Primal (video game): Difference between revisions

A British counterpart to ''[[Ico]]'', ''Primal'' is as much or more about experiencing the game's universe and interaction between characters as it is about gameplay. Sometimes it's like a luxuriously animated old-school text adventure. In contrast to ''[[Ico]]'''s minimalist approach, ''Primal'' spared no expense in its presentation production values. Motion capture, BAFTA nominated soundtrack, machine band combat soundtrack, lavish object and character models, luxurious textures, top-quality voice acting, richly imagined worlds, cultures and races, realistic characters with sometimes extravagant amounts of dialog.

 

 

The attack leaves Jen and Lewis unconscious in a hospital. A short, dark figure approaches Jen's bed and raises her spirit up out of her body. The figure reveals itself to be a small stone gargoyle named Scree. Scree explains that Jen's body is close to death and she must come with him to the Nexus.

* Jared - voiced by Sean Pertwee. Son of Jon Pertwee of [[Doctor Who]] fame. Sean also voiced the Aquis Engineer uncredited. (You can't mistake that voice.)

 

 

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* [[Berserk Button]] - Don't call Scree "short."

* [[BFS]] - The large fire sword in Djinn form is the most powerful attack form in the game.

* [[Bling of War]]: Wraith guards in Aetha. Armor as [[Costume Porn]].

* [[Bridge Logic]]: A tree bridge in Solumn and a statue bridge in Volca.

* [[Death Glare]]: Jen gives one to Scree when he proposes to just walk past her and turn on the switch that will start the turbine and kill Arturo, the Undine engineer. Scree later muses "We can't turn this on without chopping up Arturo. I kill him. Jen kills me. Hmmmm."

* [[The Dragon]]: Belahzur.

* [[Down the Drain]]

* [[Dual Boss]]: Raum and Empusa.

* [[Emperor Scientist]]: Count Raum

* [[Epic Flail]]: Used by some wraith guasrds, paired with a large [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shield]].

* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Jen can ask Scree for help. In Count Raum's Mansion in Aetha an array of severed heads serve this purpose in a cutscene. In the mansion proper various severed heads randomly hanging around shout advice and encouragement.

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Jen, when possessed by King Iblis' Djinn energy. Lewis, presumably possessed by similar means.}}

** When Jen transforms to/from a beast form, she rises into the air, tilts back, and the camera centers on her torso as she vibrates up and down.

*** If this happens in an enclosed area the camera may be forced into a rewarding jiggle close-up.

* [[Living Statue]]: Scree not only is an animated statue, but possesses and animates other statues to progress in the game.

* [[Losing Your Head]]: The [[Deadpan Snarker|snarky]] severed heads in the torture chamber.