Judith Revisited

While resurrecting my blog, I was browsing through old posts, where I found my previous post about a little indie game called Judith. View the post here.

Recently, - as in, Valentine's Day - I posted a The Spookie Plays wherein I visited Judith. I suck at reading out lout. Enjoy.

Judith

So, we all know by now that I'm a freak for old [style] games. Pixels get me all hot. *wiggling eyebrows*
Sorry, that was creepy, wasn't it? Well, if you're like me and get your kicks from old school graphics and unique ideas, you'll love this.
Moving on!
I have a "game" I'd like to share.

Judith

*Spoilers Below*

Judith isn't so much a game, as an interactive tale, something of a ghost story. The story is fairly simple, and the game play is very linear, but that doesn't take away from the atmosphere they created.

So, what's Judith about?

The story takes place in a spooky abandoned castle. We meet Jeff and Emily, secret lovers who sneak away to this place to be alone together. Jeff explains to Emily that the place is a safe place for them to rendezvous because the locals are superstitious about it. Emily runs in first to explore this uncharted and exciting territory. Running in after her, she appears to have.. disappeared.

You spend the game trying to find Emily, while exploring the house from two perspectives: Jeff and Judith.

Judith was the wife of a baron who once owned the manor, who soon discovers her husband has been hiding things from her - like bloody gold, an armoury of not-so-gently-used weapons and a prisoner!

From two different times, you search for the truth, with every door that Judith opens, it is unlocked for Jeff.

This game is unique, and I think it's wonderful. It's very short, but I love the music/sfx and atmosphere created in the game. No really, this game had me on edge the whole time! At least during Judith's parts.

I've played through this several times and I'll probably do it again.

You can download the game from Distractionware.

Or here. (11mb)