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Fantasy

Mystery

IF Comp 2011
13th (tie) of 38

Cursed

Author(s)	Nick Rogers
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2011
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	Polite

How It Begins

Accused of murdering your best friend, you are about to face the death penalty. But instead you are cursed, transformed into a beast and begin an epic journey to unravel the mystery of the real murderer, why your friend was killed, and undo the curse.

Notable Features

Has three different ways to play through the game.

Versions

Release 1 (Competition release)

Cursed (Nick Rogers; 01-Oct-2011; ADRIFT 4); Version 1.0.07
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-0F4EEF79D818405C632E673FA3384154
  IFID links: IFDB
- IF Comp 2011: Tied for 13th place of 38 entries.
- Download cursed.taf from the IF Archive.
- Download cursed_hints.taf from the IF Archive.
- Download cursed_map.pdf from the IF Archive.
- Download cursed.txt from the IF Archive.

Release 2

Cursed (Nick Rogers; 29-Jan-2012; ADRIFT 4); Version 2.0.08
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-0F4EEF79D818405C632E673FA3384154
  IFID links: IFDB

Release 2 includes a major rewrite of the opening scenes, some reduction in the amount of internal monologues, and general bug-fixes and improvements.

Release 3

Cursed (Nick Rogers; 19-Mar-2012; ADRIFT 4); Version 2.0.09
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-0F4EEF79D818405C632E673FA3384154
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download cursed.zip from the IF Archive.

Release 3 (v 2.0.09) includes a couple of bug fixes, one of which is critical to the completion of the game when playing as the fox.

Links

General info

Cursed - at IFDB.
Cursed - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

See also: Delron review compilation by various reviewers.

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+{{game infobox|title=Cursed|image=[[image:Cursed_game_image.jpg|200px|Cursed game image]]|author=[[Nick Rogers]]|publisher=n/a|released=01-Oct-2011|authsystem=[[ADRIFT]] 4|platform=ADRIFT 4|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=Polite}}
 ==How It Begins==
-{{hib wanted}}
+Accused of murdering your best friend, you are about to face the death penalty. But instead you are cursed, transformed into a beast and begin an epic journey to unravel the mystery of the real murderer, why your friend was killed, and undo the curse.
+==Notable Features==
+* Has three different ways to play through the game.
 ==Versions==
-===Competition release===
+===Release 1 (Competition release)===
-* ''Cursed'' ([[Nick Rogers]]; 01-Oct-2011; [[ADRIFT]] 4).
+* ''Cursed'' ([[Nick Rogers]]; 01-Oct-2011; [[ADRIFT]] 4); Version 1.0.07
 ** {{babel|ifid=ADRIFT-400-0F4EEF79D818405C632E673FA3384154}}
-** [[17th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|IF Comp 2011]]: entry.
+** [[17th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|IF Comp 2011]]: Tied for 13th place of 38 entries.
 ** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/adrift/cursed/|cursed.taf}}.
-** [http://play.adrift.org.uk/?game=http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2011/adrift/cursed/cursed.taf Play it online].
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/adrift/cursed/|cursed_hints.taf}}.
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/adrift/cursed/|cursed_map.pdf}}.
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/adrift/cursed/|cursed.txt}}.
+===Release 2===
+* ''Cursed'' ([[Nick Rogers]]; 29-Jan-2012; [[ADRIFT]] 4); Version 2.0.08
+** {{babel|ifid=ADRIFT-400-0F4EEF79D818405C632E673FA3384154}}
+Release 2 includes a major rewrite of the opening scenes, some reduction in the amount of internal monologues, and general bug-fixes and improvements.
+===Release 3===
+* ''Cursed'' ([[Nick Rogers]]; 19-Mar-2012; [[ADRIFT]] 4); Version 2.0.09
+** {{babel|ifid=ADRIFT-400-0F4EEF79D818405C632E673FA3384154}}
+** {{ifarchive|games/adrift/|cursed.zip}}.
+Release 3 (v 2.0.09) includes a couple of bug fixes, one of which is critical to the completion of the game when playing as the fox.
 ==Links==
 ===General info===
-* {{TUID wanted}}
+* {{ifdb game|Cursed|jb091lzkdkb44n22}}.
+* {{ifwizz|Cursed|cursed-(2011-en)}}.
 ===Reviews===
-* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/if-comp-2011-cursed/ Review] - by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/463927.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
+* [http://ifwizz.de/cursed-(2011-en).html?ua=review_43#review_43 Review (in German)] by [[Martin Barth]].
+* [http://georgedorn.livejournal.com/175693.html Review] by [[George Dorn]].
+* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2011/#cursed Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
+* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=79731#p1764059 Review] by [[Hipolito]].
+* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp11/cursed.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]].
+* [http://second-truth.blogspot.com/2011/11/if-comp-2011-cursed.html Review] by [[Amanda Lange]].
+* [http://yhlee.dreamwidth.org/1243547.html Review] by [[Yoon Ha Lee]].
+* [https://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review11.html#r1 Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2011/#cursed Review] by [[Rob Menke]].
+* [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/2071 Review] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
+* [http://if.seattle.wa.us/2011/10/nick-rogers-cursed/ Review] by [[Ron Newcomb]].
+* [http://www.adrift.co/cgi/adrift.cgi?page=reviews&advid=1284#R396 Review] by [[Po. Prune]].
+* [http://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C787/review%2C799/Cursed.html#review799 Review] by [[Hannes Schueller]].
+* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/if-comp-2011-cursed/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://www.rogue-penguin.com/wp/?p=1377 Review] by [[TempestDash]].
+* [http://saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/ifcomp-reviews-part-8-and-last/ Review] by [[Matt Weiner]].
+* [http://www.wigdahl.net/quern/2011/10/03/ifcomp-2011-cursed/ Review] by [[Matt Wigdahl]].
-{{game stub|Genres, How It Begins, Notable Features, full version info.<br>Note: This page was originally auto-generated. Please check for errors.}}
+'' See also: [https://www.delron.org.uk/reviews/cursed.html Delron review compilation] by various reviewers. ''
-[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games in 2011]] [[Category:ADRIFT 4 games]] [[Category:IF Comp games]]
+[[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2011]] [[Category:ADRIFT 4 works]] [[Category:IF Comp works]]