Ghosts Within -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author(s): Kyriakos Athanasopoulos Genre: Mystery Language: en First Publication Date: 2021-10-01 License: Freeware Forgiveness Rating: Merciful Rating: 4.0 (based on 13 ratings) ABOUT THE STORY The smell of damp moss fills the air. Wet grass and dirt surround you while you are lying face down on the cold forest floor. Your clothes are dirty, wet, and slightly torn in places. Your head's left side is throbbing, your heart is pounding irregularly, and your limbs have gone numb from the pain. You try to examine your surroundings, but the lighting is dim from your current position to do that. You try to stand up, but it feels way too exhausting. You try a second time with the help of a nearby fallen branch; finally, you manage to raise yourself from the ground... Three different paths unravel before you, and the choice is yours. But you wonder: Did I end up here by accident? Did someone else do this to me? Or are there unimaginable otherworldly powers at play? EXTERNAL LINKS Story File Post-competition version. Requires a TADS interpreter[1] Story File Competition version. Requires a TADS interpreter[1] Windows executable Competition version. ClubFloyd transcript EDITORIAL REVIEWS Jim Nelson IFComp 2021: Ghosts Within > ...I’m thoroughly impressed with Ghosts Within. Hats off to a first-time > implementor writing a game that leans heavy on NPCs, conversations, and > knowledge. Ghosts Within offers spookiness, tons of ambiance, and a gradual > accretion of details that lead toward solving at least three mysteries: Who > you are, why you’re there, and what really happened long ago in the village > of Foghelm. REFERENCES [1]