235: JELLY by Tom Lento and Chandler Groover

Young love in the Lonely Valley. JELLY is an interactive fiction game co-written by Short Game favorite Chandler Groover and newcomer (?) Tom Lento. It was recently awarded Best in Show at the Spring Thing interactive fiction competition. Laura, Shane, and Nate discuss the game, including a post-show spoiler break. JELLY is a TWINE work, and is playable via a browser at the Spring Thing website. It can also be downloaded as part of a Spring Thing 2020 bundle on itch.io. The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time. You can also support us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts! You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Shane Kelly – @8bitShaneNate Heininger – @natestlLaura Nash – @laurajnash (00:00) - JELLY By Tom Lento And Chandler Groover (32:31) - What’s Making You Happy This Week? (32:40) - Shane - The Raven Tower by Ann (38:21) - Laura - The Royal Art of Poison (42:31) - Nate - Playing Chess on SocialChess (45:23) - Wrap Up (46:48) - Spoiler Break