Drew Cook: A Biting Cat
@bitingcat.bsky.social
Text games, cats. This they writes and writes about parser games.
Baton Rouge, they.
Baton Rouge, they.
the map for the WIP keeps growing
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
the map for the WIP keeps growing
Oh, internet
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Oh, internet
my condensed map of Zork II's geography for the WIP. I've set everything on a grid to accomodate the automap extension with minimal fuss
October 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
my condensed map of Zork II's geography for the WIP. I've set everything on a grid to accomodate the automap extension with minimal fuss
Inspired by all the "I need AI art for my cover because I can't draw" hand-wringing (I have familiar tremors and can't even write legibly), I found a bit of public domain art and put powerpoint filters on it. 30 minute cover art gang, let's go!
June 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Inspired by all the "I need AI art for my cover because I can't draw" hand-wringing (I have familiar tremors and can't even write legibly), I found a bit of public domain art and put powerpoint filters on it. 30 minute cover art gang, let's go!
Thanks to some new tricks I learned writing Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight, I'll be doing another (final?) release of Repeat the Ending to use Bisquixe web styling and the latest version of Story Mode. Soon!
April 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks to some new tricks I learned writing Marbles, D, and the Sinister Spotlight, I'll be doing another (final?) release of Repeat the Ending to use Bisquixe web styling and the latest version of Story Mode. Soon!
Portrait with Wolf is choice-based Inform work inspired by the IF art shows of old. Bleak, poetic, nonsensical
even if it's not for everyone, it could be for you
I made it for Spring Thing
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
even if it's not for everyone, it could be for you
I made it for Spring Thing
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
April 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Portrait with Wolf is choice-based Inform work inspired by the IF art shows of old. Bleak, poetic, nonsensical
even if it's not for everyone, it could be for you
I made it for Spring Thing
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
even if it's not for everyone, it could be for you
I made it for Spring Thing
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
4/?
Today's recommendation is Wayfarers, a rather stunning interactive fiction debut by Gina Isabel Rodriguez.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
Today's recommendation is Wayfarers, a rather stunning interactive fiction debut by Gina Isabel Rodriguez.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
April 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
4/?
Today's recommendation is Wayfarers, a rather stunning interactive fiction debut by Gina Isabel Rodriguez.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
Today's recommendation is Wayfarers, a rather stunning interactive fiction debut by Gina Isabel Rodriguez.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
🧵 3/?
Radiance Inviolate is a Twine work by DemonApologist. The language is laden with sensual density, and I gobbled it in one sitting. Recommended!
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
Radiance Inviolate is a Twine work by DemonApologist. The language is laden with sensual density, and I gobbled it in one sitting. Recommended!
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🧵 3/?
Radiance Inviolate is a Twine work by DemonApologist. The language is laden with sensual density, and I gobbled it in one sitting. Recommended!
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
Radiance Inviolate is a Twine work by DemonApologist. The language is laden with sensual density, and I gobbled it in one sitting. Recommended!
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
🧵 2/?
I experienced Spring Gothic, a kinetic visual novel, as a way to practice what I'd call "radical vulnerability." The narrative voices are genuine and affecting. A tale of post-proximal, post-covid romance. It's by Prof. Lily.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
I experienced Spring Gothic, a kinetic visual novel, as a way to practice what I'd call "radical vulnerability." The narrative voices are genuine and affecting. A tale of post-proximal, post-covid romance. It's by Prof. Lily.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
April 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🧵 2/?
I experienced Spring Gothic, a kinetic visual novel, as a way to practice what I'd call "radical vulnerability." The narrative voices are genuine and affecting. A tale of post-proximal, post-covid romance. It's by Prof. Lily.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
I experienced Spring Gothic, a kinetic visual novel, as a way to practice what I'd call "radical vulnerability." The narrative voices are genuine and affecting. A tale of post-proximal, post-covid romance. It's by Prof. Lily.
www.springthing.net/2025/play.ht...
one down, one to go
March 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
one down, one to go
whew! productive day. got all the postgame content into the wolf/art show/widget... need to spellcheck and try to reread all of the text (it's hard to do!)
maybe I'll have a release candidate/final test situation early in the week.
maybe I'll have a release candidate/final test situation early in the week.
