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<table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{ifc3rd|2015|53}} {{xaw|2015|Best Implementation}} {{xaf5|2015|Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing}} </td></tr></table> | <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{surreal}} {{fort}} {{ifc3rd|2015|53}} {{xaw|2015|Best Implementation}} {{xaf5|2015|Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing}} </td></tr></table> | ||
{{game infobox|title=Midnight. Swordfight.|image=|author=[[Chandler Groover]]|publisher= | {{game infobox|title=Midnight. Swordfight.|image=|author=[[Chandler Groover]]|publisher=n/a|released=01-Oct-2015|authsystem=[[Inform 7]]|platform=[[Glulx]]|language=English|license=TBD|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=Merciful}} | ||
==How It Begins== | ==How It Begins== | ||
You are a guest on a masquerade, who has somehow ended up involved into a duel with the countess. You are now in the palace's garden, along with the countess, your second (Ferdinand) and the countess's second (Onegin). You are carrying a playscript and a cutlass, and you are wearing a jester's motley. | |||
There is no chance to win this duel, but after a few deaths you are given a hint to "wake up". Once you do, you find yourself back in the past, with an opportunity to change the duel's outcome. | |||
==Notable Features== | ==Notable Features== | ||
* 25 different endings, depending on the player's actions. | |||
* Only a small selection of verbs is available to the player at any given time; they are listed in the "playscript" item in the inventory. Special verbs become available, depending on what costume the player character is wearing. | |||
* Instead of the standard compass directions, the directions available in the game are "past", "future", "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise". | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
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** [[IF Comp 2015]]: 3rd place of 53 entries. 1st place in the Miss Congeniality contest. | ** [[IF Comp 2015]]: 3rd place of 53 entries. 1st place in the Miss Congeniality contest. | ||
** [[XYZZY Awards 2015]]: Winner of Best Immplementation. Finalist for Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing. | ** [[XYZZY Awards 2015]]: Winner of Best Immplementation. Finalist for Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing. | ||
===Release 2=== | |||
* ''Midnight. Swordfight.'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; 05-Jan-2017; [[Glulx]]). | |||
** Release 2 / Serial number 161106 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) | |||
** Originally created for display at the Hand Eye Society's WordPlay 2016 showcase. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
* [http://www.oldgamesitalia.net/articoli/torniamo-lifcomp Review] - by [[ | * [http://www.oldgamesitalia.net/articoli/torniamo-lifcomp Review] - by [[Gwenelan]]. | ||
* [https://www.inverse.com/article/10127-playing-and-reading-through-birdland-midnight-swordfight-and-more Review] - by [[ | * [https://www.inverse.com/article/10127-playing-and-reading-through-birdland-midnight-swordfight-and-more Review] - by [[Emily Gaudette]]. | ||
* [https://orestesdrunk.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/if-comp-2015-midnight-swordfight-chandler-groover/ Review] - by [[ | * [https://orestesdrunk.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/if-comp-2015-midnight-swordfight-chandler-groover/ Review] - by [[Gabriel Murray]]. | ||
* [https://bluerenga.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/ifcomp-2015-midnight-swordfight/ Review] - by [[ | * [https://bluerenga.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/ifcomp-2015-midnight-swordfight/ Review] - by [[Jason Dyer]]. | ||
* [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/10/26/best-free-games-of-the-week-3/ Review] - by [[ | * [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/10/26/best-free-games-of-the-week-3/ Review] - by [[Brendan Caldwell]]. | ||
* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp15/midsword.htm Review] - by [[ | * [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp15/midsword.htm Review] - by [[Christopher Huang]]. | ||
* [https://emshort.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/if-comp-2015-midnight-swordfight-chandler-groover/ Review] - by [[ | * [https://emshort.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/if-comp-2015-midnight-swordfight-chandler-groover/ Review] - by [[Emily Short]]. | ||
===Spoilers=== | ===Spoilers=== | ||
Revision as of 20:57, 27 July 2018
 Surreal  Fort  Finalist - Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing |
| Midnight. Swordfight. | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Chandler Groover |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 01-Oct-2015 |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Platform(s) | Glulx |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | TBD |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
You are a guest on a masquerade, who has somehow ended up involved into a duel with the countess. You are now in the palace's garden, along with the countess, your second (Ferdinand) and the countess's second (Onegin). You are carrying a playscript and a cutlass, and you are wearing a jester's motley.
There is no chance to win this duel, but after a few deaths you are given a hint to "wake up". Once you do, you find yourself back in the past, with an opportunity to change the duel's outcome.
Notable Features
- 25 different endings, depending on the player's actions.
- Only a small selection of verbs is available to the player at any given time; they are listed in the "playscript" item in the inventory. Special verbs become available, depending on what costume the player character is wearing.
- Instead of the standard compass directions, the directions available in the game are "past", "future", "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise".
Versions
Competition version
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; 01-Oct-2015; Glulx).
- IF Comp 2015: 3rd place of 53 entries. 1st place in the Miss Congeniality contest.
- XYZZY Awards 2015: Winner of Best Immplementation. Finalist for Best Use of Innovation, Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing.
Release 2
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; 05-Jan-2017; Glulx).
- Release 2 / Serial number 161106 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
- Originally created for display at the Hand Eye Society's WordPlay 2016 showcase.
Links
General info
- Midnight. Swordfight. - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Review - by Gwenelan.
- Review - by Emily Gaudette.
- Review - by Gabriel Murray.
- Review - by Jason Dyer.
- Review - by Brendan Caldwell.
- Review - by Christopher Huang.
- Review - by Emily Short.
Spoilers
- Author Commentary on Midnight. Swordfight. and Taghairm.
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