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Lady Kestrel - 16 February 2016 12:27 AM

By the way, I thought the ending to the bonus chapter was very sweet and appropriate for Valentine’s Day.

I agree completely.

Thanks everyone for your answers/theories—it’s been fascinating to read them. There is a lot of story in this game, and much of it goes by very quickly. You can’t replay cut scenes in the “Extras” section, unfortunately. There are so many cut scenes, maybe it would have been unrealistic to include them all. But it would have made it a lot easier to review and understand the story.

If anyone is still playing, let me know. (I assume Dara100 is still catching up after experiencing computer problems.) I have a few spoilerish screenshots I’d like to post, but only when everyone’s finished.

Right Becky, real life intruded this weekend and I only got in 20 mins. or so.  So please don’t wait for me.  Go ahead and post the screenshots and I won’t peek at this thread until I’m done.  I’ll definitely finish it as it’s such a good game.

Thanks to those who are still playing for reporting in.    I’m very curious to hear your impressions when you finish.

A question for those who have finished (or viewed) the Bonus Chapter. What did you think of the final card game challenge?

Screenshots Below Contain Significant Spoilers

If you haven’t finished the game, close your eyes.

I love the whimsy in this shot. Phenomenal cosmic Worldeater ships. Itty bitty Earth farm.

One of the most beautiful scenes in the game, IMHO.

I caught this alien creature mid-leap. (Just showing off.) I wonder how long it’ll be until it escapes up onto the Earth’s surface. Hmmm. Maybe those “prehistoric” sea creatures that come from nowhere and end up in fishermen’s nets? Maybe they are from some sort of alien underwater base and manage to escape from time to time.

At first I thought this robot facial expression was a blank. It’s not.

This is from the credits. I suspect it’s some of the developers in ‘50s regalia.

The first time I played the final puzzle in the Bonus Chapter, it took me completely by surprise. I was so startled at the audacity—almost mundaneness, considering the stakes involved—that I spent most of it with my mouth open saying “Whaaaaat?” The second time I played, I was expecting it and this time I actually liked it. (That surprised me too.) The second time through I tried to lose to see if there was an alternate ending, and the game refused to let me lose. Admittedly, I was playing on the easiest setting, which may have affected how much hand-holding the game does for this challenge. If anybody out there manages to lose the final Bonus Chapter challenge, let us know.

I know there are a couple of players who haven’t quite finished, and I hope they’ll post their impressions of Beyond: Light Advent once they are done. But the thread has been quiet for a couple of days now, so I thought I’d thank everyone for participating and for making this casual playthrough a lot of fun!

I decided to post my appreciation via smoke signal (one of the more unusual HO scenes I’ve ever encountered).

The above translates as: Farewell Until We Meet Again.

Phew!  Finally finished except for the bonus game which I’ll do at my leisure.  Crashed my older machine a couple of times too, but I soldiered through.  Very good game, I thought.  I liked the twist with Carl but got a little annoyed with him showing up twice after I thought he was dead.  The Worldeaters were cool-looking and of course the color palette was beautiful throughout.  The HOGs were ingenious and I especially liked the matching ones.  Not too many either.

Thanks a lot Becky! 

Dara100—I’m glad you were able to power through, despite the computer problems. I’m thinking back fondly of a time when there were no computer issues. Less fond of the fact that, of course, then there weren’t any computer games either.    On balance, I guess I’ll live with the issues.