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 I have never heard of this game. That's cool. Monument Valley is a mobile game by the distressingly indie developers at ustwo in which we guide a rather quiet Princess Ida through the ruins of her long-dead kingdom. These "ruins" are surprisingly cheerful, if a bit strange, and interacting with them rather than with Ida directly is how we'll be doing the majority of our exploration. It's basically like being trapped in an MC Escher music box. ...Huh. Yup. So how's this gonna go? In a word: low-key. Each update will be about ten minutes, maybe less, (The first two are really short but it gets better, honest) and I'll be running subtitles to intrude as little as I can. The puzzles are pretty straightforward, and there's little room for audience participation, but even with that, Monument Valley has to be seen (and heard) to be believed. Thread stuff? No spoilers, I guess? There's not much to really preempt here, but let's keep all discussion to current and previous levels, just because their design is a really big part of how this game is experienced and we don't want to ruin the surprise. Updates every Tuesday and Thursday. Any other questions? Nope, I'm good. Then without further ado: Let me tell you a story, Once upon a time There was a brave princess From a quiet kingdom Who wanted to set things right. She traveled the long-forgotten Valley With its paths of dust And its pillars of regret. There were many strange adventures, And when she came to the end of her journey She received a wonderful reward Appendix i: On Fleeing from lava Appendix ii: On Twisting, weirdly Appendix iii: On Wretched thievery Appendix iv: On Relaxing with Water Puzzles Appendix v: On Losing something precious Appendix vi: On Surreality Appendix vii: On the sides of boxes Appendix viii: Onwards Awakening from a pleasant dream Fanart Warning: Contains spoilers. Sort of.  Thanks, Grimwit! Trenchfoot fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Sep 8, 2015 |
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Looks very cute!
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Jul 8, 2015 21:27
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Interesting. I hope it tumbled towards mind-bending. You can never have too much mind-bending.
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Jul 9, 2015 02:15
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It may not be mind-bending yet, but episodes 2 and 3 are up. Check out our first real level and some conversations with the questionably dead!
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Jul 10, 2015 05:51
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Trenchfoot posted:It may not be mind-bending yet, but episodes 2 and 3 are up. It'll help, in general, if you put links to new episodes in the new post as well as in the OP, particularly once we're past one page.
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Jul 10, 2015 11:49
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Ghostwoods posted:It'll help, in general, if you put links to new episodes in the new post as well as in the OP, particularly once we're past one page. Not only this, but also put them on separate lines, it is hard to read and you can't see that there are actually THREE different episodes at a glance.
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Jul 13, 2015 20:11
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This kind of reminds of me Kairo. I'm liking the atmosphere some more. Also, I wonder if the Princess is the only living one in the valley right now. Maybe she's a g-g-g-ghost, too! 
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Jul 13, 2015 21:21
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In, Episode Four, Princess Ida continues in a stalwart fashion, as we visit a koi pond and meet the Crow People. Also, I retouched the OP after some solid advice from the peanut gallery. Should be a little more straightforward now. Thanks guys!
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Jul 15, 2015 06:30
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Love this game, and hey even Frank Underwood loved advertising it and playing as a princess!
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Jul 16, 2015 21:50
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Grimwit posted:This kind of reminds of me Kairo. Don't worry, her fate is much more bizarre. Plus, it's kind of a trope in this game that all ghosts are dicks so it's unlikely by that margin too.
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Jul 17, 2015 04:19
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Sorry about the delay, there were some minor technical glitches. Anyway, as we slouch toward Chapter Five Princess Ida moves in mysterious ways, this becomes a stealth game, and we are well and truly bothered by the Crow People. Godspeed.
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Jul 18, 2015 01:15
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Odd. The Princess looks like a color-negative crow with her hat on. Mayhap she should take it off, and the Crows won't recognize her?
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Jul 18, 2015 06:13
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I started watching this and it has an interesting art style. In episode 2, the subtitles are a little hard to read. EDIT: Watching 3 now, subtitles are a little hard to read here too.
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Jul 18, 2015 06:31
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Even when you're not in their way they still turn to squawk at you. Jerks.
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Jul 19, 2015 05:58
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Mraagvpeine posted:I started watching this and it has an interesting art style. In episode 2, the subtitles are a little hard to read. Yeah, sorry about that. Four should have bigger font and be easier to read.
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Jul 19, 2015 17:56
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I absolutely adore this game. the art and sound in it are phenominal. I think it won an award even? Good LP. Are you going to do the DLCs too?
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Jul 21, 2015 23:25
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Meis posted:I absolutely adore this game. the art and sound in it are phenominal. I think it won an award even? It won several. Meis posted:Good LP. Awww, thanks. Meis posted:Are you going to do the DLCs too? 
