Gossip

Gossip
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	29 August 2009
Credits
Author	Hugo Labrande
Reception
Events	IntroComp 2009 2nd of 3
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (6 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Location	City
Languages	French, English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Creative Commons by-nc-nd (Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 France)
IFID	ZCODE-1-090829-6FCF, ZCODE-1-090918-4F25, ZCODE-1-090918-D5CA
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Versions

French original version (unreleased)

Date: 29 August 2009

• Gossip (Hugo Labrande; 29-Aug-2009; Z-code 5; French).
  • Although released only for beta-testers, this is actually the original version.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 090829 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • Beta-testing by Eriorg, Stormi and Otto Grimwald.

English translation (IntroComp version)

Date: 31 August 2009

• Gossip (Hugo Labrande; 31-Aug-2009; Z-code 5; English).
  • WARNING: this version has a bug which makes it very hard to finish. It is recommended to play the updated version instead.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 090829 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • English proofreaders: David Fisher, Dav, Poster, Kake L. Pugh, Eric McAllister, and Brandon Scheuerman.
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-090829-6FCF
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IntroComp 2009: First Runner-up from 3 entries.
  • Download introcomp09.zip from the IF Archive - All the IntroComp 2009 games. The story file for this game is gossip.z5 and the walkthrough file is gossip walkthru.txt.
  • Or download IntroComp09.ZIP from the comp organizer's site.

English translation (update)

Date: 18 September 2009

• Gossip (Hugo Labrande; 18-Sep-2009; Z-code 5; English).
  • This version fixes the bug from the IntroComp version. There's also a more complete walkthrough.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 090918 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-090918-4F25
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download. The story file is Gossip_eng_intro_updated.z5 and the walkthrough file is introgossip walkthru.txt.

French version (update)

Date: 18 September 2009

• Gossip (Hugo Labrande; 18-Sep-2009; Z-code 5; French).
  • This is the first released French version, and it fixes a problem (not the same bug as the English version) from the unreleased original version.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 090918 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-090918-D5CA
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download.

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Gossip (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Gossip - at IFDB.
• Gossip (2009, English) - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
• Gossip (2009, Français) - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review by Bruce.
• Review by Victor Gijsbers.
• Review by Valentine Kopteltsev - in SPAG.
• Review by Juhana Leinonen.
• Review (repost) (original) by Sarah Morayati.

Spoilers

• ClubFloyd transcript.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Gossip}}. This will display as Gossip (Hugo Labrande; 2009; Inform 6; Z-code; French, English).

Date: 29 August 2009

Date: 31 August 2009

Date: 18 September 2009

Date: 18 September 2009