<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
(	O
English	O
:	O
The	O
Cathedral	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
German	O
text	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Weltenschmiede	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Software	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	O
trilogy	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
preceded	O
by	O
Das	B-Application
Stundenglas	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Hexuma	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
St.	O
Paul	O
's	O
Church	O
in	O
Munich	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
novel	O
titled	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
:	O
Das	O
Geheimnis	O
einer	O
Rache	O
(	O
English	O
:	O
The	O
Cathedral	O
:	O
The	O
Secret	O
of	O
Revenge	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
writer	O
Harald	O
Evers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
letters	O
suggest	O
that	O
Victor	O
Paz	O
,	O
the	O
architect	B-Application
of	O
the	O
cathedral	O
,	O
hid	O
fifteen	O
deadly	O
traps	O
in	O
the	O
cathedral	O
to	O
enact	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Catholic	O
Church	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
specifically	O
against	O
the	O
Bishop	O
Sebastian	O
of	O
Altenburg	O
who	O
murdered	O
one	O
of	O
Paz	O
's	O
relatives	O
under	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
protagonist	O
fails	O
to	O
disarm	O
all	O
fifteen	O
traps	O
before	O
the	O
56	O
hour	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
is	O
summoned	O
and	O
kills	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Paz	O
's	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Catholic	O
Church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
classic	O
text	O
adventures	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
no	O
images	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
has	O
120	O
pictures	O
of	O
various	O
locations	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
backgrounds	O
can	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
,	O
while	O
interactions	O
with	O
objects	O
are	O
inputted	O
using	O
text	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addendum	O
to	O
text	O
commands	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
has	O
a	O
grid	O
of	O
icons	O
for	O
common	O
commands	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
has	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
of	O
56	O
in-game	O
hours	O
;	O
after	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
alternate	O
time	O
zones	O
will	O
become	O
inaccessible	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
has	O
150	O
different	O
rooms	O
and	O
over	O
300	O
pages	O
of	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
text	O
adventure	O
games	O
about	O
time	O
travel	O
by	O
developer	O
Weltenschmiede	O
;	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
is	O
preceded	O
by	O
Das	B-Application
Stundenglas	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Hexuma	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1991	O
interview	O
with	O
Weltenschmiede	O
,	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
port	O
to	O
an	O
unspecified	O
Atari	O
system	O
were	O
revealed	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hexuma	B-Application
,	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
,	O
although	O
late	O
in	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
released	O
spanning	O
four	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Joker	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
,	O
and	O
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markt	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
cost	O
'	O
around	O
100	O
 '	O
Deutschmark	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
while	O
Power	O
Play	O
and	O
Play	O
Time	O
list	O
its	O
price	O
as	O
'	O
around	O
120	O
 '	O
Deutschmark	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Software	O
2000	O
describes	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
Artventure	O
"	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
graphics	O
to	O
the	O
text	O
adventure	O
format	O
-	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
games	O
in	O
this	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
feelies	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
poster	O
,	O
blueprints	B-Application
of	O
the	O
cathedral	O
,	O
a	O
brochure	O
detailing	O
the	O
cathedral	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
copies	O
of	O
letters	O
from	O
the	O
15th	O
century	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
feelies	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
as	O
they	O
are	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
required	O
for	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hint	O
book	O
for	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
available	O
via	O
mail	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
historical	O
fiction	O
,	O
and	O
Harald	O
Evers	O
cites	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
and	O
Christian	O
historical	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Jan	O
Hus	O
and	O
John	O
Wycliffe	O
as	O
inspirations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
from	O
a	O
suggestion	O
from	O
Elfi	O
Evers	O
,	O
Harald	O
Evers	O
 '	O
(	O
née	O
Krüger	O
)	O
future	O
wife	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
visited	O
St.	O
Paul	O
's	O
Church	O
in	O
Munich	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
outline	O
for	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
created	O
,	O
and	O
Harald	O
supposedly	O
wrote	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
draft	O
for	O
'	O
ten	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
complete	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1991	O
interview	O
,	O
Das	B-Application
Stundenglas	I-Application
was	O
purported	O
to	O
understand	O
2500	O
nouns	O
,	O
300	O
verbs	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
many	O
"	O
unimportant	O
"	O
words	O
(	O
although	O
what	O
"	O
unimportant	O
"	O
constitutes	O
is	O
not	O
specified	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
stated	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
similar	O
"	O
understanding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
click	O
key	O
words	O
in	O
the	O
text	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
absent	O
in	O
Das	B-Application
Stundenglas	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
was	O
only	O
reviewed	O
in	O
German	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
German	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
native	O
German	O
language	O
text	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
as	O
German	O
grammar	O
can	O
be	O
complex	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
magazines	O
noted	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
text	O
and	O
text	O
input	O
as	O
'	O
more	O
intuitive	O
 '	O
than	O
English	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
translated	O
into	O
German	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
87%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
complex	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
German	O
text	O
adventure	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
text	O
adventure	O
format	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
understands	O
almost	O
any	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
the	O
legibility	O
of	O
the	O
output	O
text	O
is	O
excellent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
noted	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Das	B-Application
Stundenglas	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
'	O
more	O
interesting	O
 '	O
feelies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
graphical	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
vibrant	O
&	O
stimulating	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
music	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
very	O
pleasing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
blown	O
away	O
by	O
[	O
Die	O
Kathedrale's ]	O
opulent	O
features	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
noted	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
