====== Ninja's Fate ======
by Hannes Schueller

I beta-tested this game prior to the comp instead of reviewing it.  Some notes originally posted at https://www.bradleycbuchanan.com/b/ifcomp-postmortem/:

> “Ninja’s Fate” was the most interesting experience. I had never heard of [[http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Paul_Allen_Panks|Paul Allen Panks]] before working with Schueller, which was probably for the best from a testing perspective. Apparently Panks produced many games, none of which were very good. “Ninja’s Fate” celebrates Panks’ passion for the medium both by setting the game in a museum dedicated to him, and by emulating his (sometimes questionable) design. I did question several design decisions, and in each case Schueller could point out a similar choice by Panks. It really is a fitting tribute, but I’m unsurprised that it didn’t rank well in the competition. Does this sort of game belong in IFComp? I really don’t know.
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> Edit: Hannes Schueller has posted a [[http://www.yllr.net/if/ninja/|Ninja’s Fate website]] explaining the aforementioned design decisions. I’d also like to thank him for his [[http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1701|kind comments]] about his testers.

{{tag>videogame "interactive fiction" played "released in 2010" "played in 2010" "played on PC"}}