The Ebb and Flow of the Tide
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| The Ebb and Flow of the Tide | |
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| Published | 16 December 2006 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Peter Nepstad |
| Publisher | Illuminated Lantern Publishing |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (14 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Fantasy  Religious |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none (except for external cover art). Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | TADS 2 |
| Format | TADS 2 |
| License | Freeware |
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How it begins
You are dead. For your horrible unspeakable crime, burial is denied you. Your body is taken down a slimy stairway to the river and laid in a shallow grave among the forgotten things, only partly covered by the mud. Nearby, the river and the tide of the sea wrestle with each other while you are left to rot and await the dawn.
There will be no heaven or hell for you. As long as you are unburied, your soul cannot escape your body and you must endure the days and years to come, able to perceive but unable to act.
Notable features
- Adaption of the story The Ebb and Flow of the Tide by Lord Dunsany, first published in 1910 in the short story collection A Dreamer's Tales . It is available online from Project Gutenberg at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8129.
- Unusual PC. Because the player-character is dead, his options are extremely limited. The PC can only interact with other objects via the five basic sense verbs: EXAMINE, LISTEN TO, SMELL, TOUCH, and TASTE.
- Long timeline. The story spans several centuries before it concludes. Progress can be measured via the score and the points awarded.
Trivia and Comments
- Cover art: The Death of Sappho, by Gustave Moreau, 1876.
Versions
Version 1.0
Date: 16 December 2006
- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide (Peter Nepstad; publisher: Illuminated Lantern Publishing; 16-Dec-2006; TADS 2).
- "Written by Lord Dunsany. Implemented by Peter Nepstad."
- Room count: 3.
- Download info wanted.
Related games
- Part of "Tales of Wonder":
- The Journey of the King (Peter Nepstad; publisher: Illuminated Lantern Publishing; 2006; TADS 2).
- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide (Peter Nepstad; publisher: Illuminated Lantern Publishing; 2006; TADS 2).
| Tales of Wonder by Peter Nepstad | ||
| The Journey of the King (2006) The Ebb and Flow of the Tide (2006) | ||
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide homepage at Illuminated Lantern.
- New Game -- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide - Announcement and discussion thread on rgif, December 2006.
- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide - at IFDB
Reviews
- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide - at SPAG, review by Mike Harris.
Date: 16 December 2006