A New Life
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| A New Life | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1 October 2005 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Alexandre Owen Muñiz |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3 out of 5 (5 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring systems | Inform 6, Platypus |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | ZCODE-1-050930-8795 |
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How it begins
You are a refugee from an area devastated by drought and war. You pass some standing stones and a waterfall, and meet a peddler who points you toward some underground passageways that promise to be a source of treasure and adventure.
Notable features
- Appears to be the first full length game written using the Platypus Inform library.
Versions
Competition version
Date: 1 October 2005
- A New Life (Alexandre Owen Muñiz; 01-Oct-2005; Z-code 5).
- Beta-testing by Andrei Pambuccian, Emily Short, Daniel Freas, Evin Robertson, Jacqueline A. Lott, Matthew Murray, Amanda Fisher, Brian Rapp, and Rachel Portnoy.
- Release 1 (2005-09-30) Inform v6.30 / Platypus release 4
- IFID: ZCODE-1-050930-8795
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2005: 2nd place (tie) of 36 entries. Also 2nd place for Miss Congeniality.
- XYZZY Awards 2005: Finalist for Best Use of Medium.
- Download goblin.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- A New Life (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- A New Life - at IFDB.
- A New Life - at Home of the Underdogs.
Reviews
- Review by Stephen Bond.
- A New Life - at SPAG.
Spoilers
Date: 1 October 2005