Shades of Gray
| Shades of Gray | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1992 |
| Credits | |
| Authors | Mark Baker, Steve Bauman, Belisana, Hercules, Mike Laskey, Judith Pintar, Cindy Yans |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 3 out of 5 (7 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Drama  Surreal |
| Locations |  Crazy quilt  Fort  Virtual reality |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | AGT |
| Format | AGT |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | AGT-03201-000094CD, AGT-03201-0000E16C |
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How it begins
The game begins with you waking from a nightmare into another nightmare -- even more frightening: "You wake painfully, from a fitful sleep, to find yourself surrounded by three shadowy figures... After a horrible dizzying moment, the shapes come into focus -- vampires, they are vampires, and they are nonchalantly discussing your fate... The swarthy one wants to kill you out of hand. The second argues against. 'He has tasted blood. He's one of us now....' What blood have you been drinking? The thought of turning into a vampire frightens you: never to be able to face the light of day again, never to see Hilary laughing in the sun. But who is Hilary? You can't seem to remember anything. Not even who you are."
Notable features
- The 1997 version includes a pop-up TSR hint system by David Malmberg, as well as hints for Leather Goddesses of Phobos.
Trivia and Comments
- The seven authors never met in person or telephoned. Their only contact was electronic.
Versions
Softworks AGT Contest 1992 Entry
Date: 1992
- Shades of Gray (Mark Baker, Steve Bauman, Belisana, Hercules, Mike Laskey, Judith Pintar, Cindy Yans; 1992; AGT).
- IFID: AGT-03201-000094CD
IFID links: IFDB - Softworks AGT Contest 1992: Winner in the special group effort category.
- Download soggy.zip from the IF Archive
- IFID: AGT-03201-000094CD
1997 release
Date: 14 January 1997
- Shades of Gray (Mark Baker, Steve Bauman, Belisana, Hercules, Mike Laskey, Judith Pintar, Cindy Yans; 14-Jan-1997; AGT).
- IFID: AGT-03201-0000E16C
IFID links: IFDB - Download soggy97.zip from the IF Archive
- IFID: AGT-03201-0000E16C
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Shades of Gray (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Shades of Gray - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Shades of Gray - at SPAG.
- Shades of Gray (potential archive link) - at IF Ratings.
Spoilers
- Download soggy.hnt from the IF Archive - Hints edited by Walter Sandsquish.
- Walkthrough and maps by David Welbourn.
Date: 1992
Date: 14 January 1997