I am building a text game with a pseudo-parser, and I wanted to know if that was within the bounds of the rules for the jam. What I mean by pseudo parser is that every option you can take is listed out in front of you and numbered, so to enter the command you can just enter the number.
This is a screenshot from a game made by someone else called Warsim, which shows a similar system to what I am describing.
Also, the game is WIndows only. Is that a problem?
Hi there!
Firstly thanks for your interest.
Unfortunately yes it does seem, from your description, that the game falls just outside of what ParserComp itself classes as an eligible game. I know when I wrote te the rules that I had to be clear and have a definition in mind. So ParserComp itself defines an eligible parser game as:
"To be eligible for participation in ParserComp your game must have text input, a text parser system and text output as the primary mechanism of control."
Now, if the game allows free-text entry as well alongside the numbered options ("get ball and put ball in box" for example) then I would be happy to stretch the rule; but if its purely number selection then I'm afraid not.
Hope that helps and sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Adam
Dang it. Oh well, I am still interested in the rest of the submissions. It is cool that people are still into these parser-based text games.
And I still have 24 days to make a real parser game for the jam. We will see what happens!
Thanks! I felt bad saying no, but I have to keep it pretty tightly constrained especially this year as its my first time running it.
Any chance you could use Inform 7 or something to port your game and include some general parser commands? Just a thought, probably a crazy idea. :)
Keep on eye on the comp though please, and please do play the games and vote!
Adam
That is most definitely NOT a parser-based game. It is a choice-based game, which is exactly what this comp is NOT about. However, you can enter it in IF Comp later in the year, where the majority of games are choice-based games.
The Windows-only aspect is not a problem, but you won't get as many people playing it. In the past, Windows-only games have not been very popular and have not rated very well in IF Comp.
