Past Present
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Author(s): Jim Nelson
Genre: Slice of life
Website: https://j-nelson.net/past-present/
Language: en-US
First Publication Date: 2022-01-16
License: Freeware
Forgiveness Rating: Polite
Rating: 4.5 (based on 8 ratings)


ABOUT THE STORY

  "The agreement is, once the furniture is moved out of the house, each of us
  goes inside one at a time to collect our remaining things. Now the house
  stands empty, haunted by a few odds-and-ends, dust, and a lot of regrets..."
  Past Present is a game about memories, loss, and a unique chance to go back
  and change everything.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  TADS 3 Story File <https://j-nelson.net/if-download/pastpresent.t3>
    Requires a TADS interpreter[1]

  Past Present on itch.io <https://jim-nelson.itch.io/past-present>

  ifarchive.org <https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/tads/pastpresent.t3>
    Requires a TADS interpreter[1]


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

  Interactive Fiction Community Forum
  Author's commentary <https://intfiction.org/t/postmortem-past-present/54518>
  > Author's explanation of planning and development for Winter TADS Jam
  > 2021/2022.

  Grue Eater
  <https://grueeater.blog/2022/03/02/past-present/>
  > Past Present is a beautiful game written by Jim Nelson that pulls on the
  > heartstrings. You start alone in a simple house where your marriage has
  > fallen apart, the place is packed up, and you have one hour to pick up your
  > things. Not a lot of time, but she’s coming for her stuff and wants you gone
  > before she gets there. The rooms in this game are deserted and sparse, and
  > you have to wander around a bit before figuring out what is going on. But,
  > it doesn’t take long until you start finding pieces of your life.


REFERENCES

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