Swigian
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Author(s): Mathbrush (as Rainbus North)
Language: en
First Publication Date: 2017-10-01
License: Freeware
Rating: 4.0 (based on 35 ratings)


ABOUT THE STORY

  I don't like talking. Let's build a fire.
  
  Swigian is a minimalist game. It is long, but quickly finished, with few words
  and few complications.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  Adventuron version (itch.io) <https://wildbriar-games.itch.io/swigian>
    Adventuron port

  Play Online (Full graphics) (glulx version) <https://media.textadventures.co.uk/games/q64Wf_To7k6SQ6Jj6k8NZA/Release/index.html>
    A version of Swigian with complete graphics (Glulx release 2)

  Game File <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/glulx/Swigian.gblorb>
    Post-competition version, with graphics by Marco Innocenti, on the IF
    Archive. (Glulx release 2)
    Requires a Glulx interpreter[1]

  Game File <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2017/Swigian/Swigian.gblorb>
    Original competition version, on the IF Archive. (Glulx release 1)
    Requires a Glulx interpreter[1]

  Author's walkthrough <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2017/Swigian/Walkthrough/MinimalWalkthrough.txt>
    Supplied with the competition version.

  Source Text <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/source/inform/Swigian.txt>
    Full code for Swigian. Usable under (CC BY 3.0 US) license.

  ClubFloyd transcript <https://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20171102.html>


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

  The Breakfast Review
  <http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp17/swigian.htm>
  > At the very least, the minimalist approach produces a stylised effect quite
  > in keeping with the subject matter. Like those painted scenes on ancient
  > Egyptian murals, or mediaeval iconography. It taps into the sense of the
  > mythic.

  catacalypto
  <https://catacalypto.wordpress.com/2017/11/01/initial-impressions-of-ifcomp-2017/>
  > The prose is stark, and spare, and pitched evocatively for the genre it’s
  > evoking. If you’re a literature person, I absolutely do recommend giving it
  > a go.

  Dhakajack
  <http://blog.templaro.com/review-swigian/>
  > In the Epic Age, heroes didn’t ramble on, they just did stuff. In this game,
  > that’s how it works. Why? Because that is how it is done. Period.

  Narrativium
  <http://interactive-friction.blogspot.com/2017/10/ifcomp-2017-review-swigian-by-rainbus.html>
  > Swigian is delightful. The game hits the sweet spot between puzzle adventure
  > and story-driven interactive fiction. It will appeal to those who hark back
  > to the "classic" Infocom days just as much as those with a more "literary"
  > sensibility, and that is a rare feat indeed.

  These Heterogenous Tasks
  <https://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/if-comp-2017-swigian/>
  > The things you are actually doing are very simple. Mostly the correct act is
  > obvious, and if not then the narrative voice will quickly remind you. The
  > resulting continuous flow of action is just about right for a dream-like
  > experience.


REFERENCES

  [1] <https://www.ifwiki.org/Glulx_interpreters>