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About the Story"A short tale of mystery and madness inspired by Poe's "The Raven"." [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero] Game Details
Language: English (en)
Current Version: Release 10 License: Freeware Development System: Inform 6 Baf's Guide ID: 915 IFID: ZCODE-10-000928-C5BA TUID: 0gp3my5d5wi0owtu |
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This is sounding more negative than I mean to be, because there were parts of Nevermore that I genuinely enjoyed. The ending, for one thing, is terrific--dark and dripping with irony. (In that respect, quite faithful to Poe himself.) Some of the action turns on flashbacks, which also struck me as genuinely Poeish--a protagonist for whom the past is more real than the present absolutely belongs in this game. [...] Through no fault of the game, however, it didn't really connect with me, and I gave it a 7 in the competition.
-- Duncan Stevens
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SynTax
Described as an interactive gothic, Nevermore has intricate inventory-based puzzles and a spooky tower to explore [...]
-- Dorothy Millard
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>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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v.6: 07-May-2022 00:02 -
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v.1: 16-Oct-2007 01:46 - IFDB
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