Broken Legs
| Broken Legs | |
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| Published | 1 October 2009 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Sarah Morayati |
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| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (30 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Comedy |
| Location |  School |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Glulx |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | B0FF7593-1E5C-4252-A9FB-2296D5EE990A |
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How it begins
You are Lottie Plum: "18" year-old actor, singer, dancer -- in short, a future star! And this is your big break, Lottie Plum -- remember that name -- a callback here at Bridger Conservatory. That's why you're here in the waiting room with the other wannabees who didn't get weeded out during first auditions. You're carrying a resume, a water bottle and your handbag. You're wearing a black camisole, a short skirt and your way-too-old character shoes.
Unfortunately, you've also got a frog in your throat. Aargh! This can't be happening! You need to get this audition at any cost! You'll do anything: bribery, trickery, sabotage! Eliminate your competition, Lottie! Tonight, there's gonna be some broken legs.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 1 October 2009
- Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; 01-Oct-2009; Glulx).
- Beta-testers: Reina Adair, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Peter Berman, Richard Bos, Justin Butterfield, Benji Dahood, Davros, Jeremy Freese, Simon Friedberger, Marius Müller, Alexandre Owen Muñiz, John Murphy, Johan O, Wesley Osam, Robb Sherwin, and Ramona White.
- Cover art by Wesley Osam.
- Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5U92 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: B0FF7593-1E5C-4252-A9FB-2296D5EE990A
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2009: 2nd place of 24 entries. Also tied for 3rd place for Miss Congeniality.
- XYZZY Awards 2009: Winner of Best NPCs and Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum). Also was a finalist in four categories: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual NPC (Lottie's mom).
- Download Broken%20Legs.gblorb from the IF Archive
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Broken Legs (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Broken Legs - at IFDB.
- Broken Legs - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- Broken Legs -- follow-up - RAIF, November 17, 2009.
- Talking on Broken Legs by the author, on her blog - November 23, 2009.
Reviews
- Review - at the A.V. Club.
- Review by Renee Choba.
- Review by Dark Star.
- Review by Ben Dixon.
- Review by Dora - at Jay is Games.
- Review by George Dorn.
- Review by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
- Review by David Fletcher.
- Review by FrozenIsles Productions.
- Review by Victor Gijsbers.
- Review by Hipolito.
- Review by Christopher Huang.
- Review by JonathanCR - at IFDB.
- Review by Amanda Lange.
- Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Review by Juhana Leinonen.
- Review by Jimmy Maher - in SPAG.
- Review by Michael Martin.
- Review (in Spanish) by Mastodon - at the CAAD forum.
- Review by Rob Menke.
- Review by George Penrose.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by Rhian.
- Review by George Shannon.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review by Emily Short.
- Review by Jake Wildstrom.
- Review by Daniel Wilson.
- Review (in Russian) by yandexx.
Date: 1 October 2009