Snowquest

Snowquest
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 October 2009
Credits
Author	Eric Eve
Reception
Events	Post-Comp-Comp 2009 1st IFComp 2009 3rd of 24
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (48 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Location	Wilderness
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
Accessibility	Colour: Occasional non-essential colors. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code
License	Freeware
IFID	24BECE71-5C57-4D48-8BC7-80BB7A8F262C
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How it begins

You might be anyone, wrapped in thick clothing, carrying nothing, and standing on a featureless plain of snow. It seems like you've been questing for months, but at last, the mountain range is within sight to the north. But first, you need to find shelter before you freeze.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 1 October 2009

• Snowquest (Eric Eve; 01-Oct-2009; Z-code).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 090729 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 24BECE71-5C57-4D48-8BC7-80BB7A8F262C
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2009: 3rd place of 24 entries.
  • Download Snowquest.zblorb from the IF Archive

Additional credits:

• Alpha testing by El Clérigo Urbatain
• Beta testing by: Richard Bos, Molly Geene, Al Golden, Erik Jensen, James Jolley, Kazuki Mishima, Katzy, Adam Myers, John P. Murphy, Poster, S. John Ross, Michael Neal Tenuis, Johan O, Eric Tse, El Clérigo Urbatain, Jack Welch and Ramona White

Release 2

Date: 2009

• Release 2 / Serial number 100127 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
• Post-Comp-Comp 2009: 1st place of 5 entries.

Additional credits:

• Release 2 beta-testing by: Katzy, Kazuki Mishima, John P. Murphy, Michael Neal Tenuis, El Clérigo Urbatain, and Jack Welch

Links

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

General info

• Snowquest (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Snowquest - at IFDB.
• Snowquest - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review by Philip Armstrong.
• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review by Renee Choba.
• Review, review of reviews, and a second look by Conrad.
• Review by Dark Star.
• Review by Ben Dixon.
• Review by George Dorn.
• Review by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
• Review by David Fletcher.
• Review by Jeremy Freese.
• Review by FrozenIsles Productions.
• Review by Victor Gijsbers.
• Review by Hipolito.
• Review by N. B. Horvath.
• Review by Christopher Huang.
• Review by Imrihamun (Cobaltnine).
• Review by JonathanCR - at IFDB.
• Review (in Russian) by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
• Review by Amanda Lange.
• Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
• 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 Wesley Osam.
• Review by Jenni Polodna.
• Review by George Shannon.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review by Emily Short.
• Review by Sorrel - at IFDB.
• Review by Mark J. Tilford (ralphmerridew).
• Review by Matt Weiner.
• Review by Jake Wildstrom.
• Review by Daniel Wilson.
• Review (in Russian) by yandexx.

Spoilers

• Download SQWalkthrough.txt from the IF Archive. Walkthrough by the author.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Snowquest}}. This will display as Snowquest (Eric Eve; 2009; Inform 7; Z-code).

Date: 1 October 2009

Date: 2009