Hi All,
I have just dusted off and put online the V2 version of my original IFComp 2023 game “One King to Loot them All” at One King to Loot them All V2 by lancelotif. The updated version was originally created 20241230 as a new year gift but guess what? I never got around to actually releasing it… Better late than never!
This game features a running commentary by Roger and Wilco as a hidden feature. Moon Logic was actually not my first game using the idea of a running commentary, merely the first publicly available one.
If you play the game normally, you will get the experience players had when originally playing it during IFComp 2023, with some tweaks and fixes along the way.
HOWEVER
If you restart the game using the ultra-secret restart roger wilco command, the running commentary will be enabled (spoiler alert!)
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In the old free days, all you needed was a sharp sword and a straight path to your enemies. Overthrowing the old dynasty was easy enough, but you quickly learned that as a King, no path was straight, and your sword was useless. Now, an old enemy has sent you this abomination through a magical portal, and you face death. You feel alive once more.
[Roger] Drumroll…
[Wilco] Ssshhh… You are breaking the tension!
The demon sparks in you a frenzied rage. You reverse your sword grip, clenching it tightly, and strike with all your might. Thrusting your sword like a dagger, you drive it deep into the horror, breaking it off at the hilt. The damage is done, and the loathsome creature convulses in agony. You are hurled away, and as you rise on one hand, you see the struggles of the demon cease. The thing disintegrates into a slimy mass, until it dissolves completely, leaving only an outline in blood on the floor.
[Roger] Good riddance, I say. Hi there, my name is Roger, and I am here to reward your successful playthrough with my deep knowledge of this terrific game.
[Wilco] You mean, you peeked at the source code. Hi there as well, my name is Wilco, and I am here to keep Roger in check.
You hear your blood sing in your ears, and you crave vengeance. Vengeance upon the dark sorcerer who sent this creature that killed your priestess, Lydia, into the very heart of your kingdom. It is time to take the fight to him. You are the Barbarian. You are the King. You are…
[Roger] Aw, we lost Lydia already, and we did not even get started!
[Wilco] Well, Mr. Know-it-all, you already KNOW how this will end, and the player does as well, assuming the player did not use nefarious means to enable this commentary. This intro is to get the player to hit the ground running and drop them right into the action.
[Roger] So we are a Barbarian King, and we just defeated a demon, losing our sword and our priestess in the process. But who is this “dark sorcerer,” and how did we learn he sent us the demon?
[Wilco] Good questions! All will be revealed in due course.
One King to Loot them All
A tale of High Adventure by Onno Brouwer
Release 2 / Serial number 260409 / Inform 7 v10.1.2
New players should type HELP for instructions. This game uses non-standard verbs.
Enjoy!
Now I only need to figure out how to get it properly uploaded to IFArchive and advertised on IFDB…