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<table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{fantasy}} {{underground}} {{ifc2nd|2000|53}} {{xaw|2000|Best Writing}} {{xaf3|2000|Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Use of Medium}} </td></tr></table> | <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{fantasy}} {{underground}} {{ifc2nd|2000|53}} {{xaw|2000|Best Writing}} {{xaf3|2000|Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Use of Medium}} {{Wikis|ru=Метаморфозы}}</td></tr></table> | ||
{{game infobox|title=Metamorphoses|image=|author=[[Emily Short]]|publisher=n/a|released=2000|authsystem=[[Inform]] 6|platform=[[Z-code]] 5|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}} | |||
{{game infobox|title=Metamorphoses|image=[[Image:Metamorphoses small cover.jpg]]|author=[[Emily Short]]|publisher=n/a|released=2000|authsystem=[[Inform]] 6|platform=[[Z-code]] 5|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}} | |||
==How It Begins== | ==How It Begins== | ||
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*Almost all puzzles have [[multiple solutions]]. | *Almost all puzzles have [[multiple solutions]]. | ||
*Features the behavior of several matters, as well as assorted sizes and shapes of item, together with the option of damaging things. | *Features the behavior of several matters, as well as assorted sizes and shapes of item, together with the option of damaging things. | ||
==Trivia and Comments== | |||
* A smaller version of the dragon furnace appears in ''[[Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards!]]'' ([[Adam Biltcliffe]]; 2001; Z-code). | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
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* ''Metamorphoses'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2000; [[Z-code]] 5). | * ''Metamorphoses'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2000; [[Z-code]] 5). | ||
** Release 1 / Serial number 000930 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 | ** Release 1 / Serial number 000930 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 | ||
** [[IF Comp 2000]]: 2nd place of 53 entries. | ** [[IF Comp 2000]]: 2nd place of 53 entries. Also tied for 3rd place for [[Miss Congeniality]]. | ||
** [[XYZZY Awards 2000]]: Winner of Best Writing. Finalist for Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Use of Medium. | ** [[XYZZY Awards 2000]]: Winner of Best Writing. Finalist for Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Use of Medium. | ||
** {{ifarchive|games/competition2000/inform/metamorp/|metamorp.z5}} | ** {{ifarchive|games/competition2000/inform/metamorp/|metamorp.z5}} | ||
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** Release 4 / Serial number 020222 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 | ** Release 4 / Serial number 020222 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 | ||
** {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|metamorp.z5}} | ** {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|metamorp.z5}} | ||
===Russian translation=== | |||
* ''Метаморфозы'' ([[Emily Short]], translator: [[Всеволод Зубарев]]; 2008; [[Z-code]] 5; [[Russian]]). | |||
** Release 4 / Serial number 080518 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 | |||
** [http://rinform.stormway.ru/games/Metamorphoses/metamorphosesR.zip Download]. | |||
** [https://iplayif.com/?story=http://rinform.stormway.ru/games/metamorphoses/metamorpR.z5 Play online]. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/metamorph.htm ''Metamorphoses'' homepage]. | * [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/metamorph.htm ''Metamorphoses'' homepage]. | ||
* {{baf game|Metamorphoses|910}}. | * {{baf game|Metamorphoses|910}}. | ||
* About the Russian translation (in Russian): | |||
** [http://rinform.stormway.ru/games/Metamorphoses/metamorphoses.html Entry on the translator’s blog]. | |||
** [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=996 Игра Metamorphoses на русском] - forum thread, April 1st, 2008. | |||
===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
* {{spag review|m|meta}}. | * {{spag review|m|meta}}. | ||
* {{ifratings game|Metamorphoses|881}}. | * {{ifratings game|Metamorphoses|881}}. | ||
* [http://spot.colorado.edu/~obrian/00rev1.html#metamo Review] - by [[Paul O'Brian]]. | |||
* [http://inky.org/if/comp00.html#metamorp Review] - by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | |||
* {{link | deadurl=http://members.cox.net/dns361/metamorphoses.html | archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726082849/http://members.cox.net/dns361/metamorphoses.html | Review}} - by [[Duncan Stevens]]. | |||
===Spoilers=== | ===Spoilers=== | ||
* {{ifarchive|games/competition2000/inform/metamorp/|metawalk.txt}} - Walkthough. | * {{ifarchive|games/competition2000/inform/metamorp/|metawalk.txt}} - Walkthough. | ||
* [{{spag|52|anchor=metamorphoses}} SPAG Specifics analysis] in [[SPAG]] #52 by [[Victor Gijsbers]] (July 2008). | |||
* {{ac|url=https://emshort.wordpress.com/how-to-play/writing-if/my-articles/making-of-metamorphoses-older/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505165102/https://emshort.wordpress.com/how-to-play/writing-if/my-articles/making-of-metamorphoses-older/ |Making of Metamorphoses}} - Author commentary by [[Emily Short]]. | |||
* {{ClubFloyd|20080701}}. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Works]] | ||
[[Category:Works in 2000]] | |||
[[Category:IF Comp works]] | |||
[[Category:Inform 6 works]] | |||
[[Category:Russian works]] | |||
[[Category:Translated works]] | |||
[[Category:XYZZY Award winning works]] | |||
[[Category:Z-code works]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 4 February 2025
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| Metamorphoses | |
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| Author(s) | Emily Short |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 5 |
| 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 female servant wearing a coarse brown dress, a ring, and slippers. You are carrying your workbox which contains a ball of yarn and a needle. You have been magically sent to a bare shapeless place where the walls shimmer. A rock lies here. Your task is to find the elements and bring them to your master.
Notable Features
- A simulationist game.
- Almost all puzzles have multiple solutions.
- Features the behavior of several matters, as well as assorted sizes and shapes of item, together with the option of damaging things.
Trivia and Comments
- A smaller version of the dragon furnace appears in Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards! (Adam Biltcliffe; 2001; Z-code).
Versions
Competition version; Release 1
- Metamorphoses (Emily Short; 2000; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 000930 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IF Comp 2000: 2nd place of 53 entries. Also tied for 3rd place for Miss Congeniality.
- XYZZY Awards 2000: Winner of Best Writing. Finalist for Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Use of Medium.
- Download metamorp.z5 from the IF Archive
Release 4
- Metamorphoses (Emily Short; 2002; Z-code 5).
- Release 4 / Serial number 020222 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- Download metamorp.z5 from the IF Archive
Russian translation
- Метаморфозы (Emily Short, translator: Всеволод Зубарев; 2008; Z-code 5; Russian).
- Release 4 / Serial number 080518 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11
- Download.
- Play online.
Links
General info
- Metamorphoses homepage.
- Metamorphoses (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- About the Russian translation (in Russian):
- Entry on the translator’s blog.
- Игра Metamorphoses на русском - forum thread, April 1st, 2008.
Reviews
- Metamorphoses - at SPAG.
- Metamorphoses - at IF Ratings.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review (archive) - by Duncan Stevens.
Spoilers
- Download metawalk.txt from the IF Archive - Walkthough.
- SPAG Specifics analysis in SPAG #52 by Victor Gijsbers (July 2008).
- Making of Metamorphoses - Author commentary by Emily Short.
- ClubFloyd transcript.