Southern Gothic
| Southern Gothic | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 17 July 2006 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Mordechai Shinefield |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (4 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Drama |
| Location |  Building |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Z-code |
| IFID | 1B436BC0-AD0C-4DE0-BA89-3ED9CF454AC5 |
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How it begins
First, a quote by Anton Chekov: "If you show a gun in the first scene, it better go off by the last."
You are Marianne, a young woman dressed more fancily than normally: white blouse and red skirt, and your blonde hair is tied up in a bun—you look like a southern belle. You are in a parlour room decorated with furnishings from your family, including a piano, couch, rug, table, and oil painting. A window is in the north wall, and the exit is south... to the auditorium.
The parlour room is a stage setting. Perhaps there's something more that needs to be done there before the play can begin?
Notable features
- The verb "think" will sometimes make helpful suggestions if you're stuck.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 17 July 2006
- Southern Gothic (Mordechai Shinefield; 17-Jul-2006; Z-code).
- Release 1 / Serial number 060702 / Inform 7 build 3M43 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/10N)
- IFID: 1B436BC0-AD0C-4DE0-BA89-3ED9CF454AC5
IFID links: IFDB - IntroComp 2006: Winner. (7 games were in the competition.)
- Download or view contents of introcomp06.zip, at the IF Archive - all the IntroComp 2006 games.
Note: The story file for this game is Southern Gothic.zblorb.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- Southern Gothic (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Reviews
- Southern Gothic - at IFReviews.org.
- see also IntroComp 2006 reviews.
Date: 17 July 2006