Lure of the Temptress

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Lure of the Temptress was Revolution's very first adventure game and work began on it in 1989, even before Revolution's inception as an actual games development company. From the start aim was to consider the contemporary adventures of the day and then bring something new to the genre. From this came the Virtual Theatre engine. VT allowed in-game characters to wander around the gameworld indepently of each other, living their own lives and doing their own thing. Another feature allowed the player to give direct orders to Helper characters - in this case Ratpouch - who would then go off to perform the task. These technology concepts were certainly unique, though Revolution were not sure how to develop them further in subsequent games. Nonetheless, the result was a quirky and entertaining adventure game that kicked off Revolution's fondness for characterisation and in-game humour.

Lure of the Temptress was originally released for Atari ST, Amiga and PC.

Developer: Revolution Software

Release date: 1992

Download:

http://www.revolution.co.uk/_display.php?id=10

Afair LotT works pretty good on modern OSes.

[Zyx]

Here's the up to date link to Lure of The Temptress. As with Revolution's other freeware game, Beneath a Steel Sky, the game is best played on ScummVM and can also be downloaded from there. Those who want it all prepackaged with ScummVM can also download it free from GOG.com.

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With ScummVM or without, LoTT is and will forever stay messy when it comes to gameplay, with all the characters constantly "colliding" with each other and making excuses. But it will also remain one of the high points of gaming creativity.