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Jul 22, 2015 04:21
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berryjon posted:Odd. The Princess looks like a color-negative crow with her hat on. Mayhap she should take it off, and the Crows won't recognize her? I get the feeling they would squawk at us even still. I don't think two crows ever run into each other in-game, but if they did the bellyaching would probably last forever. SSNeoman posted:Even when you're not in their way they still turn to squawk at you. Jerks. I know right, they're as bad as the dead guys.
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Jul 22, 2015 04:25
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In Chapter 6, Princess Ida carries on through certain peril, as we make a new friend, say some tender goodbyes, and apparently leave a throne vacant.
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Jul 22, 2015 05:20
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For some unknown reason, I love how we keep turning an apparent cube to the right and yet despite being on chapter 6 we keep having more sides. Yeah, I know it's just a level select, but it's one of those things that I like about this game.
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Jul 22, 2015 16:41
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I do wonder what's up with those shapes we leave on the pedestals. They don't seem to have a pattern to them.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:10
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Hey gang, it's Chapter 7, where we carry on despite our losses, encounter the most perturbatory architecture to date, and get some of our own back against the Crow People.
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Jul 24, 2015 04:42
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Was it the Princess who committed the crime? Or the Crows? Or was it both, and for whatever reason, the Crows are being punished but not the Princess as implied by that last Ghost? Or will these questions be answered in upcoming videos?
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Jul 24, 2015 05:14
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I think the Princess is returning the Sacred Geometry that was stolen.
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Jul 24, 2015 05:51
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The crow people penrose triangle would make for a great avatar.
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Jul 26, 2015 23:05
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berryjon posted:Or will these questions be answered in upcoming videos? Hold that thought for, like, two updates.
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Jul 29, 2015 03:31
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And now for Chapter 8, where Princess Ida, now returned to us, continues her quest in a grand fashion as we explore The Box, apologize to the Crow People, and encounter strategically placed fish.
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Jul 29, 2015 03:38
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Wow that was really cool. I can see why you like that level. The way it folds in and out is really nice 
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Jul 29, 2015 05:10
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SSNeoman posted:Wow that was really cool. I can see why you like that level. The way it folds in and out is really nice I'm glad you liked it, because this is really the level that inspired my LP.
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Jul 31, 2015 05:27
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Things fall apart in Chapter 9, where Princess Ida faces fate grimly, we meet an old friend, see what I'm assuming is a Queen, and learn that flowers are the most sacred of all geometry
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Jul 31, 2015 05:58
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what. Also, does anything happen when you approach the mirror?
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Jul 31, 2015 06:59
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If Ida is a crow person, I guess she was outcast because she was white, unlike the other red and black crows. Maybe that's why she stole their sacred geometry. On the other hand the ghosts aren't crows, so hmmmm.
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Jul 31, 2015 14:14
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berryjon posted:Also, does anything happen when you approach the mirror? Just mirror things.
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Aug 5, 2015 03:14
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Things fall together in Chapter 10, when we light three lights to end the world, the architecture stops even pretending to make sense, and I have surprisingly little to say.
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Aug 5, 2015 03:48
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Trenchfoot posted:Things fall together in Chapter 10, when we light three lights to end the world, the architecture stops even pretending to make sense, and I have surprisingly little to say. Well that's an ending. That was the ending, right?
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Aug 5, 2015 04:40
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This is a short but sweet game.
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Aug 5, 2015 05:57
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Oh. So the crow people could no longer fly because Ida stole (?) the sacred geometry? Huh. But it seems to have cursed her as well...?
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Aug 6, 2015 00:14
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That was lovely. And also... What secrets await the Princess/Queen in the sky? More in the Sky. Somewhat less in the valley.
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Aug 6, 2015 01:45
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Grimwit posted:
Yeah, I thought so too. Doesn't really explain itself, but with a game like this I wasn't expecting it to. berryjon posted:That was the ending, right? Mraagvpeine posted:This is a short but sweet game. Yup. Just about ties it all up, really. You all are invited to stay for some coffee and DLC, but that's rather more addendum. Hope you liked it! SSNeoman posted:Oh. So the crow people could no longer fly because Ida stole (?) the sacred geometry? Huh. But it seems to have cursed her as well...? Liking your take, but I'm still a little confused by the subtitle for Chapter 10. There are a lot of ways to read this, and the ending itself.
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And now for something complete different with Appendix i, in which Princess Ida takes matters into her own hands as we dodge molten rock, rapidly run out of stairs, and wonder what happened to the wings, or for that matter, the ending.
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