Vespers
A piece of interactive fiction written by Jason Devlin.
Vespers is a simulator developed by Jason Devlin, released 1 October 2005 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Vespers is
Vespers is a simulator game developed by Jason Devlin and released in 2005. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Inform.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are a monk, in the monastery of Saint Cuthbert's; where and exactly when is unspecified. Five days ago you shut the monastery gates to keep out the plague, but now most of the monks have died anyway. The bell rings six for Vespers; you are in your small, dark bedroom. You do not have the plague yet, and are carrying a candle and tinderbox, and wearing a frock.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Vespers launched on 1 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy and F.E.A.R..
Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, F.E.A.R..
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