One Eye Open
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| One Eye Open | |
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| Game | |
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| Main links | |
| Published | 1 October 2010 |
| Credits | |
| Authors | Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Game, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Story |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (48 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Horror  Medical |
| Location |  Building |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Glulx |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | 98E8B892-2063-4268-AC7B-74F71B38560A |
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How it begins
The game initially warns the player about "mature content (including blood, gore, human injury and death, mild language, tobacco reference, violence, and violent references."
The PC is a test subject at Corona Labs in Mount Airy, MD. No name or gender are ever provided for this character. The game begins at 7:30 PM with the PC in a test chamber being observed by one of the scientists, Dr. Marnie Ephart. The PC is instructed to guess at the symbols on a set of Zener cards that Dr. Ephart is examining.
WARNING: This game is extremely gory.
Notable features
- One Eye Open has a VERBS command to provide players with a list of all verbs necessary to win the game and appropriate syntax for using them.
- One Eye Open uses the psychometry verb CONCENTRATE.
- One Eye Open has multiple endings - nine in total (aside from standard death), including an Easter egg ending.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 1 October 2010
- One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; 01-Oct-2010; Glulx).
- Beta-testers: Anna R. Bradley, Danielle Church, Nathan Ehlers, Brie Frame, Charles E. Leiserson, Jr., Zvi Mowshowitz, Jamie Lynn O'Marr, R. Eric Reuss, Jay Sekora, and five anonymous beta testers.
- Release 1 / Serial number 100929 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 98E8B892-2063-4268-AC7B-74F71B38560A
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2010: 3rd place of 26 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2010. Finalist in 5 categories: Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual Puzzle (saving Dr Ephart).
- Download One%20Eye%20Open.gblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.
Links
N.B. IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- One Eye Open - at IFDB
- One Eye Open - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Review by Lynnea Dally.
- Review by Reina Adair.
- Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Review by Martin Barth (in German).
- Review by Brad Buchanan.
- Review by Chris.
- Review by Cup of Joe.
- Review by Dark Star.
- Review by Christopher Huang.
- Review by Imrihamun (Cobaltnine).
- Review by Admiral Jota.
- Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Review by Michael Martin.
- Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Review by Steven Odhner.
- Review by Mr. Patient.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by rach.
- Review by Brooks Reeves.
- Review by Rhian.
- Review by Leandro Ribeiro.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review by Emily Short.
- Review by Skeet.
Spoilers
Date: 1 October 2010