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* [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=3b47btcwnfwkwe17&review=9004 Review] by [[Portmanteau]] - at [[IFDB]]. | * [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=3b47btcwnfwkwe17&review=9004 Review] by [[Portmanteau]] - at [[IFDB]]. | ||
* [http://jeremyfreese.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/if-comp-guest-review/ Review] by [[reviewslinger]]. | * [http://jeremyfreese.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/if-comp-guest-review/ Review] by [[reviewslinger]]. | ||
* [http://twoswallows.com | * [http://twoswallows.com/2009/10/ifcomp-2009-gleaming-the-verb/ Review] by [[Rhian]]. | ||
* [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/if-comp-2009-gleaming-the-verb/ Review] by [[George Shannon]]. | * [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/if-comp-2009-gleaming-the-verb/ Review] by [[George Shannon]]. | ||
* [http://inky.org/if/comp09.html#gleaming Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | * [http://inky.org/if/comp09.html#gleaming Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 6 October 2010
 One-room |
| Gleaming the Verb | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Kevin Jackson-Mead |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 01-Oct-2009 |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code |
| 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 might be anyone, naked, and carrying nothing. You inexplicably find yourself in a featureless cubical room of glowing beige plastic containing nothing whatsoever except yourself and a metal cube. A synthetic voice instructs you to READ THE CUBE.
Notable Features
- Wordplay. Based on cryptic clues, the player must determine which verbs are useful for manipulating the cube.
- Barely interactive. The player can do nothing but guess the verb; the environment cannot be explored or otherwise interacted with.
- Barely fiction. The premise serves only to isolate the PC with a single object, the cube. The story is not followed up on.
Trivia and Comments
- The title is a homage to the movie Gleaming the Cube (see imdb, Wikipedia). According to the Wikipedia article, the titular phrase is meaningless.
Versions
Release 1
- Gleaming the Verb (Kevin Jackson-Mead; 01-Oct-2009; Z-code).
- Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 25436357-9417-4B4B-9858-43DEE5E872C0
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2009: 21st place of 24 entries.
- Download gleaming.z5 from the IF Archive
Links
General info
- Gleaming the Verb (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Gleaming the Verb - at IFDB.
- Gleaming the Verb - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Review by Philip Armstrong.
- Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Review by J. D. Berry - in SPAG.
- Review by Renee Choba.
- Review by Riff Conner.
- Review by Dark Star.
- Review by Ben Dixon.
- Review by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
- Review by David Fletcher.
- Review by Jeremy Freese.
- Review by FrozenIsles Productions.
- Review by Victor Gijsbers.
- Review by Hipolito.
- Review by Christopher Huang.
- Review by Denis Klotz.
- Review (in Russian) by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
- Review by Amanda Lange.
- Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Review by Juhana Leinonen.
- Review by Michael Martin.
- Review by memegarden.
- Review by Rob Menke.
- Review by George Oliver.
- Review by Wesley Osam.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by Portmanteau - at IFDB.
- Review by reviewslinger.
- Review by Rhian.
- Review by George Shannon.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review by Emily Short.
- Review by Mike Snyder.
- Review by Sorrel - at IFDB.
- Review by TempestDash - at IFDB.
- Review by tenjouutena.
- Review by Matt Weiner.
- Review by Jake Wildstrom.
- Review by Daniel Wilson.
- Review (in Russian) by yandexx.
Spoilers
- Download gleaming.txt from the IF Archive. Walkthrough by the author.