La Cité des Eaux
| La Cité des Eaux | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 24 October 2006 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Adrien Saurat |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Science fiction |
| Language | French |
| Cruelty scale | Cruel |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
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(NOTE: The title could be translated as "The City of Waters".)
How it begins
The game begins with a quotation, the author of which isn't specified, meaning "When will end this society debased by all the debaucheries, debaucheries of spirit, body and mind?"
You're described as an approximately 40-years-old male human, "surviving". You wake up in what used to be a dentist's room decades ago: everything but the chair was stolen long ago. You're wearing pants and a shirt, and you're carrying a flask and a Geiger counter. You're very tired after an exhausting day and a too short night, but you know you must go away now, because your mission is the most important thing.
The game is story-driven; the story is post-apocalyptic science fiction.
Notable features
- The player character's personality and mission are almost unknown to the player at the beginning and become clearer and clearer during the game. To reflect this, the answer to >X MOI (which means >X ME) becomes longer and longer.
- There are several endings. Which one is obtained is determined by the player character's physical and moral state (which you can know by typing >ETAT) and by the score.
- You can win the game with only 19 points out of 30. However, the maximal score is required to reach the best ending.
- The verbs for the five senses are implemented. Most or all of them are required to win the game with the maximal score.
- There are several quotations during the game. Their author is only divulged at the end (and only in one of the endings).
Versions
Release 1
Date: 24 October 2006
- La Cité des Eaux (Adrien Saurat as "Auteur Anonyme"; 24-Oct-2006; Z-code 5; French).
- Release 1 / Serial number 061024 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
- Download cite_eaux_rel1.zip (release 1) from IFiction.free.fr.
- Play it online at Fiction-FR.
Release 2
Date: 26 October 2006
- La Cité des Eaux (Adrien Saurat; 26-Oct-2006; Z-code 5; French).
- Release 2 / Serial number 061026 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
- French Minicomp 2006: 1st place of 4 entries.
- Download cite_eaux_rel2.zip (release 2) from IFiction.free.fr.
The zipfile contains:
- jeu, a directory which contains:
- cite-eaux.z5, the story file.
- solution, a directory which contains:
- solution_mission.txt, a walkthrough by the author.
- lisezmoi.txt, a "readme" note from the author about the game, in French.
Links
General info
- La Cité des Eaux - at IFDB.
- La Cité des Eaux - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Date: 24 October 2006
Date: 26 October 2006