Wry

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Comedy
Comedy
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Spring Thing 2022
Participant
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IFDB Awards 2022
Winner, Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice
Winner, Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice
Winner, Outstanding German Game of 2022
Wry / Schief
Author(s) Olaf Nowacki
Publisher(s) n/a
Release date(s) 5-Apr-2022
Authoring system Inform 7
Platform(s) Glulx
Language(s) English, German
License(s) Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects no
Graphics no
Sound/Music no
Ratings
Cruelty scale Merciful

How It Begins

Jon Doe is an insurance salesman waiting in the anteroom of his newest client, Baroness Valerie, whom he has a crush on. He must successfully make the sale to earn a promotion, but notices imperfect things around the room that draw his attention and need to be fixed.

Notable Features

Players are able to earn points throughout the game, with a total of 60. The ending earned, and how well Baroness Valerie takes Jon's actions, are dependent on how many points are achieved.

Trivia and Comments

  • Jon Doe previously appeared in Nowacki's 2019 game Jon Doe - Wildcard Nucleus.
  • A German translation, titled Schief, also exists and was published four days prior to Wry.

Versions

Schief (German version)

  • Schief (Olaf Nowacki; 02-Apr-2022; Z-code v8; German)
    • Release 1 / Serial number 220401 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
    • IFID: EC3A135D-1F69-4C2F-A632-D49619892A72
      IFID links: IFDB.
    • Download Schief.zip from if-forum.com.
  • Schief (Olaf Nowacki; 05-Apr-2022; Z-code v8; German)
    • Release 1 / Serial number 220404 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
    • IFID: EC3A135D-1F69-4C2F-A632-D49619892A72
      IFID links: IFDB.
    • Grand Prix 2022: Winner.
    • IFDB Awards 2022: Winner - Outstanding German Game of 2022.
    • Download Schief2.zip from if-forum.com.

Wry (English version)

  • Wry (Olaf Nowacki; 07-Apr-2022; Z-code v8)
    • Release 1 / Serial number 220407 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
    • (Updated from initial 5 April release to fix an early game-breaking bug.)
    • IFID: 5D9804A9-6CB8-4445-A5FE-20356396A935
      IFID links: IFDB.
    • Spring Thing 2022: entrant, main festival.
    • IFDB Awards 2022: Winner, Outstanding Humor Game of 2022, both Player's Choice and Author's Choice awards.
    • Download Wry.zip from the IF Archive.

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