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Game #2583
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Kissing The Buddha's Feet    View all Top Dogs in this genreCollection: IF Competition Favorites
Interactive Fiction   Conventional

Rating: 7.85 (7 votes)

Kissing The Buddha's Feet box cover

Kissing The Buddha's Feet screenshot
One of the most underrated games in the 2nd Annual IF Competition, Leon Lin’s Kissing The Buddha’s Feet is an excellent game about college life. Although the genre of seems already clinched, KTBF manages to strikes its own territory, with in-jokes and gritty realism that lie somewhere between the sophomoric humor of Steve Meretzsky’s Spellcasting series and the serious self-reflection of the hero in Ramese.

The premise of the game seems simple enough: your goal is to help roommate John study to finally pass that psych class after 12 grueling semesters. To give John the peaceful environment he sorely needs to concentrate, you have to find ways to get rid of his loud friends and any other distractions around the house. The game’s highlight is definitely the NPCs, all of whom are brought to life by witty writing, funny characteristics, and a wide variety of actions and attention to detail. The personalities of John’s friends are hilarious, from the nonchalant Carl, to Bob the drunk, and even the obsessive cleanliness of your player character. Puzzles are all interesting, logical, and very well integrated into the storyline.

Kissing The Buddha’s Feet is no doubt one of the most underrated short works of IF you’ll ever play. The game is funny, charming, and chock full of interesting things to try. Just watching John’s friends in their relentless quest to disturb the poor guy alone is worthy of a few cartoon episodes. If you think collegiate humor is all clich้ and dull, Kissing The Buddha’s Feet packs enough punch to prove you wrong. A game that deserves much more than its 5th place finish in the competition. Two thumbs up, way up!

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Leon Lin
Developer: Freeware
Publisher: Freeware
Year: 1996
Software Copyright: Leon Lin
Theme: Modern
Multiplayer:  
None that we know of
System Requirements: TADS
Where to get it:   IF Archive
Related Links: Paul O'Brian's review
Links:    
If you like this game, try: Punk Points, Spellcasting 201, Rameses

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