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           A missing girlfriend and a mysterious, secluded mansion set the stage for a brand new tale of the supernatural; welcome to the sequel to Echo Night, Echo Night: Lord of Nightmares. Released just a short year after the first game, Echo Night: LoN manages to keep the core game play and story mechanics while making fairly large leaps in the graphic and voice acting department with one caveat. It seems the original Echo Night was not really a commercial hit and so the second Echo Night was limited to a Japanese only release, and was pretty much inaccessible to English speaking audiences. That is up until about a year ago when fan translation became accessible and it happened to work out that I just finished up an LP of the first game. So it only makes sense to delve back into the ghostly world of Echo Night and see what this follow up has to offer. Memo: Update 1: Christina Collins, Kent Palmer, Red Headed Woman, Brian Knode, The Woman in the Coffin, Elliot Clancy Update 2: Rebecca Morgan, Robert Morgan, Helena Morgan, Steven Murdoch, Mark Bizel, Norma Bliss Update 3: Karen Clancy, Carol Moore, Laura Swanson Update 4: George Gibbs Update 5: Joseph Hammond, Ken McDonnell, Michael Stewart, Illeana Majorelle, Bridget Majorelle, John Fisher, Franco Moss Update 6: Franco Moss, Albert Clancy, George Gibbs, Red Headed Woman Update 7: Billy Matthews, Stanley Osbourne, Annette Austin, Polly Hanks, Morris Brown, Helen Clancy Update 8: Catherine Clancy, Margaret Rogers, Cynthia Hamilton, Larry Travis, Kurt Densham, Daniel Watkins, Marvin Hamilton, Anthony Rogers, Leon Clancy, Sarah Clancy, Patty Thompson Update 9: Edgar Clancy, Albert Clancy, Jessica Clancy, Carol Moore, Joseph Hammond discworld is all I read fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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 Memo: Update1: Christina Collins, Kent Palmer, Red Headed Woman, Brian Knode, The Woman in the Coffin, Elliot Clancy Update2: Rebecca Morgan, Robert Morgan, Helena Morgan, Steven Murdoch, Mark Bizel, Norma Bliss I'm such a lazy bum that I was able to make another update before posting the thread. So have fun with a double dose of terror and menial tasks.
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May 8, 2016 07:22
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This is going to be interesting. I'm surprised that they used the same character from the first game.
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May 8, 2016 09:03
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SystemLogoff posted:This is going to be interesting. I'm surprised that they used the same character from the first game. And this holds especially true for something involving Echo Night: Beyond but I don't want to spoil it. And finally, man, this game pretty much opens up super early with someone get shot in the face and another dude getting his neck snapped. They turned the violence up a tad since the first game.
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May 8, 2016 09:49
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You know, I'm a little bit sad they didn't go with a really odd setting like the cruise ship last time. Mansions are a bit, yanno, tried and tested in horror games; there's uhh, Amnesia and Resident Evil? why not a horror game in a public library or a mall?
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May 10, 2016 03:35
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Niggurath posted:Hmmm, actually in retrospect I think this might be something more akin to 'Laura' in Kenji Eno's games. Because while this character has the same name and the same hosed fate in life, the first game (set in 1937) has Richard being 25 years old and this game (set in 1949) has Richard as being....25 years old. It's a bit strange that they'd keep the same age, same character name, and just have it be two totally different characters but I think maybe he's more like Laura or he just inherits the 'Richard Osmond' heroic moniker like Link. I'm going to head cannon that he did something with certain red gems to gain immortality. Deceitful Penguin posted:You know, I'm a little bit sad they didn't go with a really odd setting like the cruise ship last time.
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May 10, 2016 03:38
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Deceitful Penguin posted:You know, I'm a little bit sad they didn't go with a really odd setting like the cruise ship last time. Also Dead Rising was in a mall and there was a really lovely on rail shooter that took place in a haunted library/museum....but man, it was bad.
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May 10, 2016 03:40
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Niggurath posted:Well good news cause we'll be getting some fairly odd locations coming up; it's not all in the mansion. Anyway, horror games need to mix it up. Where is my horror office building, with my photocopy monsters and uhhh, coffeebeast. Or is that too true to real horror?
