Alabaster
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| Alabaster | |
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| Published | 5 June 2009 |
| Credits | |
| Authors | John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities |
| Reception | |
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| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (128 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Fantasy |
| Location |  One-room |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: optional. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Glulx |
| License | Creative Commons |
| IFID | 0D966160-1B42-4CB5-9F67-85DE527ECCFE |
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How it begins
The Queen has told you to return with her heart in a box. Snow White has made you promise to make other arrangements. Now that you're alone in the forest, it's hard to know which of the two women to trust. The Queen is certainly a witch -- but her stepdaughter may be something even more horrible...
Notable features
- There are some eighteen possible endings to this fairy tale. Some of them are even almost happy.
- The result of an experiment in open authorship. Emily Short wrote and released the introduction to the story; other authors then contributed conversation text. Afterward, the game received further editing to improve continuity and add endings.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 5 June 2009
- Alabaster (John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, and Ziv Wities; 05-Jun-2009; Glulx). Illustrated by Daniel Allington-Krzysztofiak.
- Release 1 / Serial number 090604 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 0D966160-1B42-4CB5-9F67-85DE527ECCFE
IFID links: IFDB - XYZZY Awards 2009: Winner of Best Writing and Best Individual NPC (Snow White). Also was a finalist for Best Use of Medium.
- Download Alabaster.zip
Related games
- Part of "Fractured Fairy Tales series":
- Bronze (Emily Short; 2006; Inform 7; Z-code).
- Glass (Emily Short; 2006; Inform 7; Z-code).
- Alabaster (John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, and others; 2009; Inform 7; Glulx).
- Indigo (Emily Short; 2011; TADS 3).
| Fractured Fairy Tales series by Emily Short | |||
| Bronze (2006) | Glass (2006) | Alabaster (2009) | Indigo (2011) |
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- Official Website - includes walkthrough, Inform 7 source, and design documents.
- Alabaster - at IFDB.
- Announcement on author's blog; 05-Jun-2009.
Reviews
- Review by Jess - at Jay is Games.
- Review by Allen Cook - at Gamers With Jobs.
- Review by Matthew Erazo.
- Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Review by Tracy Poff.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by Massimo Stella.
- Review by Derek Yu - at TIGSource.
Spoilers
- SPAG #55 - Contains a SPAG Specifics analysis by Conrad Cook.
Date: 5 June 2009