Frotz

I am under the age of 20 meaning I wasn’t even alive during the age of interactive fiction when Infocom was actually a company. Yet most video games today don’t offer the player the random and sporadic thinking required to win, making those games boring and repetitive. I love reading as well and can’t get enough of a good story. When I discovered interactive fiction it satisfied both of those desires. So many of these games are extremely challenging and hold a unique story that always has something unique. These games take a lot of time and effort however this is the best app in the App Store I’ve ever had.

I have enjoyed Frotz for the most part. My only complaint is that many games are intended to be played with specific features that are not included here. For instance: The Dreamhold is intended to have a built in map that develops as you explore, which is not included. This made the game more difficult, however, I was able to finish (with some help from the interweb). Another example: Photopia is intended to be played with multicolor text which is not included here. I have not played much Photopia yet, so I'm not sure how this will affect gameplay. My experience has been that these problems make the games convenient, but never impossible. As for praise: I have had nothing but fun playing the games here, and the app moves smoothly. The catalog of games is very impressive and I can't wait to play them all!

This is a wonderful story telling game, I love it very much. Though some stories can be difficult without some sort of guide. Other than that I have a question. For the story, “Varicella” there is a command called “penis.” Me and my friend at every confused on what the purpose of this is, since it is one of the preset word. Ex being if I type x and space it will become examine. If I type pen, penis will show up. If you could perhaps give me the answer me and my friend are searching for, that would be great! Much love.

To the dev of this app. I love it, have used it for many years in ios and will continue to for as long as you support it. 2 suggestions: 1. Interface options. If you ever get the itch, providing more choices in readability would be appreciated. The use of color to highlight key words, the old ios infocom treasures app did some pretty nice formatting things that you could look at, for improving this app. Or not. I love this app as is, and would rather you keep it going as is, then develop it further, get burned out and stop supporting it at some point in the future. So it’s just a thought. 2. Add a “pro” version. Charge a few bucks for it, as an in app purchase, or whatever. Even if it offers no additional features. I will gladly toss some dollars your way, just as thanks for what you have already done.

Update: After years of using this program I’m happy to report that not only is it still alive, but it’s alive and continuing to be updated. Thanks to the dev(s) once again for having a big part of keeping IF relevant.... Usually you can tell labors of love. The quality and polish are evident. The dedication of keeping the product up to date, despite roadblocks constantly being thrown your way (I'm looking At you apple). I think it's fitting that a game genre like IF, which has the most dedicated fan base I have seen, has such a great way to enjoy the games. A hearty 5 Star salute to the author. Your love of the game is evident. If you play IF growing up, you already have this. A call to the younger generation. Set your fps'er aside and TRY IF. You'll be surprised. Listen to your elders...