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May 11, 2016 02:54
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Is it possible to have a bonus video showing the other songs on the jukebox?
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May 13, 2016 01:30
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Deceitful Penguin posted:What was that haunted Circus rail shooter called? drat, that game was baller, I remember trying to beat that in Spain in a cabinet. Was it Carnevil?
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May 13, 2016 04:55
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Mraagvpeine posted:Is it possible to have a bonus video showing the other songs on the jukebox? Also if someone knows music and wants a bonus video of something played on the ghost piano; just put up a picture showing me where to put the notes cause the ghost lady will keep playing it.
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May 13, 2016 05:59
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No, from update 2 of this game. You went to the jukebox and played the right classical song for the hint; there were other songs on it and I was wondering what those other songs are. Now that I think about it, do the other paintings of composers also name those songs?
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May 13, 2016 15:43
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Mraagvpeine posted:No, from update 2 of this game. You went to the jukebox and played the right classical song for the hint; there were other songs on it and I was wondering what those other songs are. Now that I think about it, do the other paintings of composers also name those songs?
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May 13, 2016 16:42
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Caidin posted:Was it Carnevil? YOTC posted:RE: Revelations takes place on 2 cruise ships. Then there was that game that was on a research vessel, Cold Fear? And then there's SOMA and Bioshock under the sea. Haven't had many space horror games; not even the Alien versus Predator games went there. Haven't played Isolation yet, does it go into space? I guess in Dead Space you did, at least in the first game?
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May 13, 2016 20:00
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There's Cryostasis, which takes place on a stranded Russian Icebreaker. You also can't buy that game anymore, because the publisher decided not to renew the license or something. I played Echo Night 2 last month, and it was alright, but definitely seems a bit weaker than the first game. The more standard setting might be partially to blame.
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May 14, 2016 00:10
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Sacrificial Toast posted:There's Cryostasis, which takes place on a stranded Russian Icebreaker. You also can't buy that game anymore, because the publisher decided not to renew the license or something. Now the question remains if I want to go through the effort of buying a legit PS2 and a copy of Echo Night Beyond to LP that after this is done.
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May 14, 2016 01:20
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Emulation of Beyond is actually possible if your computer is beefy enough. You've got to do software rendering to make it work.
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May 14, 2016 03:31
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Sacrificial Toast posted:Emulation of Beyond is actually possible if your computer is beefy enough. You've got to do software rendering to make it work.  Memo: Karen Clancy, Carol Moore, Laura Swanson Death by cuteness! The worst way to go. Mraagvpeine posted:No, from update 2 of this game. You went to the jukebox and played the right classical song for the hint; there were other songs on it and I was wondering what those other songs are. Now that I think about it, do the other paintings of composers also name those songs? Bonus 1: Classical Gas
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May 14, 2016 04:50
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Thank you very much. I don't know if those songs were ones the makers of this game found and used or pieces made entirely for this game, but if it's the latter then kudos to them for the effort. I'll get to the update proper soon.
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May 14, 2016 05:45
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Ok, these vengeful spirits really need to smarten up and go after the people who killed them. They are given surpreme ghost powers and decide to use it on some poor passerby or someone trying to help them. Basically what I am saying is give me money and I will open a trade school for newly dead haunts, poltergeists and spooks that will help them focus their boo powers on something constructive. Richard Osmond did nothing wrong *edit* surpreme means its even better than supreme ok
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May 16, 2016 03:04
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coleman francis posted:Ok, these vengeful spirits really need to smarten up and go after the people who killed them. They are given surpreme ghost powers and decide to use it on some poor passerby or someone trying to help them. I can't wait until we meet ever dumber ghosts. Like one guy waiting on a pizza or something.
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May 17, 2016 03:42
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 Memo: George Gibbs The H is O...if you catch my drift.
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May 20, 2016 06:37
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 Memo: Joseph Hammond, Ken McDonnell, Michael Stewart, Illeana Majorelle, Bridget Majorelle, John Fisher, Franco Moss We get a visit from an old friend....a stabby, soul stealing old friend.
