Let's Play Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis #18: Nur-Ab-Sal Makes his Move

[@wishingwell12345]

Nur ab Sal is no more. Long live his successor, Nur Crab Sal.

[@uraby]

2:10 Sophia is going home. She is clearly some kind of crab.

[@Toxophilix]

Wow. I remember playing this in, idk, 1992? Great game. Still remember it.

[@Templayer]

Locking up that crab behind bars totally should unlock the Crabby Ending. Jokes aside - kudos to the devs. Nowadays, doing what you did with the crab would probably crash the game, if it was unexpected. Think about it - the prison bars and the cell is just a scenery piece that plays a role in cutscenes/dialogues. The pathfinding system is robust enough to handle even a crab being stuck there, and yet moving. Sophia's movements there could have been predefined. The crab's movement being limited to the cell like that is awesome. The amount of love and effort the devs gave to this game is insane. And we just found something I didn't know about.

[@tehhamstah]

Kiko: "These markings seems super important!" Kiko: Completely ignores the markings.

[@peterthomson7099]

I don't think he's ignored them, but rather it took a few minutes to realise the missing component.

[@wishingwell12345]

It took me years to realise what they were.

[@sharkforce8147]

Nur-ab-sal clearly should've possessed the crabs. If anyone rules Atlantis it's clearly them =P

[@XxRedShadowxX]

The ghost death animation was really good! I could practically hear the "uuuaaaggghhhh!!!"

[@slumpighet]

I'll say one thing about Nur-ab-Sal. He sure looks nice exploding against the sky!

[@karlkrugen4317]

monkey island reference

[@animex75]

Don't worry kiko, that crab isn't trapped. Sprocket heard its distress call and is already on his way from Hillsfar to free it!

[@hierophrantic]

That burrowing machine... it all makes sense now. Atlantis is Tracy Island! Their technology was the prototype for the Thunderbirds!

[@evilman667]

Ah yes the puzzle at the beginning of the game.. where you got the Nur Ab Sal prop out on stage … firing up Sofia’s presentation! I think you’re right!

[@thejoin4687]

You're half expecting Biff from New York to burst through the brick wall and claim revenge

[@jaredfry]

You might enjoy this: if you walk up to the far left of the lava room, Sophia might follow you there even if she's still wearing the necklace. There's a really detailed animation that you don't see as closely if the interaction happens by the lava pit (like it usually does).

[@Myzelfa]

All hail king crab

[@thejoin4687]

The digging machine is the full-sized version of the statuette that Kerner stole.

[@ayontole9320]

Sophia: "I feel like myself again for the first time in 10 years." Indy: "Does that mean I was kissing Nur-Ab-Sal last episode?" They went to the trouble of making an evil version of the necklace just so it could appear for 2 seconds.

[@thejoin4687]

A pretty neat jump scare though. Terrified the life out of me back in '93.

[@mattporis2553]

I am betting that Kerner will appear shortly after that tractor thing is used

[@meneldil6474]

Foreshadowing in this game ? Yes ! Remember the Minotaur in the first room ? And the ghost in the theater ? 👍

[@tnx301]

I think there was a bone at some point that you could pick up and try to use as a lever for the burrowing machine, but it would break off.

[@thejoin4687]

I can't remember if the ship rib serves as a spare lever.

[@gagaplex]

Nur-Ab-Sal sure is SUBTLE with his TAKE-OVER of Sophia.

[@Myzelfa]

CHURL

[@thejoin4687]

He mainly took her over to learn the insults mortals use, like CHURL

[@MRDRK1]

The scene where Indy throws the evil possessed gol-er, bronze object into a fiery lava 'doom' sure seemed familiar to me. Or maybe I was just thrown off by there being even more doors to have to explore that lead to nowhere. I'm probably overthinking this.

[@davidg4288]

Of course there's the evil control jewelry into the lava plot. But that's combined with the underwater humanoids plot that has of course also been used many times before. And Nazis, it wouldn't be an Indiana Jones story without it! Actually this is a better plot than the movies!

[@Triad3Force]

The Atlanteans were..."Crab People, Crab People, taste like crab, talk like people."

[@bongodoug]

Loving this play through!

[@harryhighpants9316]

Not sure, but there may have been more Nur-ab-Sal dialogue related to the twisted corpses. although, it was sooooooo long ago 👵

[@saragandey8625]

Nice progress

[@jeradpaulson771]

I think that Crab is Trapped 19:48

[@42Genius42]

In answer to your Q - yes you CAN go all the way back to the orichalcum machine and get more beads as it is possible to run out here - I semi-tried it not too long ago! Lucasfilm are far more forgiving than Sierra in terms of point n click games!

[@jeradpaulson771]

Ohhhhhhhh Dear 1:23 1:36

[@uraby]

3:23 How many of them are giving you a thumbs up?

[@JStankXPlays]

Hungry... FOR CRAB!!