Grayscale

Grayscale
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	2001
Credits
Author	Daniel Freas
Reception
Events	IFComp 2001 13th of 51
IFDB rating	2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Locations	Home Virtual reality
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 2
Format	TADS 2
License	Freeware
IFID	TADS2-88ACFF12027F65D167811DA2BAC1BF84
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How it begins

You might be anyone. After someone tells you that you'll enjoy it on the other side, you fall through a tumult of darkness and stars, and arrive empty-handed at the entry way of a large house with an iron front door. You have no obvious goals except to explore the house.

Versions

Version 1 (Competition release)

Date: 2001

• Grayscale (Daniel Freas; 2001; TADS 2).
  • IFID: TADS2-88ACFF12027F65D167811DA2BAC1BF84
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2001: 13th place of 51 entries.
  • Download gryscale.gam from the IF Archive

Additional credits:

• Thanks to: #TADS channel on ifMUD.
• Beta-testing by: Jonathan Freas, Ann Knedle, and Iain Merrick.
• Quotes by: their respective authors (as attributed within the game).

Links

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

General Info

• Grayscale (archived) - at Baf's Guide

Reviews

• Grayscale - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers

• Hints file. Download gschints.txt from the IF Archive
• Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

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Date: 2001