|
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. |
Playlists and Wishlists |
RSS Feeds New member reviews
Updates to downloadable files
All updates to this page
|
|
Game Details
Language: English (en)
Current Version: 1.1 License: Freeware Development System: Alan 2 Baf's Guide ID: 1649
|
Awards
14th Place - 7th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2001)
Editorial Reviews
Baf's Guide
A pleasant and reasonably easy jaunt through the countryside of a sort of Edwardian fantasy world at a time when there's no great treasure to unearth or evil wizard to defeat. You're a landed gentleman in pursuit of seven escaped horses, each named for a significant quality of character (Courage, Defiance, etc.) I was impressed with how good-natured it all is: all the NPC's are friendly and eager to help, pretty much all the areas are described as pleasant, picturesque, or elegant (to the point where this constitutes a weakness in the prose), and everything the player does exhibits goodwill and strength of character.
-- Carl Muckenhoupt
>INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction
Every aspect of The Chasing has its good points, and all of it is competent, if undistinguished. You aren't likely to remember it long after you've finished, but it does make for an agreeable afternoon's diversion.
See the full review
Tags
Member Reviews
| Average Rating: Number of Reviews: 2 Write a review |
Has an ingredient lacking in a lot of IF, July 7, 2008Much of IF begins with a problem, and we happen to be the lucky schmo charged with solving it; perhaps that's why much of IF tends to be frustrating, obtuse, or just plain negative in tone. This then is what sets apart "The Chasing". It's a very positive and neighborly work, as if "Ultima: Quest of the Avatar" were set in your local neighborhood, sans monsters and pointy objects. Your white horses escaped your stables last night, and you must wander around the valley looking for them, quizzing your neighbors on their whereabouts. In doing so, you discover your neighbors have little problems of their own, such as treed kites and runaway lawnmowers. But shortly after helping someone out, you discover you are starring in an allegory.
But golly gee Wally, it sure is a pleasant little allegory to be in.
"The Chasing" avoids the preachy tone that virtue-chasing games often have, and still keeps its gameplay varied enough to avoid boredom. NPCs tend to be one-trick ponies, but there's always a friendly one nearby, partly mitigating the loneliness that usually dogs IF. And while the pleasantness of the work sometimes runs pretty close to self-parody, there's something to be said here for balance in the body of IF works; perhaps the work purposefully overcompensates.
There's nothing here that will challenge puzzle-goers, but their children -- and IF beginners -- will only require a list of verbs common to all IF in order to chase down all those slippery, adventurous virtu-- er, horses.
A charming and pleasant search for 7 lost horses, July 16, 2017Räisänen definitely has their own style of puzzle, in this and other games.
In this game, you are a nobleman who has lost seven horses, and who has been asked to find them, as well as delivering invitations.
The puzzle design rests on light puzzles mostly focusing on examining, waiting, and movement, similar to Arthur DiBianca's later games.
If you enjoyed The Chasing...
Related Games
People who like The Chasing also gave high ratings to these games:| Ruiness, by Porpentine Charity Heartscape Average member rating: (14 ratings) |
| New Year's Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen Average member rating: (14 ratings)Social gatherings are not your preferred activity. But this one is obligatory, and it threatens to ruin you. You are Karen Zhao, a senior in college who is home for winter break, and seeing your old high school friends for the first time... |
| Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home, by Andrew Plotkin Average member rating: (83 ratings)A far-future story of discovery. |
Recommended Lists
The Chasing appears in the following Recommended Lists:Favorite ALAN games by Anya Johanna DeNiro
These are some of my favorite games written in the ALAN IF-development language. With a lower learning curve and a more natural-language programming environment, ALAN v2 definitely filled an important role in IF before the advent of...
Not Too Long, Not Too Difficult by Eric Mayer
Being impatient and puzzle-challenged, I prefer rather short games that I can make it through without resorting to hints every other turn. The following leap to mind, in no particular order.
Polls
The following polls include votes for The Chasing:Games suitable for children by Mike Sousa
My 10 year old twins recently "discovered" IF. They fell in love with Grunk and are asking for more games to play. I've searched BAF and have some ideas, but figured I would give this poll a shot since there are hundreds and hundreds of...
This is version 4 of this page, edited by Paul O'Brian on 7 May 2022 at 11:07pm. - View Update History - Edit This Page - Add a News Item