Vespers
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 Drama  Religious  Building |
 Finalist - Best Story, Best Puzzles, Best Individual NPC (Cecilia), Best Individual PC (the abbot) |
| Vespers | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jason Devlin |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 01-Oct-2005 |
| Authoring system | Inform |
| Platform(s) | Z-code |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Polite |
How It Begins
The game opens with "Day One" and quotes Hebrews 13:2. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." You are a monk, in the monastery of Saint Cuthbert's; where and exactly when is unspecified. Five days ago you shut the monastery gates to keep out the plague, but now most of the monks have died anyway. The bell rings six for Vespers; you are in your small, dark bedroom. You do not have the plague yet, and are carrying a candle and tinderbox, and wearing a frock.
Notable Features
- Multiple endings determined by behaviour throughout the play session.
Versions
Competition Release
- Vespers (Jason Devlin; 01-Oct-2005; Z-code 8).
- Beta-testing by Andy Ko, Dirk Straube, Katzy, Dan Shiovitz, JD Casteliero, Brian Rapp, Stephan Schonberg, Ramona White, Robert Devlin, and Dara Barker.
- Release 1 / Serial number 050929 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
Russian translation
- Вечерня (Jason Devlin, translator: Александр Мосьпан; 01-Nov-2010; Z-code 8; Russian).
Links
General Info
- Vespers (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Vespers - at IF Ratings.
- Vespers - at IFDB.
- Vespers - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- Vespers - at Home of the Underdogs.
Reviews
- Review by Stephen Bond.
- Review by Daniel Hemmens. October 2010.
- Exploring the 'Best Games': Vespers, by Jason Devlin - by Mathbrush.
- Review by Emily Short.