Player Comments on The Duke of Winslow

The prose in this story was sparkling and vivid, which is a strange way to praise a story that is so deeply interested in describing visceral, gritty, nasty things, but it's true. The writing is interesting, witty, and almost always written with obvious attention to interesting structures and turns of phrase.

Off-handed bits of Latin; dynamic descriptions of setting and battle; small, quiet character moments and body language--all this, in a narrative that absolutely lavishes the reader with a multiple hub-based adventure. Did I have the patience to finish? I did not. That's on me and my own usual impatience with hub structures in IF. I don't blame the game for that--that's its whole deal.

But what I liked the most here was the way the story evoked an emotional tone the whole way through without ever really being in-your-face about it, right from the start. The word choice, the perspective, and the haze-and-darkness filled setting all told the story.

When I find a story where the author spends so much time thinking about language, I want to call it out: this is a really great and fun piece of IF.

Even if you didn't get the interaction of quotation marks and punctuation right. (“Please, leave.” You hissed.)

I enjoyed it

This was an entire book. Not only did it have the aspects of a game, but it also had tons of fantastic reading. I would definitely recommend someone to read this.

Another really well written story by Darius.

This story was very entertaining, and I enjoyed exploring this interesting world. I will have to return for more and play through the different choices.

Great story! I loved it. Lots of options, lots of branches, well written. Good job.

I loved the amount of details that went into this well-crafted story. It is an original and very interesting read and game, with plenty of characters, clues and backstory to uncover. Well done!

This story-game really made me feel like the Duke of Winslow. Also, insight as a mechanic? Is this Bloodborne now? I have to give this another viewing later. The multiple endings usually do inspire that.

Wow, had to fix some bugs I had caught. If you find any other weird bugs, feel free to message me!