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* {{link|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011103517/http://www.feelies.org/game.php?id=34|Babel feelies}} | |||
* {{baf game|Babel|27}} | * {{baf game|Babel|27}} | ||
* {{ | * {{ifdb game|Babel|z5xgyw0jbt9r3ah1}}. | ||
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* {{spag review|b|babel}} - reviewed by [[Laurel Halbany]], [[Duncan Stevens]] and [[Paul O'Brian]]. | * {{spag review|b|babel}} - reviewed by [[Laurel Halbany]], [[Duncan Stevens]] and [[Paul O'Brian]]. | ||
* [http:// | * [http://spot.colorado.edu/~obrian/97rev1.html#babel Review] - by [[Paul O'Brian]]. | ||
* {{ifro review|328|Andrew Plotkin}} | * {{ifro review|328|Andrew Plotkin}} | ||
* | * {{link | deadurl=http://members.cox.net/dns361/babel.html | archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630044702/http://members.cox.net/dns361/babel.html | Review}} - by [[Duncan Stevens]]. | ||
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* [{{ifarchive link|games/competition97/tads/babel/walk1.in}} Walkthrough] by Ian Finley. | * [{{ifarchive link|games/competition97/tads/babel/walk1.in}} Walkthrough] by Ian Finley. | ||
* [{{ifarchive link|games/solutions/BabelMap.pdf}} Map] by [[Eric O’Dell]]. | * [{{ifarchive link|games/solutions/BabelMap.pdf}} Map] by [[Eric O’Dell]]. | ||
* [http://plover.net/~davidw/sol/b/babel97.html Walkthrough and map] by [[David Welbourn]]. | |||
* {{ClubFloyd|20210804}}. | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 5 February 2024
This page is about the TADS game by Ian Finley. For other meanings of Babel, see Babel (disambiguation).
 Science Fiction  Horror  Drama  Building  Underground |
| Babel | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Ian Finley |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | Oct-1997 |
| Authoring system | TADS 2 |
| Platform(s) | TADS 2 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
Your mind is cold and torpid. Slowly your senses come to you: you're lying on a hard surface; the air is tinged with disinfectant; it's dark around. You're clothed in a thin gown. You don't know who or where you are.
You get up and find yourself at the north end of a dimly lit hall. As you approach a feeble light at the other end of the hall, an eery blue glow arrests your attention, which you touch, as if by impulse. You feel a jolt of static electrity and then suddenly the sound of a terrified scream reaches you.
Notable Features
- The player character suffers from retrograde amnesia and will recover their memory during the course of the game.
- The protagonist is able to experience brief, emotionally-laden visions from the past just by touching objects.
- The protagonist maintains a calendar with a chronological list of past events as they are revealed.
Trivia and Comments
- The game takes place in an underground research facility in the Arctic region, presumably along latitude 74° N.
Versions
Competition version
- Babel (Ian Finley; Oct-1997; TADS 2).
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- IF Comp 1997: 2nd place of 34 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 1997: Winner of Best Story. Finalist for Best Game, Best Individual PC (David), Best Puzzles, Best Writing.
- Files in the tads/babel/ directory:
Version 3.1
- Babel (Ian Finley; 11-Feb-2000; TADS 2).
Links
General Info
- Babel feelies (archive)
- Babel (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- Babel - at IFDB.
- Babel - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- Babel - at Home of the Underdogs
Reviews
- Babel - at IF Ratings.
- Babel - at IFReviews.org
- Babel - at SPAG - reviewed by Laurel Halbany, Duncan Stevens and Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- IFReview by Andrew Plotkin.
- Review (archive) - by Duncan Stevens.
Spoilers
- Hints by Ian Finley.
- Walkthrough by Ian Finley.
- Map by Eric O’Dell.
- Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.
- ClubFloyd transcript.