Bedtime story
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| Bedtime story | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 21 August 2008 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Marius Müller |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3 out of 5 (4 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Comedy  Fantasy |
| Locations |  Virtual reality  Wilderness |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Z-code 8 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | 09DFA578-9195-42BE-8482-2CAF99768813 |
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How it begins
You are a father who has been away from his family for six months. Your wife, Randa, began telling a long story to your son, Danny, over the course of several nights. It's now your turn to continue the bedtime tale:
Prince George was charged by King Sean to rescue a princess. The prince dutifully traveled on his quest, until he encountered a bridge guarded by a troll. The Prince then ...?
Notable features
- Uses a framing story where the protagonist is a father telling a story to his son; this part is in the usual second person and present tense. However, the framed story, which has a prince for the protagonist, is told in third person and past tense.
- The standard ">" prompt has been replaced with "The Prince then ", prompting player to enter their commands in the past tense, e.g.: "went east", "looked at the troll", etc., although normal commands will work as well.
- As with most IntroComp games, this game is incomplete.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 21 August 2008
- Bedtime story (Marius Müller as "Taleslinger"; 21-Aug-2008; Z-code 8).
- Release 1 / Serial number 080819 / Inform 7 build 5T18 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 09DFA578-9195-42BE-8482-2CAF99768813
IFID links: IFDB - IntroComp 2008: Honorable Mention.
- Download introcomp08.zip from the IF Archive - all the games from IntroComp 2008. The story file for this game is Bedtime story.z8.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Bedtime story (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Bedtime story - at IFDB.
Spoilers
Date: 21 August 2008