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About the Story
A ghost of a peculiar origin stalks the corridor of your flat. Maybe you should go talk to it? A story about gay love and how all things hidden become evident, featuring a bigender protagonist and their trans boyfriend.
Written for ECTOCOMP 2017. Words and code by Lady Isak Grozny.
Awards
Nominee, Best Writing; Nominee - Lev/Lyubov, Best Individual PC - 2017 XYZZY Awards
2nd Place, Le Grand Guignol (English) - EctoComp 2017
Ratings and Reviews
| Average Rating:    Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 2 |
Grozny has some of the best writing in this ectocomp so far, with 'dripping with the waters of SHEOL' standing as a good description of the text itself.
This is an intrinsically transgender story; every detail of the game is about being transgender, living with a transgender partner, and reassuring each other about being transgender.
It's also a strong tale about disability, both mental and physical. Your character has left their alt-history 1800's house in shambles, with clothes and dishes all over, most likely due to depression. You have to take numerous pills, you have intrusive thoughts, your joints ache (I somehow imagine a combination of arthritis and fibromyalgia), and you are walking a narrow tightrope with regards to your faith.
The entire game (which does have a ghost story, but only in service to the overall themes) feels like a house of cards which has been delicately set up but is constantly on the verge of collapse.
Like reading a love letter that was found on a battlefield, May 25, 2018One of the most honest, beautiful and courageous games of our times. Every line in this game is brimming with love and vulnerability.
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First Publication Date: October 29, 2017
Current Version: Unknown
IFID: Unknown
TUID: 4mzub03kk7faopvs
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dripping with the waters of SHEOL appears in the following Recommended Lists:Ectocomp Games (All English Winners/Entries) by thecanvasrose
A list I created for myself so I can play all of these games. Sorted by rank and year. English entries. I'll add descriptions and my own ratings (out of 5 stars) to the entries in this list as I go through them.
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Games are a new medium of art. It's still a maturing medium. But still some works May have succeeded in being truly classic in their writing. As an enthusiastic writer I need to know about the growth of IF in this field.
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