Leadlight

Horror School RPG IF Comp 2010 14th of 26

Leadlight
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)

• Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 01-Oct-2010; Apple II and web browser).
  • Playtesters: Tim Ayre, Andrew Schultz, Andrew McDermott, Toby Hartnell.
  • Extra Testing and Debug Scripts: Andrew Schultz.
  • Black & White Illustrations, Player Guide and Website Design: Wade Clarke.
  • Freya's Paintings and Drawings: Steve Amm.
  • Game Logo Assistance: Alex Lee.
  • Belinda Ballerina Model and Photographer: Grace Angwin.
  • IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • 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: 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: Link

Version 1.1

• Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 18-Nov-2010; Apple II and web browser).
  • Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
  • IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
  • Download : Leadlight Version 1.1 Bundle from IF Archive
  • Download : Leadlight Player Guide PDF from IF Archive (note - the Guide is included in the Bundle download)

Version 1.1 includes additional and improved descriptions, and bugfixes.

Links

General info

• Leadlight homepage.
• Baf's Guide line wanted. (Please replace this line with a baf game template.).
• Leadlight - at IFDB.
• Leadlight - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
• Leadlight - at MobyGAMES
• Leadlight updated to version 1.1, plus comp thanks - comments by the author.

Post-IFCOMP Reviews

• Review by Danielle.
• Review by Jeremy Freese.
• TK-Nation Review by Andrew Ting

IFCOMP Reviews

• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review by Chris.
• Review by Dark Star.
• Review by Christopher Huang.
• Review by Kevin Jackson-Mead.
• Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Review by Michael Martin.
• Review by Sarah Morayati.
• Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
• Review by Steven Odhner.
• Review by Jenni Polodna.
• Review by Leandro Ribeiro.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review by Emily Short.
• Review (YouTube videos): 1 and 2 by Wintericecrystal.