Nevermore

by Nate Cull

Lovecraftian, Literary
2000

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- Jonathan Verso, August 2, 2023

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A good, but flawed, adaptation of Poe's The Raven, May 9, 2023
by Cody Gaisser (Florence, Alabama, United States of America, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Known Universe, ???)

Nevermore is a loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven. You assume the role of a sad, drug-addled alchemist who seeks to resurrect his lost love Lenore, whose life was claimed by one of his own misguided experiments. The text is moody enough, and the drug-use mechanics are a great touch. However, the game is hamstrung by some convoluted puzzles with vague hints (the alchemical process is inscrutable, and I believe it is possible to lock the game in an unwinnable state by using an item in a certain way before you are done with it). If you enjoy horror IF (particularly Poe and Lovecraft), Nevermore is worth a shot; but don't feel too guilty about using the game's built-in hint system or even resorting to a walkthrough.

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- Amun100 (UK), August 1, 2022

- Shaduf, May 26, 2022

>INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction

Nevermore is IF with marvelous writing and a chilling gothic atmosphere, but until its fundamental design problems are repaired, it will remain as lifeless as Poe's lost Lenore.

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- Edo, August 1, 2021

- kierlani, June 26, 2020

- Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), June 6, 2020

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Well written, really puts me in the scene., February 9, 2018
by nixisanalien (Iowa, USA)
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I was genuinely entertained for hours as I ran this work. The storytelling vividly captures the vibe of ancient mystery and really provokes the imagination.

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- Sobol (Russia), January 18, 2017

- Lanternpaw, March 10, 2016

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A beginning close to Poe and an ending close to Lovecraft, February 3, 2016

This game gives me mixed feelings. On one hand, the constant hunger issue (or addiciion issue) is annoying, and the big puzzle is a "collect an enormous number of items and decipher the formula for a magic spell" puzzle, which I am terrible at.

This game is loosely based on The Raven, diverging into Lovecraft horror near the end.

On the other hand, I loved the beginning of the game, exploring, not knowing what is going on. But I lost interest about a third of the way through. I read through a transcript to see what kind of things were necessary for the rest of the game. It looked interesting, but hinges on a very difficult puzzle.

I recommend everyone at least start the game, and then see how far your interests take you.

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- Magnus W (Örebro, Sweden), January 10, 2016

- Floating Info, June 3, 2015

- Thrax, March 12, 2015

- BlitzWithGuns, December 4, 2014

- Christina Nordlander, August 5, 2013

- DJ (Olalla, Washington), May 9, 2013

- EJ, October 31, 2011

- Walter Sandsquish, February 2, 2011

- Sam Kabo Ashwell (Seattle), February 15, 2010

- Karl Ove Hufthammer (Bergen, Norway), January 15, 2009

- Fra Enrico (Torino, Italy), June 3, 2008

Baf's Guide


An adaptation of Poe's "The Raven," though a very loose adaptation--the author has embellished considerably on the scene set in the poem. The result is highly imaginative and, in many ways, faithful to the gothic Poe spirit, though it may be difficult to get used to if you're familiar with the poem and expecting the story to track what's in the text of the poem. The puzzles are mostly good, despite some game design sins--there's repetitive death, for one thing, and a bunch of guidebooks whose "consult" routines are randomized. The atmosphere is nicely done, though, and in a Poe adaptation, that's the most important thing. Has a hint menu.

-- Duncan Stevens

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