Lydia's Heart
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 Horror  Mystery  Religious  Wilderness |
| Last Resort / Lydia's Heart | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jim Aikin |
| Release date(s) | Last Resort: Dec-2006 Lydia's Heart: 2007 |
| Authoring system | Inform, TADS 3 |
| Platform(s) | Glulx, TADS 3 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | optional |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruel |
How It Begins
You play a teenage girl, brought to a run-down motor court in the Deep South of the USA by your aunt, who is acting mysteriously. Aunt Caroline has shut herself in the bathroom. You are in the somewhat dilapidated Cabin Five at the Eternal Springs resort, carrying nothing and wearing clothes. Before long you'll meet the fat, slimy proprietor, Beauregard Phelps, and a varied cast of characters who have gathered at Eternal Springs for reasons that aren't initially clear.
Notable Features
- The hint system was protected by a password which can only be discovered by emailing the author. (Note: As of version 2.0.03, released 16-April-2008, the hints are no longer password-protected.)
Versions
Version 1 (Dec-2006)
- Last Resort (Jim Aikin; Dec-2006; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 061201 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- Beta-testing by Marco Alpert, Nolan Bonvouloir, Celestianpower, Andrew Cowper, Dark Star, Philip Dearmore, Roger Hughes, David Jones, Peter Nepstad, Orikae, Samantha Casanova Preuninger, Radical Al, and Deepa Shah.
Version 1 (2007)
- Last Resort (Jim Aikin; c. Feb-2007; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 070213 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
- IFID: GLULX-1-070213-7DD0D7ED
IFID links: IFDB. - Download or view contents of LastResort.zip, at the IF Archive (414 KB): contains LastResort.ulx (game file); Eternal Springs Map.pdf (game map); readme.txt (readme file).
Versions 2.0.01 to 2.0.06
- Lydia's Heart (Jim Aikin; 2007; TADS 3).
- This is a remake of Last Resort.
- IFID: 57F1E6C7-1BA4-8501-F67F-B259F6556C8B
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover. - LydiasHeart_t3.zip (2.0 MB download): contains LydiasHeart.t3 (game file); lydia_readme.txt (readme file); EternalSprings.pdf (game map).
- Download or view contents of LydiasHeart.zip, at the IF Archive.
- Beta-testing for version 2 by Radical Al, Lorne Benore, Greg Boettcher, Kathleen Fischer, Harry Giles, Jeff Liu, Marius Müller, Aaron Reed, Paul Sheckarski, and Chih-Wei Wang.
Links
- Last Resort (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Last Resort - at IFDB.
- Lydia's Heart - at IFDB.
- [Announce] "Last Resort" Released on rec.arts.int-fiction (02-Dec-2006).
Reviews of Lydia's Heart
- Review by Nate B. Dovel - in SPAG.
Spoilers
- ClubFloyd transcript (of Lydia's Heart).
- Walkthrough and maps for Lydia's Heart by David Welbourn.