La-Mulana 2 - fish. it is a fish. it's true.
Re: La-Mulana 2 - getting murdered by local wildlife
Edit to avoid double posting: I came into this LP late so I don't know if anyone's brought this up, but I think raocow's under a misassumption about why the game keeps saying La-Mulana enemies were copied from the originals located in Eg-Lana. Fobos said back in episode 4 that the philosophers essentially turned La-Mulana into a training ground for the 8th Children to select one to destroy the Mother. To do so they researched Eg-Lana, whose nature as a warzone birthed many monsters, and replicated them for their trials. So they did take inspiration from the much more hostile Eg-Lana, but La-Mulana is no cheap imitation by any means.
- Crow
- famous knife crow thumbnail responsibility holder
- Posts: 3413
- Joined: 10 years ago
- First name: Crow
- Pronouns: she/they/it
- Location: chaos garden
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
"I wish I could see boss health," says raocow, having still not received the email about the shop being open in the gate of guidance. What the heck is up with that anyway? I'm guessing his sequence broke a trigger or something? Either way, there's no really good way to hint he should revisit those areas because puzzles related to the la-mulana ruins don't really show up until close to the endgame...
- Voltgloss
- Ask, and you shall be given. Think, and you shall find.
- Posts: 1147
- Joined: 10 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: exploring the world, now with friends
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
FPzero wrote: ↑3 years ago"I wish I could see boss health," says raocow, having still not received the email about the shop being open in the gate of guidance. What the heck is up with that anyway? I'm guessing his sequence broke a trigger or something? Either way, there's no really good way to hint he should revisit those areas because puzzles related to the la-mulana ruins don't really show up until close to the endgame...
There *is* one thing that will get him going back to that area, and it's looking for the Bronze Mirror. Which clue chain is really just one visit to Takamagahara Shrine away from starting.
I don't know what's up with him not yet getting a message about that shop. Maybe the game is waiting for him to run out of Ankh Jewels.
- Bluster Kerfuffle
- Master of Windy Import
- Posts: 51
- Joined: 6 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: Brazil
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
- PSI Ninja
- Posts: 570
- Joined: 9 years ago
- https://psininja.talkhaus.com/
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
Probably the biggest joy I had in playing this game was the discovery of new fields. Getting to see the new area graphics and the new enemies was always exciting, as well as having renewed hope that there would be an easy new progression item to find. So I can totally relate to raocow wanting to dip his feet into new places.
I remembered it as "Dark Lord's Mausoleum", too. I also seem to remember Vedfolnir being called "Vedrfolnir". Too bad there's no convenient document that tracks text changes across versions. I think it would be interesting.S.N.N. wrote: I distinctly remember that place being called “Dark Lord’s Mausoleum” on my playthrough (right around the release date of the game), so I’m guessing the “Star” was added in a later update. Interesting.
-
Ditocoaf
Haustone Tournament Finalist
- Posts: 724
- Joined: 12 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: On the horizon of the brandscape
- https://ditocoaf.talkhaus.com/
Re: La-Mulana 2 - getting murdered by local wildlife
No matter what the in-game explanation, it still feels weird to me to have the setting of the first game retconned to be a replica, a tutorial or an echo, while the new game is the real deal (this time, we swear). It just feels like the sequel is self-conscious about its place in the lore and so tries to diminish the original. This is far from the only series to do that, but it's funny how often it comes up in the glossary.Donut wrote: ↑3 years agoEdit to avoid double posting: I came into this LP late so I don't know if anyone's brought this up, but I think raocow's under a misassumption about why the game keeps saying La-Mulana enemies were copied from the originals located in Eg-Lana. Fobos said back in episode 4 that the philosophers essentially turned La-Mulana into a training ground for the 8th Children to select one to destroy the Mother. To do so they researched Eg-Lana, whose nature as a warzone birthed many monsters, and replicated them for their trials. So they did take inspiration from the much more hostile Eg-Lana, but La-Mulana is no cheap imitation by any means.
