Gun Mute
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| Gun Mute | |
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| Game | |
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| Main links | |
| Published | 2008 |
| Credits | |
| Author | C.E.J. Pacian |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best Individual PC, Best Individual Puzzle, Best NPCs, Best Setting, Best Story, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (163 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Science fiction  Steampunk  Western |
| Location |  City |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Polite |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | TADS 3 |
| Format | TADS 3 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | 242168EC-E16E-594E-BDBB-0B562EDD9903 |
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How it begins
Carrying only your trusty six shooter and numerous bullets, you are standing on the rolling planes of a post-industrial western town. Your friend Elias is in the hands of sheriff Clayton, who will hang him at noon. It looks like you're going to have to shoot some people
Notable features
- Instead of giving directional commands, you can only go 'forwards' or 'backwards' along a linear string of locations.
- Most of the puzzles involve shooting things or people, but there is no (random or deterministic) combat system.
- Many of the puzzles involve careful timing.
Versions
Version 5
Date: 2008
- Gun Mute (C.E.J. Pacian; 2008; TADS 3).
- IFID: 242168EC-E16E-594E-BDBB-0B562EDD9903
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover - XYZZY Awards 2008. Winner of Best Puzzles. Also was a finalist in nine other categories: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (the gallows), Best Individual NPC (Solemn Gertrude), Best Individual PC (Mute Lawton), and Best Use of Medium.
- Download GunMute.t3 - The story file, from the author's website.
- Or download GunMute.zip - Windows executable.
- IFID: 242168EC-E16E-594E-BDBB-0B562EDD9903
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Blog Announcement
- Gun Mute (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Gun Mute - at IFDB
- Gun Mute - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Review (archive) at Play This Thing! - by Emily Short.
Spoilers
Date: 2008