The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M
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| Author(s) | Michael Hilborn |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 01-Oct-2011 |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Platform(s) | Glulx |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
You fall (or rise) through stormclouds, hearing dialog that implies that you are a dying doctor of questionable morality. When your vision clears, you find yourself in a windy, rocky landscape with the clouds above, with a wobbly and enigmatic signpost as your only obvious guidance.
Versions
Release 5 (Competition release)
- The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M (Michael Hilborn as "Edmund Wells"; 01-Oct-2011; Glulx).
- Release 5 / Serial number 110930 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 25EA7AC7-95F6-497E-B0CD-65014E7EB69A
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover - IF Comp 2011: 6th place of 38 entries. Also tied for 3rd place for Miss Congeniality. Won the Golden Banana of Discord.
- XYZZY Awards 2011: Winner, Best Individual Puzzle (the Hat Mystery, also in Playing Games, Cold Iron and Last Day of Summer). Finalist, Best Story.
- Download DoctorM.gblorb from the IF Archive.
- Play it online.
Links
General info
- The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M - at IFDB.
- The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Review (in German) by Martin Barth.
- Review by David Fletcher.
- Review by Christopher Huang.
- Review by Amanda Lange.
- Review by Michael Martin.
- Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by Emily Short.
- Review by Matt Weiner.
- Review by Matt Wigdahl.