Aayela
| Aayela | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 15 October 1996 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Magnus Olsson |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (25 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Adventure  Fantasy |
| Location |  Underground |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | TADS 2 |
| Format | TADS 2 |
| IFID | TADS2-CDE6855B4B8927998D311E372B07D86E, TADS2-E8F3E3E1FA610AE139A044D7863143CC |
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How it begins
You are first asked if you want to skip the introduction (y/N).
You are the youngest knight in King Dargon's service. Queen Dahra is deathly ill, and the kingdom is in turmoil.
You are standing outside a locked bronze door deep in the tunnels under the Dark Mountains. You carry only a brass lantern (very low on fuel) and a scroll (which when read, should open any lock); all your other possessions were lost or used up in the journey to get here. You were sent on this fool's quest to find and bring back the Stone of Aayela, a perfect crystal in which Heliax the Wizard supposedly imprisoned Aayela, a spirit of light, and which may be the only cure for the queen's illness.
Notable features
- Most of the game takes place in darkness.
- Set in the same world as Uncle Zebulon's Will (Magnus Olsson; 1995; TADS).
Versions
Competition version
Date: 15 October 1996
- Aayela (Magnus Olsson; 15-Oct-1996; TADS 2.2).
- Release 1.1 / 961015
- IFID: TADS2-CDE6855B4B8927998D311E372B07D86E
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 1996: 10th place of 27 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 1996: Was a finalist for Best Writing.
- Download aayela.gam from the IF Archive - the story file.
- Download readme from the IF Archive - a brief note from the author.
- Download walkthru.txt from the IF Archive - the official walkthrough from the author.
Release 1.2
Date: 15 August 2001
- Aayela (Magnus Olsson; 15-Aug-2001; TADS 2).
- Release 1.2 / 010815
- IFID: TADS2-E8F3E3E1FA610AE139A044D7863143CC
IFID links: IFDB - Download aayela.gam from the IF Archive - the story file.
- The "Source code" link on this page relates to this version.
- Download aayela_walk.txt from the IF Archive - the official walkthrough (v1.2) from the author.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Aayela (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Aayela - at IFDB.
- Aayela - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Aayela reviews at SPAG by John Wood and C. E. Forman.
- Aayela - at IF Ratings
- Aayela - at IFReviews.org.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
Spoilers
Date: 15 October 1996
Date: 15 August 2001