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==How It Begins==
==How It Begins==
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'''WARNING:''' Leadlight contains violence and gore.
 
The game opens with a warning about violent and disturbing content, and indicates that Leadlight is recommended for mature gamers only.
 
A front-end menu lets players start a new game, manage saved games, read the credits or change an alert preference.
 
The player's character in Leadlight is Belinda Nettle, a 15-year-old boarding student at Linville Girls High School in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The introduction describes Belinda's background and her school life.
 
When the game begins, Belinda awakens in the student library at night. Another student, Charlotte, is sitting across the desk from Belinda, and Belinda realises that Charlotte is dead. Belinda arms herself against attackers and begins to explore the school and its grounds to try to discover what is happening at Linville.
 
==Notable Features==
 
* When the player must HIDE from danger, a warning paragraph appears, signalled by two asterisks **
* On an Apple IIGS, hide alerts and game status are also indicated by the screen border changing colour.
* The player's score has four major components: ''Weapons Found'', ''Secrets Found'', ''The Slain'' and ''Deathtraps Hit''


==Versions==
==Versions==
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** Belinda Ballerina Model and Photographer: [[Grace Angwin]].
** Belinda Ballerina Model and Photographer: [[Grace Angwin]].
** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
** [[IF Comp 2010]]: 14th place of 26 entries.
** [[IF Comp 2010]]: 14th place of 26 entries and winner of the [[Golden Banana of Discord]] (standard deviation: 2.29).  
** Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
** Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
** Note: Version 1.0 of the game was delivered to IF Comp 2010 as a bundle of game, emulation and documentation files which can be found at IF Archive: [http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2010XwebXleadlight.html: Link]
** Note: Version 1.0 of the game was delivered to IF Comp 2010 as a bundle of game, emulation and documentation files which can be found at IF Archive: [http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2010XwebXleadlight.html: Link]
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** Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
** Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
** [[IF Comp 2010]]: 14th place of 26 entries.
** Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
** Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
** Download : [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/appleII/Leadlight.zip: Leadlight Version 1.1 Bundle from IF Archive]
** Download : [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/appleII/Leadlight.zip: Leadlight Version 1.1 Bundle from IF Archive]
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* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/if-comp-2010-leadlight/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/if-comp-2010-leadlight/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LdoBV88cU Review (YouTube videos): 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983aA-0UJyk 2] by [[Wintericecrystal]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LdoBV88cU Review (YouTube videos): 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983aA-0UJyk 2] by [[Wintericecrystal]].
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[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games in 2010]] [[Category:IF Comp games]] [[Category:Web browser games]]
[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games in 2010]] [[Category:IF Comp games]] [[Category:Web browser games]]

Revision as of 09:53, 23 November 2010

Horror
Horror
School
School
RPG
RPG
Green IF comp ribbon.png
IF Comp 2010
14th of 26
Leadlight
Leadlight small cover.png
Author(s) Wade Clarke
Publisher(s) n/a
Release date(s) 01-Oct-2010
Authoring system Eamon
Platform(s) Web browser and Apple II
Language(s) English
License(s) Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects optional
Graphics none
Sound/Music none
Ratings
Cruelty scale Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

WARNING: Leadlight contains violence and gore.

The game opens with a warning about violent and disturbing content, and indicates that Leadlight is recommended for mature gamers only.

A front-end menu lets players start a new game, manage saved games, read the credits or change an alert preference.

The player's character in Leadlight is Belinda Nettle, a 15-year-old boarding student at Linville Girls High School in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The introduction describes Belinda's background and her school life.

When the game begins, Belinda awakens in the student library at night. Another student, Charlotte, is sitting across the desk from Belinda, and Belinda realises that Charlotte is dead. Belinda arms herself against attackers and begins to explore the school and its grounds to try to discover what is happening at Linville.

Notable Features

  • When the player must HIDE from danger, a warning paragraph appears, signalled by two asterisks **
  • On an Apple IIGS, hide alerts and game status are also indicated by the screen border changing colour.
  • The player's score has four major components: Weapons Found, Secrets Found, The Slain and Deathtraps Hit

Versions

Version 1.0 (Competition Version)

Version 1.1

Version 1.1 includes additional and improved descriptions, and bugfixes.

Links

General info

Reviews

SPOILER WARNING: the following links contain (potentially spoilery) reviews of this game from the current IF Comp. You might prefer to wait until you've played the game before reading them, if you intend to judge the competition and don't want to be influenced.

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