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<table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{comedy}}{{horror}}{{fantasy}}{{building}} | <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{comedy}}{{horror}}{{sci-fi}}{{fantasy}}{{building}} {{rpg}} {{xaw|2004|Best Individual NPC}}</td></tr><tr><td>{{xaf7|2004|Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC}}</td></tr></table> | ||
{{game infobox|title=Necrotic Drift|image=|author=[[Robb Sherwin]]|publisher=[http://www.feelies.org/game.php?id=36 feelies.org]|released=2004|authsystem=[[Hugo]]|platform=[[Hugo | {{game infobox|title=Necrotic Drift|image=[[image:Necrotic.jpg]]|author=[[Robb Sherwin]]|publisher=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080220191733/http://www.feelies.org/game.php?id=36 feelies.org] ''(archived)''|released=2004|authsystem=[[Hugo]]|platform=[[Hugo]]|language=English|license=[[Freeware]]|color=none|graphics=required|sound=yes|cruelty=TBD}} | ||
==How It Begins== | ==How It Begins== | ||
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==Notable Features== | ==Notable Features== | ||
* The game is heavily themed around mechanics of the D&D roleplaying system. | * The game is heavily themed around mechanics of the [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]] [[Role-playing_game|roleplaying]] system. | ||
* Written in the first person singular (narrated by Jarret Duffy). | |||
* Every location in the game has at least one unique graphic depicting the room. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
===Release 1.02=== | ===Release 1.02=== | ||
* '' | * ''Necrotic Drift'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; 2004; [[Hugo]]). | ||
** Release 1.02 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.0 | ** Release 1.02 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.0 | ||
** Music by [[Ben Parrish]] and [[Gerrit Hamilton]]. | |||
** Beta-testing by [[James Bernoski]], [[Jonathan Blask]], [[Greg D'Avis]], [[Joachim Froholt]], [[Paul Kostock]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], [[Drew Mochak]], [[Dayna Rich]], [[Gunther Schmidl]], [[Mike Sousa]] and [[Adam Thornton]]. | |||
** Acting by [[Lex Gray]], [[Jamie Byrnes]], [[Steve Oelheim]], [[Jill Leckie]], [[Tammy Bancroft]], [[Jonathan Blask]], [[Matthew Davis]], [[Michael Sherwin]], [[Joe Mason]], [[Ben Parrish]], [[Bryan Sailer]], [[Jeff Kyle]], [[Gerrit Hamilton]], [[Adam Parcells]], [[Laura Randall]] and [[Dayna Rich]]. | |||
** [[XYZZY Awards 2004]]: Winner of Best Individual NPC. Finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC. | ** [[XYZZY Awards 2004]]: Winner of Best Individual NPC. Finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===General info=== | ===General info=== | ||
[http://www.joltcountry.com/games/necroticdrift.html Author's page for Necrotic Drift] | * [http://www.joltcountry.com/games/necroticdrift.html Author's page for Necrotic Drift]. | ||
* {{baf game|Necrotic Drift|2358}}. | |||
===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
* {{spag review|n|necrotic}}. | * {{spag review|n|necrotic}}. | ||
* {{ifratings game|Necrotic Drift|2376}}. | * {{ifratings game|Necrotic Drift|2376}}. | ||
* [http://209.120.136.195/game.php?id=4968 Review] at Home of the Underdogs. | |||
[http://209.120.136.195/game.php?id=4968 Review] at Home of the Underdogs. | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/necrotic-drift/reviews/reviewerId,3413/ Review] at Moby Games. | ||
[http://www. | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/necrotic-drift/reviews/reviewerId,3413/ Review] by [[Terrence Bosky]]. | ||
[http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/necrotic-drift/reviews/reviewerId,3413/ Review] at | * [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20040709.html IF-Review] and {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/necrotic-drift|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203133810/http://playthisthing.com/necrotic-drift|review}} at [[Play This Thing!]] - by [[Emily Short]]. | ||
* [http://www.drizzle.com/%7Edans/if/reviews.html#ndrift Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | |||
{{New Haz series}} | {{New Haz series}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Works]] | ||
[[Category:Hugo works]] | |||
[[Category:Works in 2004]] | |||
[[Category:XYZZY Award winning works]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:05, 19 November 2022
 Comedy  Horror  Science Fiction  Fantasy  Building  RPG |
 Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC |
| Necrotic Drift | |
|---|---|
| |
| Author(s) | Robb Sherwin |
| Publisher(s) | feelies.org (archived) |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Authoring system | Hugo |
| Platform(s) | Hugo |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | required |
| Sound/Music | yes |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
How It Begins
You are Jarret Duffy, 27-year-old gaming store assistant manager with a relationship on the rocks. You're at the video store with your roommates Gibs, Pang and Criswell, choosing a movie to watch this evening. You have nothing except your glasses.
Notable Features
- The game is heavily themed around mechanics of the D&D roleplaying system.
- Written in the first person singular (narrated by Jarret Duffy).
- Every location in the game has at least one unique graphic depicting the room.
Versions
Release 1.02
- Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; 2004; Hugo).
- Release 1.02 / Serial number 040623 / Hugo 3.0
- Music by Ben Parrish and Gerrit Hamilton.
- Beta-testing by James Bernoski, Jonathan Blask, Greg D'Avis, Joachim Froholt, Paul Kostock, Jacqueline A. Lott, Drew Mochak, Dayna Rich, Gunther Schmidl, Mike Sousa and Adam Thornton.
- Acting by Lex Gray, Jamie Byrnes, Steve Oelheim, Jill Leckie, Tammy Bancroft, Jonathan Blask, Matthew Davis, Michael Sherwin, Joe Mason, Ben Parrish, Bryan Sailer, Jeff Kyle, Gerrit Hamilton, Adam Parcells, Laura Randall and Dayna Rich.
- XYZZY Awards 2004: Winner of Best Individual NPC. Finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC.
Links
General info
- Author's page for Necrotic Drift.
- Necrotic Drift (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Reviews
- Necrotic Drift - at SPAG.
- Necrotic Drift - at IF Ratings.
- Review at Home of the Underdogs.
- Review at Moby Games.
- Review by Terrence Bosky.
- IF-Review and review (archive) at Play This Thing! - by Emily Short.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
| The New Haz games by Robb Sherwin | ||
| Fallacy of Dawn (2001) | Necrotic Drift (2004) | |