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
- Le Neveu de Rameau
- I'm a hoobsie roller; I got robots in my life
- Posts: 994
- Joined: 8 years ago
- First name: Rameau's Nephew
- Location: Gettin' gibbly with the business
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
Re: La-Mulana 2 - getting murdered by local wildlife
I want to say that the third, fourth, or fifth update to the game (or perhaps more than one of them) included a bunch of translation changes and typo fixes. Dark Lord's Mausoleum -> Dark Star Lord's Mausoleum was one of those.
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
And suddenly, I'm making progress again. Good times! :D
Due to the fact that it helped me make Actually Quantifiable Progress in something rao has yet to see, I decided I shouldn't say exactly what was done, and just for the sake of keeping this information as vague and unpointed and utterly blind as possible, I have waited a few days before saying it so as to not influence anything..... I am being painfully careful about my potential to accidentally spoil stuff to a point that probably seems ridiculous, but I don't wanna suddenly cause him to veer off in another direction hahaha
For those who have seen this game played through before, and know the general structure, I'll leave it in the spoiler.
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
I won't belabor the point too much since even I agree to an extent about how Eg-Lana was handled, but just so I have all my thoughts out there (spoilering for safety, I don't think any of the points I'm making haven't already been seen in the LP):Le Neveu de Rameau wrote: ↑3 years ago Ehh, to me it reads more like being hyper-self-consciousness about being a derivative work, and overcompensating as a result.. "Guys, I know this seems like it's just a barely altered copy of the original, but I swear this is totally the real, authentic one, and the original (which you liked better) is actually the copy. You believe me, right guys? Guys? Where are you going, guys?"
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
- Bluster Kerfuffle
- Master of Windy Import
- Posts: 51
- Joined: 6 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: Brazil
Re: La-Mulana 2 - got all this greece across time and space
quality post *fart button*
YES I loved this about the game, even just reading about them in the glossaryFPzero wrote: ↑3 years ago Apropos of nothing, can I just say that I'm really glad they added lots of NPCs to the game? I know they're generally no different than a tablet, but there's so much more interesting flavor when you have NPCs telling you things. Plus, it's cool to see all these figures from mythology and how they get represented in here, among all the rest of the mythological interpretations that are usually the bosses and minibosses.
- Crow
- famous knife crow thumbnail responsibility holder
- Posts: 3413
- Joined: 10 years ago
- First name: Crow
- Pronouns: she/they/it
- Location: chaos garden
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
and now rao has officially stepped into every main area except the eternal prison and the endgame area
- Voltgloss
- Ask, and you shall be given. Think, and you shall find.
- Posts: 1147
- Joined: 10 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: exploring the world, now with friends
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
the real la-mulana 2 starts here
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
- AweStriker
- Posts: 56
- Joined: 5 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: United States
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
Since the Creation is indeed a fantastic track. On the whole I like LM2's soundtrack better than the first.S.N.N. wrote: I forgot how amazing the shrine's theme is - probably one of my favorites in the game.
- Bluster Kerfuffle
- Master of Windy Import
- Posts: 51
- Joined: 6 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: Brazil
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
raocow could really use a second chat with the animal sage guy in valhalla. I think he's never tried using a mantra when there's no bust of mimir
man I love the song in heaven's labyrinth so much. spent hours on that place just being stuck forever and I did not even mind
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
The later dungeons in this game have some really good background music. The cooridor of bloods music actually goes on for a while adding instruments but youd almost never hear it going in and out of the thing in 10 seconds
- Voltgloss
- Ask, and you shall be given. Think, and you shall find.
- Posts: 1147
- Joined: 10 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: exploring the world, now with friends
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
Agreed, it's definitely worth a listen to the whole thing:
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
It makes more sense this way considering you can only unlock one costume before basically the end of the game without the kickstarter backer file. Makes unlocking them a bit pointless that way.
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
Isn't at least one available if you complete a certain
cheevo
that doesn't require beating the game?- AweStriker
- Posts: 56
- Joined: 5 years ago
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Location: United States
Re: La-Mulana 2 - a cloak made from ice protects one from the heat, oh!
Yes, but that isthatguyif wrote: ↑3 years agoIsn't at least one available if you complete a certaincheevo
that doesn't require beating the game?
visiting Nebur a lot
and isn't likely to come up sincethere are many more places where it is also easy to buy weights.