External Links
Have you played this game?You can rate this game, record that you've played it, or put it on your wish list after you log in. |
About the Story
In 1066 England, all is chaos. King Harold has been killed by the Norman, William, who has usurped the throne. The sky is darkened by smoke and reddened by fire. Carrion crows circle and swords clash. The fate and future of England is at stake. Blades will strike. Men will die. Blood will flow.
A Brief Note: I am somewhat hesitant to classify this storygame as 'historical'. Of the fifty-two endings, only a couple bear any resemblance to actual history. Many of the people and places are real; however, many more have been fabricated. I decided very early on to sacrifice authenticity in exchange for enjoyment. Please play this game knowing that it will be full of anachronisms and other a-historical events, and please DON'T use it to study for your upcoming history test. Despite its inaccuracies, I still had a lot of fun writing it and I hope that you, the reader, are equally entertained while reading it.
Ratings and Reviews
| Average Rating:   Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1 |
A must-play game for history genre (nerds) players.
Introduction:
"Hastings, 1066: Aftermath" is a text-based interactive fiction game that belongs to the historical genre. Written by "TheWriterInTheDark", the story depicts the famous battle of Hastings and what happens afterwards, though it does take liberties in making use of real historical/legendary characters.
Story and Narrative:
One of the most remarkable aspects of the game, is how vivid and alive the battle and it's consequences feel, in spite of the writer using the "2nd person POV". I'm a sucker for the fantasy and historical genre, so it was the perfect choice for me to try next, right after playing "Rouges".
The story makes you play as Aethelwulf (some of the Vikings show fans should recognize his name), one of the nobles fighting for king Harold Godwinson and a good friend of his too. As is historically known, the English side is defeated by king William, Harold dies, and you, Aethelwulf are imprisoned along with your soldiers. When brought in the audience of king William, you have three choices: swear fealty and be humiliated, try to kill the king and die with him or show yourself as the true wolf of England and free the country from the conqueror's chains. If you are not dead, you can enjoy some slice-of-life moments with Aethelwulf's family, exploring Aethelwulf's own personality too.
It's pacing is great, though there are some grammatical errors here and there in the story, I'll have to admit. As for the endings, there are more than 52 endings. So it has a high replay value.
Gameplay Mechanics: Well, it is a branching story, which can be followed clicking the choice/links you want to, but beware of some of them: You can die sometimes. There is a go-back option for you to undo the wrong choice you clicked.
Rating: 9/10
Tags
Game Details
Current Version: Unknown
License: Free
Development System: ChooseYourStory
IFID: Unknown
TUID: wlyeyulsl6ncmrj
Hastings, 1066: Aftermath on IFDB
Recommended Lists
Hastings, 1066: Aftermath appears in the following Recommended Lists:Historical Game Recs by Heli N.
The list is going to be updated with even more games as I play and review games I find from the IFDB archive.
Heli's favourite games by Heli N.
Inspired by manonamora's own idea, this list will contain my favourite games until now and will be updated in a regular basis.
RSS Feeds
New member reviews
Updates to external links
All updates to this page
This is version 3 of this page, edited by Zape on 30 September 2024 at 10:56pm. - View Update History - Edit This Page - Add a News Item - Delete This Page
