Blue Chairs
Blue Chairs is an interactive fiction game by Chris Klimas. It claimed the #2 prize at the Interactive Fiction Competition 2004, praised for its inventive style and rich storytelling. Subsequently, it received the awards for Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Story at the annual Xyzzy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Individual Puzzle, Best NPCs, and Best Individual PC.
Information
The genre of Blue Chairs is considered to be an interactive fiction, and its subgenre is story-driven. It has a modern theme to it. The designer of Blue Chairs is Chris Klimas, and he also has the copyright to it as well. The developer and publisher of it is freeware. It was released in the year of 2004. It has no multiplayer settings within it.[1]
Storyline
The piece opens at a party, where a man offers the player a bottle of a mysterious green fluid. After drinking it, the PC passes out, but is shortly awoken by a man bringing a phone message from a long-lost love. The game then explores the player's experiences of what may be a hallucination, and may be reality.
Extras
Notable segments include a fantasy about being elected President in the desert, some "wine" which enhances dancing skills, and a network of tunnels hidden in the back of a freezer.
References
- ↑ "Blue Chairs". Home of the Underdogs. Retrieved 13 February 2013.