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The Reader's Encounter

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You arrive from across the sea in the fetid hold of a rat-infested ship. You have left your friends behind—and with them, your books and the mysteries you had uncovered. You are a reader, looking for secrets hidden by forgotten sages between the lines of their ancient tomes. Or rather, you were a reader; who knows what you are now, stranded alone in this foreign land. Maybe here, unlike back home, there might be some use for your unusual skill?


The Reader's Encounter is a short story-driven puzzle game about secret knowledge and manipulating words.


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Diferente. Gostei muito.

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An interesting concept. Just too bad the game is this short, the story could've been interesting.

As a writer, I appreciate what you've done here. It plays like an anagram or a letter scramble game, and everything works as intended. I didn't realize there were two endings, but when I read about it in the review below, I was like, "Holy crap, I know how to get the other one!"

The story bears a lot of subtext. On one level, it's about a traveler seeking knowledge. On a deeper level, it's about how books can take us to other worlds and teach us things. But on an even deeper level, I can see some social themes dealing with a drop in appreciation for books and the lack of skill, or interest, for deriving meaning from what we read. You've set up an intriguing world with several interwoven plots, and I wonder if you intend to continue the story.

The writing is solid. I have a few small editorial considerations, but nothing worth mentioning here. You've done a great job creating something unique. I hope enough of the community can appreciate your creativity to bump up the rating.

I love word games. This one is very creative. I appreciate the walkthrough option as in the beginning, I wasn't sure of how to manipulate the prompts. The letters were a little sticky for me, but I soon moved them like I would a Scrabble tile tray.

The storyline is very well written. I enjoyed getting the two endings! I would love to see more games like this. Well done.

This game is absolutely clever with way it works, i loved it, it was difficult but not headache inducing.

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Views
2,862
Faves:
10
Votes
150
Score
3.11 / 5.00

Uploaded
Nov 2, 2019
10:16 PM EDT