417: IFComp 2024 Part 1

Surprise! The comp started early! Well we were surprised anyway. We’re kicking off our coverage of this year’s IFComp with impressions of the following games: The Bat by Chandler Groover ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG by Hubert Janus You Can’t Save Her by Sarah Mak Forsaken Denizen by C.E.J. Pacian KING OF XANADU by MACHINES UNDERNEATH Quest for the Teacup of Minor Sentimental Value by Damon L. Wakes The Apothecaries Assistant by Allyson Gray As with all our IFComp coverage, we need your help to decide which games to check out in the limited time we have. Let us know what you’re playing or interested in, and join us on Discord to discuss. The comp closes on October 15th! (00:00) - Intro to IFComp 2024 (14:00) - The Bat by Chandler Groover (29:26) - Digression about Mapping Tools (33:12) - ROD MCSCHLONG GETS PUNCHED IN THE DONG by Hubert Janus (41:23) - You Can't Save Her by Sarah Mak (45:18) - Forsaken Denizen by C.E.J. Pacian (56:16) - KING OF XANADU by MACHINES UNDERNEATH (59:56) - Quest for the Teacup of Minor Sentimental Value by Damon L. Wakes (01:05:40) - The Apothecaries Assistant by Allyson Gray (01:06:31) - A surprisingly long sidebar about cryptic crosswords (01:09:49) - Outro