Shade
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 Finalist - Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Individual PC, Best Use of Medium |
A short one room game by Andrew Plotkin that casts the player inside a cramped apartment, completing a few remaining house chores before leaving for an arts festival called "Death Valley Om," realizing the tragic truth at the end.
This is Andrew Plotkin's entry in the 6th Annual IF Competition in 2000, where it garnered tenth place. It also tied with Emily Short's Metamorphoses for the third place for the Miss Congeniality award during the same competition.
| Shade | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Andrew Plotkin |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Authoring system | Inform |
| Platform(s) | Z-code |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
Versions
Competition release
- Shade (Andrew Plotkin as "Ampe R. Sand"; 2000; Z-code).
- Release 2 / Serial number 000925 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IF Comp 2000: 10th place of 53 entries. Also tied with 3rd place with Metamorphoses (Emily Short) for Miss Congeniality.
- XYZZY Awards 2000: Winner of Best Setting; also a finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Individual PC, and Best Use of Medium.
Release 3
- Shade (Andrew Plotkin; 2000; Z-code).
- Release 3 / Serial number 001127 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Links
General Info
- Shade listing at Zarfhome.
- Shade (archived) - at Baf's Guide
Reviews
- Shade - at IF Ratings