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i just got an update on the snail's name getting changed to iris. my first thought was, oh, how interesting! my second was, WAIT THE SNAIL DUDE GUY HAS A NAME
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"Federation drone"
THAT REFERENCE RPG STARWISH 2 CONFIRMED WITH SNAILY SNAIL AS NEW MAIN PROTAGONIST
gud gam, reminds me of The Binding of Isaac a bit.
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UGH I can't get one of the last the helix fragments next to the guy that says "Good luck snaily!" in the last world. I'm doing exactly what the waklthrough video says to do and there's a really small spot on the "stair" things to go through to enter a secret room but no matter how many times I try to do it nothing happens :/ tips?
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What an outstanding game. Really well put together in every aspect, from the controls to the level design to the music to the difficulty curve to the dialogue. From about 500 games I've now rated this is one of ~10 receiving 5 stars. I hope there's a sequel. p.s. Isis is a central character in Final Fantasy Legend II, a cornerstone of the Gameboy from back in the 90s, and the Shrine of Isis also a central location. If people want to flip out, let it be pointed out that there is plenty of game-related precedent for use of one of the central characters of the Egyptian pantheon. Cheers.
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I FINALLY GOT THE ACHEIVEMENT!!! you know what...i guess you must go through the rage...in order to achieve inner-peace...
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There's a difference between names an acronyms, after all. ISIS as the terrorist group is not the same as a person named Isis.
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I don't get the point in randomly updating a four-year-old game just to change the name of a character, especially when there's no "negative association" with the old name.
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I just can't believe you changed the name because of those "negative associations". That's the very foundation of terrorism, fear.
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too long, too many back and forth ... seriously it's so annoying .. i got 25 shells and i get bored ... the boss is freaking unkillable ... i'm outta here
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Pasting a chopped version of my message on your profile as I want to show my support here, too. Adding my voice to those that are sad you changed the name of Isis, particularly as she is a Goddess in my faith. (Faith most likely irrelevant, mentioning it to show I empathise with the situation) I refuse to let that group affect how I say her name. If it’s not too late, I’d advise sticking to what you wanted, and instead messaging people who are too ignorant to differentiate between the two (I mean ffs, Isis = name, ISIS = acronym) then you could message them with a copy-pasted explanation, instead of why you changed the name. Please don’t back down, I feel in doing this you are only allowing IS to further the fear. If you don’t go back to what you wanted, I won’t agree but I will understand why you don’t want the hassle, and won’t think less of you. Just know that myself, and judging by your profile messages many others, will stand by you.
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This was a very well made game. Its a great nod to the classics, and the whole concept of wall/ceiling movement is really a lot of fun. Even playing it for some extended time, I didn't need to mute the soundtrack. Great work and Thanks!!!
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Even though this game was released over 4 yrs ago, the developer bothered to come back and change the name of an npc snail from "Isis" to "Iris" simply to "avoid negative associations." This probably wasn't even necessary, but if it doesn't show his dedication to the game, then I don't know what does... 5/5 for being an exemplary person as well as a great dev.
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Is Snaily's gun attached to his body or is it a part of his shell? (Sorry, couldn't resist. Came for the badge, stayed for the classic Metroid nostalgia)
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i have been playing for 53 minutes and 11 seconds and i have only gotten 26% of the map and 21% of the items :L AND AM ON EASY
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This game used to have a snail named Isis, after the Egyptian goddess of the sun. I've renamed the snail to Iris, after the Greek goddess of rainbows, to avoid negative associations.
Oops, Egyptian goddess, but not of the sun. Well, I was going to expand the Egyptian theme in the sequel for the whole sun/moon snail thing, but I guess I'll do something else . . .
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Anyone wants Snailiad 2? Rate up this and maybe the dev can see it and makes any decision....or is there even some highlights in one of the hundreds of caves of this game?
Anyway, I love Snails, I love secrets, I love Metrodvanias. So that's up to 5/5
The snail is named after the Egyptian god Isis. When I made this game, I didn't know there was going to be a group named ISIS years later. Sorry, I can't see the future . . . Anyway, I renamed the snail to Iris, after the Greek goddess of rainbows.
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The interesting thing about the easy badge: you can complete the game without getting that weapon, and still finish it faster.
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The site wouldn't register that it gave me my bonus points because I played this game a few days ago and it won't refresh. I even tried starting a new file, losing all the progress I'd made. Then I went to the Kongpanion page and it said I already had the bonus points so I just wasted my file.
I'm not going through all that again. This sucks.