The Nemean Lion
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| The Nemean Lion | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 13 November 2008 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Anonymous |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 3 out of 5 (27 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | ZCODE-1-081113-B6CA |
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How it begins
You are Heracles, victorious after completing your first labor: to bring the pelt of the Nemean Lion to King Eurystheus. Naturally, Eurystheus would like to know how you managed the feat...
You begin, carrying an arrow and a club, outside a cave in Nemea and facing the lion. A huge rock rests near one of the cave's two entrances.
Notable features
- An exercise in the concept of intention. That is, how does IF handle the player's intention when processing a command? For example, in a typical IF game, an EAT APPLE command often invokes an implicit TAKE APPLE command if the apple is not currently held; the author is guessing the player's intent to take the apple -- and acting on it. How far can that sort of assumption go? When does implementation of perceived intent go too far? This game helps to illustrate the issues involved.
- Most of Inform's standard verbs have been removed from the game or blocked. The VERBS command lists all the valid verbs for this game.
- Many of the standard default responses have also been excised and replaced with the terse message: "[ERROR: invalid object]".
Versions
Release 1
Date: 13 November 2008
- The Nemean Lion (Anonymous; 13-Nov-2008; Z-code 5).
- IFID: ZCODE-1-081113-B6CA
IFID links: IFDB - Room count: 3
- Download lion.z5 from the IF Archive.
- IFID: ZCODE-1-081113-B6CA
Note: Although it's fairly clear who the author is, it's also clear that the author does not want their name listed as the author.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Response to Tablesaw's comment - blog posting containing the first mention of the game, 13-Nov-2008.
- Calendar page updated - The original discussion which inspired this game, 08-Nov-2008.
- The Nemean Lion - at IFDB.
- The Nemean Lion - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German)
Reviews
- Review - by Victor Gijsbers.
- Review by Jimmy Maher - for SPAG.
- Review (archive) - for Play This Thing! by Emily Short.
- See also Nemean Lion, a little "anonymous" game.
Date: 13 November 2008