All Hope Abandon
 Religious  Fantasy  Crazy quilt  Finalist - Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual NPC |
| All Hope Abandon | |
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| Author(s) | Eric Eve |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 07-May-2005 |
| Authoring system | TADS 3 |
| Platform(s) | TADS 3 |
| 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 (probably male) attending the keynote address "Rolling Away the Misconceived Stone: Structural Semiotic Signification in Mark 16:1-8" at the 14th Annual PANTS Conference, but it's obvious to you that the speaker, Professor Wortschlachter, doesn't know what he's talking about. Your mind wanders to the attractive blonde woman sitting a few rows ahead. (FLASHBACK: You met her briefly in the breakfast queue this morning and exchanged pleasantries.) Back at the conference, you feel a twinge from your chest. Unable to leave or even speak, the twinge gets worse until you black out. That's when you remember the woman's name: Felicity Hope.
You regain awareness in a grey limbo. You are empty-handed and looking pallid and insubstantial. You trudge "north" towards a faint orange glow until you reach Hell's Gate. A demon is chiseling off the inscription "ABANDON HOPE ALL YE THAT ENTER HERE" and a notice posted on the gate says that Hell is closed for demythologization.
Notable Features
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Versions
Version 1
- All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; 07-May-2005; TADS 3).
- Beta-testing by Nikos Chantziaras, Ian Haberkorn, Michel Nizette, Chris Odhner, Aaron Reed, John Schiff and Andreas Sewe.
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- XYZZY Awards 2005: Finalist for Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (moving the stone (after the labyrinth)), Best Individual NPC (Agrath).
Version 2
- All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; 25-Feb-2006; TADS 3).
- IFID: TADS3-08C6A5E66A99B198577E9DE2082AC55E
IFID links: IFDB - Download AllHope.zip from the IF Archive
- IFID: TADS3-08C6A5E66A99B198577E9DE2082AC55E
Version 3
- All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; 08-Jul-2007; TADS 3).
- IFID: CD03D4A8-F39B-AE69-693D-5FDDC65F6DD8
IFID links: IFDB - Download AllHopeAbandonSource.zip from the IF Archive - The source code.
- IFID: CD03D4A8-F39B-AE69-693D-5FDDC65F6DD8
Links
General info
- All Hope Abandon (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- All Hope Abandon - at IFDB.
- All Hope Abandon: Biblical Text and Interactive Fiction (by Eric Eve) - Digital Humanities Quarterly, Volume 1 Number 2 (Summer 2007).
Reviews
- All Hope Abandon - at SPAG.
- All Hope Abandon - at IF Ratings.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.