Dead Reckoning

NOTE: This page is about the ADRIFT game by David Whyld.

For the game of the same name translated into English by Nick Montfort, see Olvido Mortal (Andrés Viedma Peláez).

Horror

ADRIFT End of Year Comp 2003
2nd place of 6

Dead Reckoning

Author(s)	David Whyld
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	Dec-2003
Authoring system	ADRIFT 4
Platform(s)	ADRIFT 4
Language(s)	English
License(s)	TBD
Multimedia
Color effects	optional
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

You have traveled to a village to help a friend whose messages have led you to believe he is in some sort of distress. Night is coming on and the place seems eerily deserted. Gradually you learn the horrible truth.

Notable Features

Conversation is a combination of the classic 'ask person about subject' and the conversation tree.

Trivia and Comments

This is one of the ADRIFT Recommended Games put together in 2005 by the ADRIFT Forum.

Versions

Release 1 Competition Release

Dead Reckoning (21-Dec-2003; David Whyld; 21-Dec-2003; ADRIFT 4).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-C4DC2F37874E7203A95E0116CCDFA5C5
  IFID links: IFDB
- ADRIFT End of Year Comp 2003: 2nd place of 6 entries.
- Download deadreckoning.taf from Shadow Vault.
- Download deadreckoning.zip from Delron.

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Note: There may also be a post-comp release dated 04-Jan-2004; please double-check.

Links

General info

Dead Reckoning - at Shadow Vault
Dead Reckoning (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Dead Reckoning - at IFDB.

Reviews

Spoilers

Walkthrough at Delron.