feelies	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
immersive	O
"	O
aged	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
thing	O
you	O
notice	O
are	O
the	O
thick	O
and	O
original	O
instructions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
written	O
like	O
a	O
personal	O
report	O
...	O
the	O
blueprints	B-Application
of	O
the	O
cathedral	O
are	O
very	O
nice	O
and	O
fit	O
the	O
style	O
[	O
of	O
the	O
game ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
summarised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
exciting	O
mystery	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
portion	O
of	O
fun	O
-	O
excellent	O
for	O
adventurers	O
whom	O
struggle	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
,	O
an	O
absolute	O
must	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Joker	O
gave	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
86%	O
,	O
expressing	O
similar	O
opinions	O
as	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
's	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Joker	O
noted	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
criticised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
sound	O
aside	O
from	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
title	O
screen	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Joker	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
"	O
atmospheric	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
praised	O
its	O
feelies	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
feelies	O
make	O
it	O
perfect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Joker	O
further	O
praises	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
text	O
adventure	O
format	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
less	O
work	O
to	O
obtain	O
hints	O
is	O
good	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
understands	O
is	O
better	O
-	O
and	O
here	O
both	O
are	O
true	O
:	O
possible	O
problems	O
with	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
handles	O
German	O
grammar	O
are	O
elegantly	O
circumnavigated	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
understands	O
almost	O
everything	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
give	O
it	O
complicated	O
instructions	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
stop	O
being	O
accurate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Joker	O
summarised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
German	O
text	O
adventure	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Time	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
historical	O
setting	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
plot	O
[	O
of	O
the	O
game ]	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
programmers	O
went	O
through	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
trouble	O
to	O
create	O
small	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Time	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
'	O
deviations	O
from	O
the	O
norm	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
text	O
adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
program	O
is	O
completely	O
user-friendly	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
understands	O
complex	O
sentences	O
...	O
[	O
Die	O
Kathedrale ]	O
does	O
n't	O
handle	O
like	O
a	O
standard	O
text	O
adventure	O
;	O
above	O
the	O
text	O
window	O
there	O
are	O
graphics	O
of	O
a	O
location	O
or	O
an	O
important	O
object.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Time	O
also	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
natively	O
being	O
in	O
German	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
62%	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
two	O
reviewers	O
with	O
differing	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Volker	O
Weitz	O
and	O
Boris	O
Schneider-Johne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
icons	O
for	O
common	O
commands	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
[	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
has	O
put ]	O
the	O
most	O
useful	O
commands	O
that	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
survive	O
together	O
in	O
one	O
grid	O
of	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play	O
's	O
Schneider-Johne	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
and	O
puzzles	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
glitches	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
first-class	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
much	O
missing	O
;	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
exciting	O
,	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
well	O
thought	O
through	O
(	O
even	O
though	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
I	O
would	O
like	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
execution	O
is	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schneider-Johne	O
notes	O
further	O
glitches	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
issues	O
with	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
dialogue	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
program	O
is	O
quite	O
intelligent	O
but	O
also	O
has	O
some	O
weak	O
spots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
I	O
had	O
n't	O
come	O
across	O
these	O
small	O
errors	O
,	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
to	O
spend	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
days	O
in	O
the	O
cathedral	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
story	O
intrigues	O
me	O
-	O
I	O
am	O
hoping	O
for	O
a	O
carefully	O
bug-tested	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Weitz	O
agreed	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
Schneider-Johne	O
'	O
s	O
views	O
on	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weitz	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
:	O
Das	O
Geheimnis	O
einer	O
Rache	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
:	O
"	O
Sometimes	O
the	O
pictures	O
are	O
drawn	O
,	O
sometimes	O
created	O
digitally	O
-	O
overall	O
,	O
it	O
comes	O
across	O
as	O
inconsistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weitz	O
similarly	O
noted	O
glitches	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
bug	O
testing	O
while	O
programming	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
big	O
hit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markt	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
9.4	O
out	O
of	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
two	O
reviewers	O
:	O
Klaus	O
Trafford	O
and	O
Michael	O
Anton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trafford	O
called	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
controls	O
"	O
simply	O
excellent	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
furthermore	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
substantial	O
"	O
feelies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trafford	O
expresses	O
that	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
'	O
understands	O
text	O
commands	O
well	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
calls	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
a	O
"	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
justifies	O
its	O
comparatively	O
high	O
price	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anton	O
compares	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
to	O
classic	O
Infocom	O
and	O
Magnetic	O
Scrolls	O
games	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
Similar	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
that	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
imagination	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
add	O
very	O
little	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anton	O
commended	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
"	O
well	O
thought	O
through	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
adventure-feast	O
for	O
connoisseurs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
's	O
writer	O
Harald	O
Evers	O
published	O
a	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Kathedrale	I-Application
:	O
Das	O
Geheimnis	O
einer	O
Rache	O
(	O
English	O
:	O
The	O
Cathedral	O
:	O
The	O
Secret	O
of	O
Revenge	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
