Alabaster
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 Fantasy  One-room |
| Alabaster | |
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| Author(s) | John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, and Ziv Wities |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 05-Jun-2009 |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Platform(s) | Glulx |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Creative Commons |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | optional |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
The Queen has told you to return with her heart in a box. Snow White has made you promise to make other arrangements. Now that you're alone in the forest, it's hard to know which of the two women to trust. The Queen is certainly a witch -- but her stepdaughter may be something even more horrible...
Notable Features
- There are some eighteen possible endings to this fairy tale. Some of them are even almost happy.
- The result of an experiment in open authorship. Emily Short wrote and released the introduction to the story; other authors then contributed conversation text. Afterward, the game received further editing to improve continuity and add endings.
Versions
Release 1
- Alabaster (John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, and Ziv Wities; 05-Jun-2009; Glulx). Illustrated by Daniel Allington-Krzysztofiak.
- Release 1 / Serial number 090604 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 0D966160-1B42-4CB5-9F67-85DE527ECCFE
IFID links: IFDB - XYZZY Awards 2009: Winner of Best Writing and Best Individual NPC (Snow White). Also was a finalist for Best Use of Medium.
- Download Alabaster.zip
Links
- Official Website - includes walkthrough, Inform 7 source, and design documents.
- Baf's Guide line wanted. (Please replace this line with a baf game template.).
- Alabaster - at IFDB.
- Announcement on author's blog; 05-Jun-2009.
Reviews
- Review by Jess - at Jay is Games.
- Review by Allen Cook - at Gamers With Jobs.
- Review by Matthew Erazo.
- Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Review by Tracy Poff.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by Massimo Stella.
- Review by Derek Yu - at TIGSource.
Spoilers
| Fractured Fairy Tales series by Emily Short | |||
| Bronze (2006) | Glass (2006) | Alabaster (2009) | Indigo (2011) |