Vespers
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| Vespers | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1 October 2005 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Jason Devlin |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Individual NPC (Cecilia), Best Individual PC (the abbot), Best Puzzles, Best Story |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (188 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Polite |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 8 |
| License | Freeware |
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How it begins
The game opens with "Day One" and quotes Hebrews 13:2. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." You are a monk, in the monastery of Saint Cuthbert's; where and exactly when is unspecified. Five days ago you shut the monastery gates to keep out the plague, but now most of the monks have died anyway. The bell rings six for Vespers; you are in your small, dark bedroom. You do not have the plague yet, and are carrying a candle and tinderbox, and wearing a frock.
Notable features
- Multiple endings determined by behaviour throughout the play session.
Versions
Competition Release
Date: 1 October 2005
- Vespers (Jason Devlin; 01-Oct-2005; Z-code 8).
- Beta-testing by Andy Ko, Dirk Straube, Katzy, Dan Shiovitz, JD Casteliero, Brian Rapp, Stephan Schonberg, Ramona White, Robert Devlin, and Dara Barker.
- Release 1 / Serial number 050929 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
Russian translation
Date: 1 November 2010
- Вечерня (Jason Devlin, translator: Александр Мосьпан; 01-Nov-2010; Z-code 8; Russian).
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General Info
- Vespers (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Vespers - at IF Ratings.
- Vespers - at IFDB.
- Vespers - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- Vespers - at Home of the Underdogs.
Reviews
- Review by Stephen Bond.
- Review by Daniel Hemmens. October 2010.
- Exploring the 'Best Games': Vespers, by Jason Devlin - by Mathbrush.
- Review by Emily Short.
Date: 1 October 2005
Date: 1 November 2010