Limelight

Limelight
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownloadSource code IFDB IF Archive
Published	16 February 2008
Credits
Author	Justin Lowmaster
Reception
Events	IFBeginnersComp 4th of 5 Interactive Short Fiction Competition Participant
IFDB rating	2 out of 5 (1 rating)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Location	Building
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code
License	Freeware
IFID	83B2E082-5F7F-4232-9B8F-210928833E44
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How it begins

You recently became famous! That's all very well, but it also means you are constantly being followed by paparazzi. Can you escape from the hair salon and the mall in general without being photographed?

Notable features

• Halfway through the game, there is an unexpected twist in the story which takes it far from the original premise.
• The game features a chase scene.
• Luckily for the PC, the paparazzi are not particularly smart.

Versions

Release 1 (Competition release)

Date: 16 February 2008

• Release 1 / Serial number 080215 / Inform 7 build 5J39 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)

Links

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

General info

• Limelight (archived) - at Baf's Guide.

Reviews

• Limelight - RGIF thread.
• Reviews by Emily Short.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Limelight}}. This will display as Limelight (Justin Lowmaster; 2008; Inform 7; Z-code).

Date: 16 February 2008