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May 27, 2016 07:07
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I wonder how they got such smooth water out of the playstation. Usually you'd see the seams breaking between the textures.
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May 27, 2016 14:42
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coleman francis posted:I wonder how they got such smooth water out of the playstation. Usually you'd see the seams breaking between the textures. Also I'm wondering if I should continue on with this From Software kick and do an LP of Shadow Tower Abyss next. I was thinking the King's Fields games overall but man, some of those games are super rough.
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May 27, 2016 18:36
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Niggurath posted:They used that old From Software witchcraft to get things to work. Also they probably realized people were going to end up seeing a water a lot in this game and figured they should do their best to make it look lovely. I'm honestly trying to remember though if we saw much water in the first game even though it was primarily on a boat. King's Field 4 for the ps2 isn't so bad, it has aged pretty well, but yeah they may drag on a bit (although the graphics from King's Field 1 (NA King's Field 1)still make me smile at their Reboot level of simplicity whenever I see them)). I tried to start abyss but I guess I wasn't ready for it at that time. I started to play it and when I realized just how maze like the first area was I was like "nah, not right now" and never got back to it. It looked fantastic though and was surprised how well the gunplay worked and would like to see it through one day.
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May 28, 2016 02:24
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What about the first Shadow Tower game?
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May 28, 2016 06:44
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Mraagvpeine posted:What about the first Shadow Tower game?
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LP Distraint, because that game looked both baller and short so it should be an easy effort. Or those precursors to Demons Souls I guess.
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 Memo: Franco Moss, Albert Clancy, George Gibbs, Red Headed Woman Ya know, The Tower of Grief isn't as bad as I thought it would be.
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They were going to name it the Tower of Terror but realised they might get into trouble with disney. So is Albert himself receiving the power from the soulstone or is it being sent to his GF? If Albert is getting the power does that neccessitate him having a twin or is the "half a soul" thing more of a portrait of dorian gray deal.
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coleman francis posted:They were going to name it the Tower of Terror but realised they might get into trouble with disney.
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 Memo: Billy Matthews, Stanley Osbourne, Annette Austin, Polly Hanks, Morris Brown, Helen Clancy It's time to do a whole lot of helping out to the undead.
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Great post as always Niggurath, I really the atmosphere and graphics of this and the last game. It'll be a drat shame when you finish up this game, but hey that just means another and great lp from you.
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 Memo: Update 8: Catherine Clancy, Margaret Rogers, Cynthia Hamilton, Larry Travis, Kurt Densham, Daniel Watkins, Marvin Hamilton, Anthony Rogers, Leon Clancy, Sarah Clancy, Patty Thompson The case of the malicious maid and the perplexing pine cone. Hrvstmn31 posted:Great post as always Niggurath, I really the atmosphere and graphics of this and the last game. It'll be a drat shame when you finish up this game, but hey that just means another and great lp from you.
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It was the kid under the desk and the kid in the locker that made me miss the good ending. I had run out of candles by the time I got to that room. Aw well. I liked the poker puzzle, thought it was clever.
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Jun 19, 2016 01:23
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coleman francis posted:It was the kid under the desk and the kid in the locker that made me miss the good ending. I had run out of candles by the time I got to that room. Aw well.
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Jun 19, 2016 01:56
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Man, this game is neat. I wish I had gotten. To play it back in its era, I'd have trouble sitting through it now with its odd puzzles and old graphics. Though at the same time it has a particular charm to it...
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YOTC posted:Man, this game is neat. I wish I had gotten. To play it back in its era, I'd have trouble sitting through it now with its odd puzzles and old graphics. If anything, I'm just glad they limited time based puzzles to one optional puzzle in this game. I never think it's really a good idea to force a player to sit around idling waiting for time to pass in a game.
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 Memo: Edgar Clancy, Albert Clancy, Jessica Clancy, Carol Moore, Joseph Hammond So in this, our penultimate update, we tie up a few loose ends, collect the last remaining souls, and steel ourselves for the final showdown with Albert Clancy. Also if anyone is bored I might have an idea of what I could do next.
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