THE RAVEN
Alan Bolger and Stephen Kee
8th Day Adventures
This is one of the most difficult games I have played because of
the time constraints (there are windows within which you must do
something). With no instructions, it is very "hit-and-miss". The
hints help, but not completely.
Things you need to know:
When you type FAST - this lets time go by quickly, and it will
not stop, until you type NORMAL.
When you type WAIT, it progresses time about 10 minutes.
You can do nothing, in which case time passed by normally.
If you are impatient, keep going in a direction in which you
cannot go, and time will pass a bit more quickly.
The times that are given in this walkthrough are approximate.
Things happen, regardless of your actions. Be sure you are in the
correct location.
I have not yet figured out how you are supposed to know certain
things, but I presume that the original instructions in the game
told you this. I have tried to make this walkthrough as
consistent as possible.
So play around, and enjoy the dead ends in which you find
yourself. There are numerous things you need not do, but since I
have not figured out what those are, there may be unnecessary
steps in this walkthrough.
Remember that if you are playing a Spectrum version on an
emulator, you need to put some instructions in quotations, and
quotations in a Spectrum emulator are <Right Shift, P> for a
quotation mark.
Solution:
You read a note telling you to come to Claxton Manor at 7:00 pm.
EXAMINE STRANGER (he is wearing a black cloak and a ring on his
left hand and a medallion around his neck) UP, N, W, N (the
stranger vanishes), EXAMINE WELL, CLIMB DOWN, E, E, E, UP, OPEN
TRAPDOOR, UP, TAKE DIARY, READ DIARY (Tuesday 10th. Had lunch with
Squires - ended in disagreement. V. assured me he'd get them
tomorrow), DOWN, CLOSE TRAPDOOR, DOWN, W, W, W, CLIMB UP, S, HAIL
CAB, CLIMB IN.
SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON", Wait until you get there, CLIMB OUT. You
see Mergatroyd, follow him N, N, UP, N, EXAMINE FIREPLACE, TAKE
NOTE, READ NOTE (meet someone at the crypt at midnight, bring the
diary, don't sleep in your room), DROP NOTE, S, DROP DIARY, W,
DOWN, N, EXAMINE VYBES. Wait until Vybes goes south and follow
him S, S (Vybes introduces the others), EXAMINE DANGERFIELD,
EXAMINE CHANDLER (you see a ring on her finger), EXAMINE RING
(silhouette of Raven), EXAMINE GRIMINSKY. Allow time to pass and
sometime during this interchange Vybes goes to get Edgar, and you
hear the conversation. EXAMINE GRIMINSKY, EXAMINE FRENCH, SAY TO
GRIMINKSY "TELL ME ABOUT VYBES".
READ BOOK. Wait until about 7:45 when Vybes enters with Edgar.
Wait for the conversation to ensue. EXAMINE EDGAR. Eventually
Mergatroyd tell Vybes that there is a call for him. Follow Vybes
N, N (listen to the call), S, S (you hear more conversation). At
about 8:29 it goes dark, there is a scream, and everyone, but
Edgar and Griminsky go north. The lights come on the Griminsky
tries to hypnotize Edgar, but Edgar cannot say anything.
Griminsky eventually goes north, and Edgar leaves. Follow him N,
E, S, S. The maid hails a cab and Edgar goes with the maid to
Warton. Go N, N, W, N, SAY TO VYBES "TELL ME ABOUT EDGAR". You
hear that he needs sedation. Wait until Chandler says that she
didn't give him the sedation. Go S, E, S, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN,
SAY TO CABBIE AWARTON@. Wait until the cab arrives, CLIMB OUT, S,
EXAMINE MAID, SAY TO MAID "TELL ME ABOUT EDGAR" (she says Edgar
ran off), SAY TO MAID "TELL ME ABOUT VYBES" (she says she caught
him beating Edgar and that Miss Chandler is terrified of him).
Go N, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON", wait until cab
arrives, CLIMB OUT, N, N, UP, TAKE DIARY, DOWN, W, UP, N, UP, N,
SLIDE PANEL, DOWN, S, N, UP, CLOSE PANEL, S, DOWN, S, DOWN, E, S,
S, NW, EXAMINE POOL, E, DOWN, S (the door is locked), WAIT until
midnight. French enters. He takes the diary and says he is a
detective. He tells you that an alarming number of people have
disappeared. They were last seen at the manor. He will return
tomorrow to investigate.
Go UP, S, S, S, W, UP, N, UP. Wait until about 5:37 am on
Saturday, N, OPEN PANEL, DOWN, E, TAKE PAPERS, READ PAPERS (you
read about Julian Squires and the generator. You get his
telephone number), W, N, EXAMINE BODIES, OPEN LID (a stairway is
visible), UP, EXAMINE MEDALLION, PULL LEVER (three openings are
created), E, S, DOWN, W, N, TAKE RECEIVER, DIAL 67544, SAY TO
SQUIRES "TELL BE ABOUT VYBES". He tells you that Vybes is working
on the brains and planned to create a mind with supreme
intelligence. TELL TO SQUIRES "TELL ME ABOUT GENERATOR". He tells
you about it and that the papers have been stolen.
