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Can we just take a moment to appreciate how incredibly odd the Ecco series is? For anyone that beat the games. You go from swimming in an ocean to flying with a
by bitbasher 2y ago
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how incredibly odd the Ecco series is? For anyone that beat the games. You go from swimming in an ocean to flying with aliens. It's bizarre. Some people classify it as a horror game.
- bbayles 2y agoIt really is a game with a strange mix of aesthetics. Blue skies and bright colors in the early levels; suspense and dread and supernatural stuff in the later levels. Another Ed Annunziata game called Three Dirty Dwarves is also stylistically unique.
- nelup20 2y agoMy favorite aspect is the music, I regularly listen to the OST while working: https://youtu.be/tqMuvFEKCOk https://youtu.be/tqMuvFEKCOk I've played a decent amount (never finished it), but I never understood why people say it's a horror game?
- bbayles 2y agoA friend of mine explained that there are overlapping phobias of water and deep dark spaces that this game triggers; he said it's unbearable to play the later levels.
- nelup20 2y agoI just checked what the final boss looks like, combined with the phobias... glad I didn't finish the game as a kid. Thanks for the article, great read!
- Spoom 2y agoI'd imagine anyone with claustrophobia would struggle with the last couple levels as well since they're essentially a battle against the screen crushing you.
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- deemster 2y agoThe name of the game probably comes from dolphins echolocation ability. Another explanation I like to entertain is that the name is a reference to John C Lilly. He was a scientist who believed in an alien organization called the Earth Coincidence Control Office or E.C.C.O. He also studied dolphin intelligence and communication. He gave dolphins LSD in an effort to communicate with them. John C Lilly is an interesting rabbit hole to go down.
- djmips 2y agoProbably both