Talk:The Devil Game/@comment-6862307-20140202171524

This was a very good read. Normally I'm not a huge fan of "Ritual instruction" pastas, which is a little ironic when you consider the fact that I'm something of a demonologist in my spare time and I go absolutely nuts over any ancient tome of devils and demons I can find. I think maybe the reason I don't like most "ritual instruction" pastas is because they feel too much like they are just another re-telling of Bloody Mary, but now they have some kind of modern device involved to make it seem new and fresh when it really isn't and stories like that don't really stimulate my adult mind. I think what impressed me about this story though was its smooth and detailed writing, the fact that it isn't just a set of instructions with a vague warning of SpoOoOOky things that might happen, and lastly - that it feels researched while also proposing some creepy new ideas. The use of actual occult facts combined with some of the newer ideas imposed helps bolster those ideas as something arcane and disturbing. It was also interesting to see a pasta that broke the fourth wall.

There are a few grammatical issues but nothing majour. I did like the twist at the end, but I didn't love it - I'm not sure how to fully express how I felt about it, but if something comes to me as to why I have mixed feelings regarding it, I'll certainly make it known later. As a whole this was a very tasty pasta and worthy of the PotM.

9.0/10