PataNoir

PataNoir
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 October 2011
Credits
Author	Simon Christiansen
Reception
Events	IFComp 2011 5th of 38 XYZZY Awards 2011 Winner: Best Puzzles
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (62 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Mystery
Language	English
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
License	Freeware
IFID	3DEAF5F3-DA23-4F79-AC94-5E198EBE8962
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How it begins

The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.

Versions

Release 2

Date: 1 October 2011

• PataNoir (Simon Christiansen; 01-Oct-2011; Glulx).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 110925 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 3DEAF5F3-DA23-4F79-AC94-5E198EBE8962
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • IF Comp 2011: 5th place of 38 entries.
  • XYZZY Awards 2011: Winner, Best Puzzles.

Release 3

Date: 4 December 2011

• PataNoir (Simon Christiansen; 04-Dec-2011; Glulx).
  • Release 3 / Serial number 110925 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 3DEAF5F3-DA23-4F79-AC94-5E198EBE8962
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • Download PataNoir.gblorb from the IF Archive.
  • Play it online.

Links

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

General info

• PataNoir - at IFDB.
• PataNoir - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review (in German) by Martin Barth.
• Review by Elizabeth (runnerchild).
• Review by David Fletcher.
• Review by Christopher Huang.
• Review by Joey Jones.
• Review by Cassandra Khaw.
• Review by Amanda Lange.
• Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Review by Michael Martin.
• Review by Sarah Morayati.
• Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
• Review by Jenni Polodna.
• Review by Emily Short.
• Review by Matt Weiner.
• Review by Matt Wigdahl.
• Review by Jake Wildstrom.
• Review by Rob Menke.

Spoilers

• Let's Play on the SA forums.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|PataNoir}}. This will display as PataNoir (Simon Christiansen; 2011; Inform 7; Glulx).

Date: 1 October 2011

Date: 4 December 2011