Let's play Das Viva!

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Let's play Das Viva!

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I told you my next game would be a good one. :)

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Right from the start, things look relatively good. The title screen is a little plain, but in all honesty, it does its job.

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I have a bad habit of appreciating cute things. This is extraordinarily cute. Image

There's no real plot in this story, so I'll make something up "Once upon a time, the Vivas lived in HAARRRRmony. But when an INVADOR came, and STOLE AALLLLLLL the vivas, he spread them ALLLL OVer fribulis XAX!! It is up to YOU,the viva QUEEEEEN, to REScue them AAAALLLLLLLLL!!!"
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"Troublesome isn't it? And untidy too."

I don't really know why I have to collect one water drop at a time to get the Vivas, but I'd presume that it makes carrying them around easier.

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This game isn't just cute, it's also very innovative. And cute.

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Darn it, game, stop being so cute! :o

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...You know what? This game has no music, nor does it have any sounds. Let's cure this problem by listening to very relaxing music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4xy-wxc1Y0
EDIT: Link works now. I either need to pay more attention to what button I'm pushing, or I should see an optometrist.

In case you haven't guessed it, I like Jazz. :drool
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This game's cuteness is starting to flood my house. Hold on while I collect it- I mean, er... Yeah, that's what I meant. :blush

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I have a feeling this is going to be the only lev-
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...Right about now, I'm screaming with joy on the inside.

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We've went from trippy purple spray background to trippy grainy green and teal stripes in one level. I love this game. :D
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Post by tulip »

This is indeed a nice little game, but I feel your post didn't really need that many screenshots of level 1.
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Looks interesting.

Say, why is everyone doing text-based LPs? Video LPs can be good too, you know. Someone do one of those. ;)
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I'd run out of room on my host.
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Most LPs are hosted on YouTube, DailyMotion, etc. of course.
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I'm too young to sign up for YouTube.

The "fleexy" there is NOT ME.
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Oh, that's right. They have that whole legal age garg fucl. Well, if you wanna make vids, you can PM one of us and we can host them on youtube for you, if you want. I do think the text-based review style has it's own charm though :dopefish
And no offense, but most people don't like hearing a kid's voice narrating, or maybe it's just me who doesn't appreciate a high-pitched sqeal :p
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I wouldn't narrate.
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New relaxing music.

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This isn't quite as hard as it looks, but it's still very annoying to navigate so cautiously through those meanies.

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No, not those ones! >:

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It's getting a little meaner, but it really isn't that mean.

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I wonder what fabulous level comes next?

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I JUST CAN'T WAIT!!!!

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...IT ENDED!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... *gasp* ...AAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!!!!1!1... :(
My review: 8/11: Adorab... I mean, Awesome :foot
I thought this game was very cute, and very imaginative. However, it's much too short, too simple and too easy, and it has very little replayability, due to the lack of length, challenge, and secrets. I also wasn't too much of a fan of the grainy backgrounds, but they're much better than some ones I've seen, and they still look very nice. Over all, length is really what kills it.

Well, off to buy a pet Viva!
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Wow. What a completely un-epic LP this turned out to be :korath
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VikingBoyBilly wrote:Wow. What a completely un-epic LP this turned out to be :korath
This was beyond un-epic. This was disappointing, both for me and anyone who likes my LPs. I'll try and pick longer games next time. :o
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Fleexy wrote:I wouldn't narrate.
You pretty much have to narrate. Don't worry - use a voice distorter to knock your voice down a few octaves. I'm happhy to host for you on my channel BTW...
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Or you can overlay text in the video so you don't have to talk.
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But then you have to split you attention between reading and the image - might as well just make it a normal post in that case.
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For some reason, I imagine the title "Das Vivas" being shouted in the style of "My Adidas" by Run-D.M.C....
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