The Princess In The Tower
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 Adventure  Comedy  Fantasy  Wilderness |
| The Princess In The Tower | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | David Whyld |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Authoring system | ADRIFT 4 |
| Platform(s) | ADRIFT 4 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
How It Begins
You are a prince, carrying nothing, outside the tower of the princess you wish to wed. However, before she'll even let you inside the tower, she demands that you must first prove your love by bringing her the head of an orc, the rib bone of a goblin, and a diamond the exact size of a golf ball.
Notable Features
- Some breaking of the fourth wall, where the author tells the player that he didn't have time to elaborate on various objects in the game. Also, some room names, such as The Most Boring Location In The Game, break mimesis.
- There are at least two ways the player character can die. And when the PC dies, the game ends without giving the player any chance to undo the fatal move.
Versions
Version dated 21 Oct 2002
- The Princess In The Tower (David Whyld as "davidw"; 2002; ADRIFT 4).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-FFFA1528B8C4457E4926ED109258B067
IFID links: IFDB - Room count: 17.
- ADRIFT 1st One Hour Comp 2002 entry. (There was no voting in this comp.)
- Download onehourcomp.zip from the IF Archive - All the entries in the minicomp. The story file for this game is princess1.taf.
- Or download princess.taf from Shadow Vault.
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-FFFA1528B8C4457E4926ED109258B067
Links
General info
- The Princess In The Tower (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- The Princess In The Tower - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Delron review compilation by various reviewers.