Midnight. Swordfight.
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| Midnight. Swordfight. | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1 October 2015 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Chandler Groover |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best NPCs, Best Use of Innovation, Best Writing |
| IFDB rating | 4.5 out of 5 (93 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Surreal |
| Location |  Fort |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Glulx |
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How it begins
You are a guest on a masquerade, who has somehow ended up involved into a duel with the countess. You are now in the palace's garden, along with the countess, your second (Ferdinand) and the countess's second (Onegin). You are carrying a playscript and a cutlass, and you are wearing a jester's motley.
There is no chance to win this duel, but after a few deaths you are given a hint to "wake up". Once you do, you find yourself back in the past, with an opportunity to change the duel's outcome.
Notable features
- 25 different endings, depending on the player's actions.
- Only a small selection of verbs is available to the player at any given time; they are listed in the "playscript" item in the inventory. Special verbs become available, depending on what costume the player character is wearing.
- Instead of the standard compass directions, the directions available in the game are "past", "future", "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise".
Versions
Competition version
Date: 1 October 2015
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; 01-Oct-2015; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 151019 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
- IF Comp 2015: 3rd place of 53 entries. 1st place in the Miss Congeniality contest.
- XYZZY Awards 2015: Winner of Best Implementation. Finalist for Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing.
- Download Midnight-%20Swordfight-.gblorb from the IF Archive.
Release 2
Date: 5 January 2017
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; 05-Jan-2017; Glulx).
- Release 2 / Serial number 161106 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
- Originally created for display at the Hand Eye Society's WordPlay 2016 showcase.
- Play online or download story file, at the author's website.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Midnight. Swordfight. - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Review - by Gwenelan.
- Review - by Emily Gaudette.
- Review - by Gabriel Murray.
- Review - by Jason Dyer.
- Review - by Brendan Caldwell.
- Review - by Christopher Huang.
- Review - by Emily Short.
Spoilers
- Author Commentary on Midnight. Swordfight. and Taghairm.
- Download Midnight%20Swordfight%20Guidance.html from the IF Archive.
Date: 1 October 2015
Date: 5 January 2017