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Re: Eternal Story Analysis
Posted By: Forrest of B.orgDate: 12/19/07 3:32 p.m.

In Response To: Eternal Story Analysis (Dav Flamerock)

: Oh. Well then... you asked for it :p

Woo! :-D

: The Far Side of Nowhere: I get in, begin reading the terminal, get about
: halfway through, realize this is a really freaking long terminal, but
: finish it so that I'm not like "WTF IS GOING ON". In retrospect,
: it might have been easier on the player if you had made that a
: pseudo-manual thing rather than an in-game terminal... without a sense of
: when it ends it can be a bit tedious.

In pre-X versions of Eternal, there was just a file called Prologue in the folder which had that terminal text in it. Most people didn't read it and got really confused as to what was going on, so I put it in the game instead. I know it's long, but without an adequate explanation of when and where you are and what the hell is going on, people would be even more confused that they already will be with the multilinear time and all.

: the new weapon. I was amazed at how much damage the weapon did, both to me
: and to everyone else (3 shots'll practically kill you in Normal with 1
: layer of shields) but I manage to get through the level soon enough. I
: loved the chance at fighting a compiler, as in a previous terminal I had
: read about how they were all dead (and I do love my S'pht).

The Pfhor ranged attacks are actually more damaging than they're supposed to be, by mistake. The melee should be unchanged in actual Fighter attacks, but since your punches are already stronger than Fighter attacks, your staff hits have to hurt like a motherf[SHAFT]. Damn right.

: Septococcal Pfhoryngitis: I had some trouble spelling this

It's the unfortunate medical condition of having Pfhor in your sewers :-)

: Dysmentria: I’m in a pfhor ship, I’m fighting pfhor, there’s lots of ammo for
: all my weapons here. First run-in with the hunters… have I mentioned that
: I like the way all the enemies look almost new, as if your journey to the
: future before returning to the Marathon has changed your outlook on these
: creatures?

The Hunter, Trooper and Compiler sprites actually are different from the M2/Infinity versions - I brought back their M1 styles cause I liked them better. Their colors are also slightly changed.

: I read through most of what
: she had to say and I bonded with her more than with Tycho—I decided I’d
: much rather help her than him.

Yay! I tried really hard to make Hathor a complex, sympathetic character. I'm glad some people actually like her :-)

: Unwired: I teleport in, realize this is a new level, and I figure this must
: be the first of the Hathor levels. I round the corner and start killing
: people, and I quickly discover just how much fun it is to kill people with
: the staff’s melee. I mean seriously… I could just run by most enemies and
: whack ‘em and they’d die. Green troopers die in one hit… purple ones get
: knocked back practically an entire room’s length. Much fun there.

Yeah, melee superiority emerged (unintentionally) as a kind of theme for Eternal's weapons. Not really surprising in retrospect because I absolutely adore melee combat - in Halo I like to get the plasma sword and charge headlong through the enemies ranks, cutting a swath as I go. Guns are for people who can't fight like a man :-)

: I make my way to the save terminal and I …

I eagerly anticipate the next installment :-)

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