered Bee, and tackle Jason Shiga's twisted tale of tentacles and truth. Bonus: Kay may or may not have sent Carrington some malware.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at MonsterFeet.com
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