.
Go S, E, S, DROP LETTER, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE
"STATION", wait until you arrive. CLIMB OUT, W, W, N, CLIMB DOWN,
E, N (you may need to wait until Old Crutch arrives), EXAMINE
CRUTCH, SAY TO CRUTCH "TELL ME ABOUT STRANGER", SAY TO CRUTCH
"TELL ME ABOUT CHANDLER", S, W, CLIMB UP, S, E.
Wait until the door is opened (8:00 am). Go N, SAY TO BARKIS
"TELL ME ABOUT ORDER". He tells you he is shortly expecting an
order of aspic for professor Vybes. SAY TO BARKIS "TELL ME ABOUT
ASPIC". He tells you it is used to store meat over a long period
of time. Go S, S, DOWN, SAY TO BLACKWOOD "TELL ME ABOUT CLAXTON".
He tells you it lay unused for several centuries and some say
that it is haunted. Go UP, N, E, N, E, GIVE BOOK TO FRENCH (he
gives it back to you), WAIT until French tells you to leave, W,
S, W, W, wait until about 10:55.
Go N, SAY TO EDGAR "DROP CLEAVER", TAKE CLEAVER, EXAMINE CLEAVER
(indentations), S, E, E, N, E, GIVE CLEAVER TO FRENCH. French
asks you about the marks, SAY TO FRENCH "MURDERER WEARS RING", W,
S, W, W, N, CLIMB DOWN, E (wait until you see Crutch), SAY TO
CRUTCH "HELP", W, CLIMB UP, wait for French to arrive (about
11:50). He agrees Edgar is innocent. Follow them to the Police
Station. Go S, E, E, N, E. Wait while they go down, but you
cannot follow them.
Go W, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON", CLIMB OUT, N,
N. Wait until Chandler arrives (about 1:49). She tells Mergatroyd
to get the professor's order, S, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO
CABBIE "STATION", CLIMB OUT. Go N, E, Wait until about 7:25. SAY
TO FRENCH "MURDERER LOST MEDALLION", SAY TO FRENCH "FOLLOW ME",
W, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON". Wait until you
arrive. CLIMB OUT, NW, E, DOWN, S, S. Wait until the Cloaked
Stranger arrives (about 8:20). When he goes north, follow him.
When he searches the bodies, go UP. He follows, seizes the
medallion, and is taken away by French.
Go E, S, DOWN, W, S, TAKE RING, N, E, S, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN,
SAY TO CABBIE "STATION", CLIMB OUT, W. Wait until Parkes checks
the door (about 9:40). Wait until the wagon arrives. You see
someone unlock the door, Barkis locks the door, and he drives off
with the order in the wagon. HAIL CAB, SAY TO CABBIE "MYREWOOD".
Wait until it arrives there. CLIMB OUT, W, W, W, W, PULL BELL
(you are dropped in a pit), PULL GRATE, PULL GRATE, PULL GRATE
(you get the grate), CLIMB UP, E, DROP PAPERS, W.
Wait until Vybes arrives (about 11:45). He enters north. Follow
Vybes. Go N, UP (wait until the ground trembles with the
generator working), DOWN, S, E, TAKE PAPERS, E, E, E, HAIL CAB,
CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "BIRKFIELD", wait until you get there,
CLIMB OUT, E, GIVE PAPERS TO FRENCH (he gives them back to you),
GIVE RING TO FRENCH (he gives it back to you), W, HAIL CAB, CLIMB
IN, SAY TO CABBIE "MYREWOOD". Wait until you get there. CLIMB
OUT, DROP PAPERS, W, W, W, W. Wait until about 4:00 am.
Go N, UP. Wait until Vybes comes out at you with a gun (about
4:21), wait until he is strangled, E. (You see Vybes dead. The
Count comes after you), W, DOWN, S, PULL BELL (you both fall into
the cell), CLIMB UP (the count is killed). French enters and
tells you that Chandler is kidnapped. He goes east, E, E, E, E,
CLIMB IN (you and French are in the cab. He tells the cabbie to
go to High Street). Wait until you get there, CLIMB OUT. Follow
French by going S (Parkes breaks down the door), DOWN (you see
French press his ring and a door south opens), S, W, UNTIE
CHANDLER, E, PRESS RING SEAL, N, UP, N, E, S, E.
Wait until the train arrives, CLIMB IN (Chandler follows),
EXAMINE WINDOW (you see French and the train). Wait until French
climbs in and the train pulls out. Chandler shoots him. You have
finished.
Terri Sheehan
2003-11-23
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