Rameses
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RAMESES
A Tale of Heroes
| Rameses | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Stephen Bond |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 22-Nov-2000 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 5 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
Rameses Alexander Moran is a self-proclaimed "shy, indecisive, and uncharismatic" boy living at an Irish boarding school, which he has only contempt for. He reminisces about his childhood friend Daniel Maguire in a dream as they playfully shout profanities at each other on a busy railway station platform.
He awakes on his bunkbed in a four-bed dormitory.
Notable Features
- Rameses is entirely puzzleless.
- It is written in the first person.
- It makes frequent use of the magician's choice technique.
Trivia and Comments
- The game can be 'completed' by repeatedly typing wait at the prompt.
Versions
Competition version
- Rameses (Stephen Bond; 22-Nov-2000; Z-code).
- IFID: ZCODE-1-000905-D436
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2000: 13th place of 53 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2000: Winner of Best Individual PC. Also finalist for Best Use of Medium, Best NPCs, Best Story, Best Writing, and Best Game.
- Files in the inform/rameses/ directory:
- rameses.z5 (159 KB; story file; download).
- IFID: ZCODE-1-000905-D436
Release 2
- Rameses (Stephen Bond; 28-Nov-2000; Z-code).
Release 3
- Rameses (Stephen Bond; 23-Oct-2006; Z-code).
Links
General Info
- Rameses (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- Rameses - at IFDB
- Rameses - at Home of the Underdogs
Reviews
- Rameses - at SPAG - reviewed by Duncan Stevens and Tina Sikorski.
- Rameses - at IFReviews.org
- IFReview by Paul O'Brian.
- IFReview by Andrew Plotkin.
- Rameses - at IF Ratings.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review (archive) - by Emily Short at Play This Thing!
- Review - by Duncan Stevens.