Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave
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Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave was written by Michael Whittington for the 2009 Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest. It came in third place. The contest page has this short introduction:
Atmospheric and moody, here one gets to follow an American teaching in Cambodia through a ghost story with an Eastern flavor.
| Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Michael Whittington |
| Publisher(s) | Saugus.net |
| Release date(s) | 31-Oct-2009 |
| Authoring system | TADS 3 |
| Platform(s) | TADS 3 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
How It Begins
Trying to make sense of some confusing recent events, you attempt to recollect some key moments, starting with that surprisingly significant conversation with Joe in the Café Khmer.
Notable Features
- The plot of this story is revealed mostly through conversations with other characters.
Versions
Release 1
- Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave: A Cambodian Ghost Story (Michael Whittington; 31-Oct-2009; TADS 3).
- Beta tester: Marius Müller.
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- Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest: 3nd place of 3 entries. (Note: The official results page did not explicitly mention where this game placed, only that the other two IF entries tied for 1st place and that all three games were winners.)
- Download [1] from Saugus.net.
Links
General info
- Saugus.net 2009 Contest Results - at Saugus.net's 2009 Halloween Interactive Fiction Contest Results page.
- Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave - at IFDB.
- Love Is as Powerful as Death, Jealousy Is as Cruel as the Grave - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).