Later this month sees the launch of Lydia on Nintendo Switch, a narrative game that's based on the real experiences and "tragic childhood memories" of its developers.
The game has players experiencing the story of a child who lives with 'drunk and broken' parents, with "emotional graphics, music and dialogue" said to be present throughout. It's a short adventure, with the average playtime apparently lasting around one hour, but the asking price reflects that with just $4 / 4€ securing your copy.
It first launched on Steam back in 2017, gaining 'very positive' user reviews ever since. The trailer above should give you a better understanding of what you'll actually see while playing through the adventure.
Speaking of trailers, a second video has also been shared by the game's publisher, Nakana.io. It talks about the 'Lydia Donation' DLC package which will actually serve as a way for players to donate their money to Fragile Childhood, a non-profit organisation preventing harm caused by parental substance abuse. The DLC will cost $1 / 1€, with all net revenue going to Fragile Childhood. Players will receive an in-game colouring book for Lydia in return.
Lydia launches on the Switch eShop on 17th January. Feel free to share your thoughts with us on this one in the comments below.
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Doesn't look like my cup of tea. Animation and art style both look a bit shoddy, if you ask me.
@Moistnado Nothing to add here.
I played it on PC. It's short, but really powerful.
I'm only here for the Skyrim jokes.
@ggonen Agree, really powerful story, crude visuals
"... tragic childhood memories" of its developers."
Developers, like in all of them? All developers of this game had tragic childhood memories? That would be quite the coincidence. 🤔
@MrBlacky Hey everyone, Lydia's publisher here. Platonic Partnership were composed of 4 people when they created Lydia (1 for Biz/Marketing, 1 for Graphics, 1 for Code and 1 for Audio). Two of them (graphics + code) experienced these issues when they were kids and they are the ones who wrote the story. So yeah, you're right, it's not exactly all of them but it's still a very genuine take on the problem.
As a side note, abuses probably happen in more houses than we expect - sometimes because nothing is shared or because it's not always easy to point or accept where the problem is exactly.
@Nakana_Mika
Hey, very nice of you for replying. You are absolutely right, that abusing is probably happening in a lot more situations and households than we might think. Key is to find a way to process it, like your co-workers did it with that game.
I won't buy it honestly, but I wish all of you good luck.😄
Glad to see NLife spreading positive messages. Well done people 🙄
Well that’s depressing AF
Sounds unpleasant.
So, does it have something insightful to say about abuse and the experience of surviving it, or is it just misery porn and/or self-therapy for the developers? I don't mind experiencing art that deals with difficult themes, but it needs to add up to something for me by the end.
I played this on PC last year. Personally, I wasn't impressed.
The fact I'm getting advertised Gin in here is quite the coincidence.
@Ralizah Obviously my opinion as the game's publisher is biased, but I would say that:
This developer needs to spend less time making games and more time talking to a psychotherapist.
Looks intriguing, and creepy.
I wonder if its about some heavy burdens that was carried.
I play games for fun, so......hope you guys enjoy this game.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/lydia-switch/
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