YESSSS GREAT GAME DUDE!
After a few super fun playthroughs (which were interesting and surprising each-time due to the different scenes I chose) I got the best ending! And I gotta say... I loved it. It was uplifting and warm and I'm glad that the four of them will go on to their next adventure. I enjoyed exploring their different cultures and how their perspectives clashed with each-other, but also how they overcame their differences to work together! And congrats! You made me fall in love with an eel haha.
Thank you so much for making it! I had a blast playing it, and wish I could go back and experience it for the first time again :)
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
--Who is your favorite character and why?
I love them all, they are all my children, but i can't run from it... Makani and my snake boi for the win.
Makani my awesome daughter. At first, I was a little disappointed she wasn't more kickass in a physical fight, but then it made sense. She's determined and steadfast and a great leader absolutely, but she's no superhuman - she's restricted simply by her biology like the rest of us mortals haha. And eventually that made me respect her even more :)
Groriu's sarcasm was fun, but surprisingly that wasn't what made him my fav. His unexpected nurturing and watchful side was! I liked his vulnerability and forever cultural misunderstandings with the rest of the group haha. I thought the relationship between Makani and him was really sweet :D
That being said, I really appreciated showing the relationships forming between the boys themselves and not just between Makani and the boys. It made them feel like an actual group trying to figure everything out.
And gawd... Vane being the fanboy of the group is just. the. best. I love it so much haha.
--What was your favorite moment from the game?
Difficult question. There are MANY TO CHOOSE FROM. As previously mentioned, I enjoyed every scene with my snake boi. But there were so many others as well - like the whale scene, the part where everybody stood up for Vane, braiding Groriu's hair, the end fight (you super creeped me out with the carab pena btw lol). There are probably more I still haven't seen because of the choices I made! Can't wait to play the game some more to find out :)
--Any advice or critique I should keep in mind for the sequel/other future games? (other than having more reasonable release goals)
hmm not really? All of the following I'm going to talk about now is just going off my own hopes and dreams haha so feel free to pass this section by!
I wouldn't have minded showing off Makani's independence a little more but i think that's just a personal preference, and probably hard to do when she's also wired to be a part of a community. And just to add some more picky personal preference stuff (which im only mentioning because i keep thinking about it 'while walking to work) is that its my hardcore headcanon that she's got a sickass scar and walks with a slight limp now because COME ON. She got pretty messed up by that shark!
ok thats it ill leave you alone now haha
--Any other comments/concerns?
I have a couple of questions too!
By the end of the game, I was kinda surprised that not much was done with the corruption stuff, and the mysterious end scene in the best ending threw me for a loop. Will this stuff feature in a sequel?
Are you planning on doing a sequel? And if so, will it continue to feature these guys as the protagonists?
And HOW OLD ARE THEY!?!? I previously thought they were all around the same age, but something Groriu said made me realise there's no real basis for that assumption like at all. ples im so curious now