February 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
whew! productive day. got all the postgame content into the wolf/art show/widget... need to spellcheck and try to reread all of the text (it's hard to do!)
maybe I'll have a release candidate/final test situation early in the week.
maybe I'll have a release candidate/final test situation early in the week.
Testing to see if displaying images from wade clarke’s menus extension would look ok on my phone. Seems ok!
February 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Testing to see if displaying images from wade clarke’s menus extension would look ok on my phone. Seems ok!
After a bit of writing today, I resumed my attempted S Rank run of Inferno difficulty in Resident Evil 3.
It's not too painful with unlocks. The game is hardest in the first half due to all the attention from Nemesis.
It's not too painful with unlocks. The game is hardest in the first half due to all the attention from Nemesis.
December 20, 2024 at 3:32 AM
After a bit of writing today, I resumed my attempted S Rank run of Inferno difficulty in Resident Evil 3.
It's not too painful with unlocks. The game is hardest in the first half due to all the attention from Nemesis.
It's not too painful with unlocks. The game is hardest in the first half due to all the attention from Nemesis.
About to square off with some evil stylists
December 7, 2024 at 4:08 AM
About to square off with some evil stylists
Some good video games there 🏆💍
November 27, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Some good video games there 🏆💍
Pretty good IF day; wrote a review and am nearly finished with a draft of my educational jam game.
#interactivefiction #topexpert #letsmakeIF
#interactivefiction #topexpert #letsmakeIF
![Screenshot of a text game. Text:
After Lunch
[To edit what prints here, Drew, Marbles, and D updated the "table of room descriptions." Since this is the second turn or choice node, they put this text in row two.]
Whew! I bet you feel better now, huh Marbles? I'm going to play some games for a while. You can keep yourself busy with this catnip mouse. There you go! Get it!
[The below texts regarding choices can be found in Books 6 and 7 of the template.]
I had a bunch of games for my Commodore 64, mostly copied by my friend's big brother. He's in high school! What did I want to play?
(1) Zork III
(2) A different part from Zork III
(3) The Lurking Horror
(4) Spellbreaker](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ew7hs6mg6droev2eb5ugszxp/bafkreifw7xiikm4btfavdfhxrninouj4ugclndwyzig2ncl4w5bf2apjze@jpeg)
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Pretty good IF day; wrote a review and am nearly finished with a draft of my educational jam game.
#interactivefiction #topexpert #letsmakeIF
#interactivefiction #topexpert #letsmakeIF
Moxie loves freshly changed sheets.
November 19, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Moxie loves freshly changed sheets.
Small cat, smaller box
November 17, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Small cat, smaller box
Picked up the yarnham hunter’s set, a kind of 90s goth nightclub take on the normal hunter’s garb. It has a few belts, and is a good look. Leveling goals: vitality to 30, endurance to 25, strength to 20.
November 16, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Picked up the yarnham hunter’s set, a kind of 90s goth nightclub take on the normal hunter’s garb. It has a few belts, and is a good look. Leveling goals: vitality to 30, endurance to 25, strength to 20.
My cat lemur (aka baby lee) lying on my shrink-wrapped “cyborg enforcer” edition of the System Shock remake. Between pledging that ks and getting my stuff I moved twice, got an MFA, got married, and adopted four cats.
Long enough to forget why I pledged 😭
Long enough to forget why I pledged 😭
November 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM
My cat lemur (aka baby lee) lying on my shrink-wrapped “cyborg enforcer” edition of the System Shock remake. Between pledging that ks and getting my stuff I moved twice, got an MFA, got married, and adopted four cats.
Long enough to forget why I pledged 😭
Long enough to forget why I pledged 😭
This time out, I am trying to use Arcane a bit; I've never really messed with it. My big heavy sword scales damage with it, so I'll focus on getting my Arcane up for the next several levels. Will this actually be good? I don't know!
#videogames #bloodborne #fromsoft
#videogames #bloodborne #fromsoft
November 14, 2024 at 4:26 AM
This time out, I am trying to use Arcane a bit; I've never really messed with it. My big heavy sword scales damage with it, so I'll focus on getting my Arcane up for the next several levels. Will this actually be good? I don't know!
#videogames #bloodborne #fromsoft
#videogames #bloodborne #fromsoft
