Lydia's Heart: Difference between revisions

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Horror

Mystery

Religious

Wilderness

Last Resort / Lydia's Heart
File:Lydia's Heart cover.jpg
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Author(s)	Jim Aikin
Publisher(s)	{{{publisher}}}
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.

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 ==How It Begins==
-You play a teenage girl, brought to the Deep South of the USA by your aunt, who is acting mysteriously. She's shut herself in the bathroom. You are in the somewhat dilapidated Cabin Five at the Eternal Springs resort, carrying nothing and wearing clothes.
+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]] is protected by a password which can only be discovered by emailing the author.
+* 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==
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 * ''Last Resort'' ([[Jim Aikin]]; c. Feb-2007; Glulx).
 ** Release 1 / Serial number 070213 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
-** {{babel wanted}}
+** {{babel|ifid=GLULX-1-070213-7DD0D7ED}}.
-** LastResort.zip (414 KB; [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/glulx/LastResort.zip download]): contains LastResort.ulx (game file); Eternal Springs Map.pdf (game [[map]]); readme.txt (readme file).
+** {{ifarchive unbox|games/glulx/|LastResort.zip}} (414 KB): contains LastResort.ulx (game file); Eternal Springs Map.pdf (game [[map]]); readme.txt (readme file).
-===Version 2.0.01===
+===Versions 2.0.01 to 2.0.06===
 * ''Lydia's Heart'' ([[Jim Aikin]]; 2007; [[TADS 3]]).
-** {{babel wanted}}
+** This is a remake of <i>Last Resort</i>.
-** LydiasHeart_t3.zip (2.0 MB [http://www.musicwords.net/if/lydia/LydiasHeart_t3.zip download]): contains LydiasHeart.t3 (game file); lydia_readme.txt (readme file); EternalSprings.pdf (game map).
+** {{babel|ifid=57F1E6C7-1BA4-8501-F67F-B259F6556C8B|cover=yes}}.
+** LydiasHeart_t3.zip (2.0 MB [https://www.musicwords.net/if/lydia/LydiasHeart_t3.zip download]): contains LydiasHeart.t3 (game file); lydia_readme.txt (readme file); EternalSprings.pdf (game map).
+** {{ifarchive unbox|games/tads/|LydiasHeart.zip}}.
 ** 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==
-* [http://wurb.com/if/game/2996] at Baf's Guide to the IF archive.
+* {{baf game|Last Resort|2996}}.
-* [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/793e261ecd124db1/22843ceebad5c7c5?lnk=st&q=google+groups+jim+aikin+last+resort&rnum=1&hl=en#22843ceebad5c7c5] Release announcement on rec.arts.int-fiction
+* {{ifdb game|Last Resort|maup7brn89am2ab4}}.
+* {{ifdb game|Lydia's Heart|7t22wbllftv7nuiw}}.
+* {{raifmsg|msgid=sw9ch.8630$yf7.5850@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net|hexid=22843ceebad5c7c5|&#91;Announce&#93; "Last Resort" Released}} (02-Dec-2006).
+===Reviews of ''Lydia's Heart''===
+* [{{spag|55|anchor=lydia}} Review] by [[Nate B. Dovel]] - in [[SPAG]].
+===Spoilers===
+* {{ClubFloyd|20210401}} (of ''Lydia's Heart'').
+* [http://plover.net/~davidw/sol/l/lydia07.html Walkthrough and maps for Lydia's Heart] by [[David Welbourn]].
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