#diaries
#diaries
by Amr (@siegarettes)
I’ve made it out of the seaweed forests. The new chainsaw has allowed me to cut through the thick weeds, and uncover more of the history left behind. There are more of those holograms, and even this far in there are massive screens still running news broadcasts. Did they really discover a truly sustainable energy source while I was gone?
Maybe not. At the least there seems to have been a lot of infighting here. Numerous journals describe eco-terrorists taking radical action to stop the development of these cities. What could have been so awful that it was worth fighting the last remains of humanity?
Well, maybe I’m starting to get a sense of it myself. While investigating it I stumbled into the den of the largest octopus I’ve seen. The creatures so far have been massive, but this one was beyond comprehension. The suckers on its tentacles alone dwarfed me. The sea has seemed so vast, terrifying in the way it seemed to continue on. This beast is the first being I’ve met that seems large enough to live comfortably in that vastness.
Our meeting didn’t go well.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
The emergency broadcast system is still operating. Still relaying stories of our great scientific progress, in the middle of our overgrown city ruins. We survived here, that’s clear. Turns out our salvation was in the depths of the Earth, not the depths of the space beyond it. I wish I’d known that before they sent me away.
Then again, maybe it’s better that I didn’t see it. In between the celebratory broadcasts are hints at the desperation, the rush to find a new home. Maybe our life underground was less the scientific marvel it seems and more a solution for a cornered society. There were tensions here. At least, that’s what the minefield doting these apartment complexes would point to. Maybe they were to keep the giant creatures at bay, but somehow I doubt it.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
I’m the last one. I’m really the last one.
I guess that’s what happens when you disappear into a wormhole. There’s no way to tell how long I’ve been gone. I came back to a planet covered in ice. Almost thought that the traces of humanity had been wiped out until I plunged beneath the ice to find where they’d retreated to. Everything is so different now. Eco-terrorism, giant sealife, the quiet rumble of the ocean floor. And the architecture, it’s beautiful. Sprawled out in interlocking capsules that’d be impossible on the surface, where gravity’s pull would snap the supports. Mystery and terror flood this underwater world–it feels like I could find anything lurking here.
Well, maybe that’s a half-truth. You see this is my second trip into The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human. It’s been three years since my last one. I can forget a lot in three years. But looming large in my memories is the wild scale of the Aquatic Adventure, and the atmosphere–carrying both a booming depth threatening to swallow me, and subdued, lonely currents carrying me away.
I’ve overdue for a revisit of this one. This time it’ll be a more relaxed trip, away from the pressure of a deadline. So join me, as I chronicle this journey through these haunted cities and sunken ruins.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
The Momodora Diaries are a chronicle through Momodora Under the Moonlight.
I finished the final boss only to be greeted with this. It turns out that I needed to obtain two items in order to be able to properly purify the final boss and lift the curse on this blighted city.
So I trekked back, realized that an item I had found basically useless after I found it was really the key for unlocking the final item, in a place I’d long forgotten I had to unlock.
I’m so glad I’m playing this game long after the FAQs have been written for it.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
The Momodora Diaries are a chronicle through Momodora Under the Moonlight.
Turned off one of the defensive items. Mostly because I wanted one of the additional passive abilities and there’s only two slots for passive, but it’s also helped me get a better feel for the combat rhythm. Not that I didn’t before, but being forced to be more careful does change up the space a bit and makes me more aware of the arrows’ utility.
I’ve also found out that the poison clouds that my arrows now make can also poison me. Rude. Though I do appreciate when effects and environmental dangers have the same rules applied to both the player and the enemy. It doesn’t happen often, but every time I interrupt an enemy attack or knock them into spikes I get a big kick out of it.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
The Momodora Diaries are a chronicle through Momodora Under the Moonlight.
I found the new way. A strange underwater prison area. Its real dark, and can only be illuminated but a small item. Seems like a mostly meaningless gimmick but does add to the atmosphere. There’s a weird use of the water to let you use infinite jumps for exploration. It leads to an interesting area with instant death spikes that require careful timing. I’m glad I have the air dash otherwise this would be a lot harder.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
The Momodora Diaries are a chronicle through Momodora Under the Moonlight.
I’m lost. I’m hopelessly lost. I knew this would happen it always does. somehow I’ve explored all the available map and haven’t been able to get to any of the obstacles. It’s nothing but dead ends and frustration. I must have run through the three or four available areas seven times trying to figure out what I’m missing.
I’m missing something right? There’s always something obvious you’re missing. something that isn’t telegraphed and is part of the cool mystique but goddammit this is exactly why I can’t deal with this backtracking nonsense. I swear I must have spent over an hour being lost. Give me a damn waypoint. Metroid Fusion had it right all along.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
The Momodora Diaries are a chronicle through Momodora Under the Moonlight.
I’m gonna try it. I’m gonna try my damnedest to finish Momodora this time. I’m basically allergic to Metroidvania games. I’m hopeless with directions and I don’t enjoy getting lost. I need a GPS to get to my own house sometimes. So I don’t consider it entertainment to do that in a game.
But Momodora has a cute art style and the combat seems fun, even if there’s some gross hints of ~dark souls~ in it. So I’m gonna make a real effort to finish it this time before I fall into the inevitable Metroidvania cycle of getting lost, taking a break and then having to restart because I don’t remember what the hell I was doing.
