Minute of Islands - A Beautiful & Horrifying Adventure Set in a Toxic World Once Ruled by Giants

Minute of Islands - A Beautiful & Horrifying Adventure Set in a Toxic World Once Ruled by Giants
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[@ozhartley6408]

This looks like Adventure Time had a baby with the works of Moebius.

[@mr.delicious5738]

that's literally the perfect description. Or Nausicaä

[@soupman338]

@@mr.delicious5738 moebius inspired nausicaa....

[@MaidGameStudios]

Yes

[@chrispysaid]

Maybe that's why her name is Mo

[@acidcosmos2001]

Okay, good to know the Adventure Time stuff isn't just something I'm seeing

[@sodaraptor]

This game is some serious eye candy. I love how her arms noodle back into her shawl when she's not using them.

[@iambumbo7534]

She has fin from adventure time type of arms

[@lindinle]

@@iambumbo7534 because its the same "anti-art" style, its quite literally corporate eyecandy garbage, no talent needed "art style" that any mongoloid can mimic. look at how diverse things were in the past when it came to style. now? everything looks like it was made by the same fucking person.

[@liamjm9278]

@@lindinle No.

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@@lindinle Oh wow, you don't like the popular thing. Such an interesting opinion.

[@Ty6260]

@@lindinle You literally could not sit down and draw half this good if someone put a gun to your head

[@spiderchap1857]

Adventure time, you can't bring your friends, because you live in a nightmare, that just doesn't end. With Safan the Giant and Mo the Human, the fun has come to an end, Adventure time...

[@alfaayed6262]

thanks for ruining my childhood

[@TheAZElele]

I found this version of the theme song in minor and thought it fit! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ronRZ6uumaxrZqM

[@alfiere8909]

I read it while singing...i have no regrets

[@JojonathanOliveira]

Oh yeah, because adventure time is such a joyful experience, filled with immortal undead kings of destruction, sanity draining martyrdom, abomination gods from other dimensions, AI turned rogue, am I forgetting something? Gunther! No I already said that

[@spidermann5000]

good job xD

[@dranimations7902]

This almost seems like a mix between Nausicaa of the valley of the wind and Adventure time - it's very good.

[@bogelins]

Yeah same feel.

[@heideknight9122]

Definitely looks like Adventure Time art style.

[@Dusk_Agate]

And a little bit of "Journey" , mostly in sounds

[@pollentongue581]

Yeah the giants are similar looking to the fire walkers from nausicaa

[@boonie9448]

i thinked da same

[@DerivativeWorker]

Oh sure, let's blame Safan for everything! Everyone hates Safan! Get on the crank and see how you like it, Mo.

[@Perphas]

#Safanlivesmatter

[@bombehjort]

yea give that giant a break. maybe he is on strike because he does not get any health benefits, or maternity leave

[@unitymask]

@@bombehjort safan should join a union

[@bombehjort]

@@unitymask Giant union: By giants, for giants

[@nothing.mp3]

It's all Safan and games until something breaks

[@GreenCloversGuy]

I've only watched one minute of this and I'm not watching anymore because I want to experience this for myself, but thanks for the recommendation!

[@pistoletowapuma2722]

No shit, I'm at 2:36 and I paused the video to wishlist the game on Steam

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

Same

[@hotpikachu]

@@pistoletowapuma2722 its free if you play the beta linked in the bio of ths video

[@adventure_skaut]

most people say this gives them AT vibes, but i personally am getting more of a felix colgrave feel

[@dionorellana1663]

Agreed

[@Drako9823]

Felix Colgrave + Invader Zim tech.

[@adhdproductions1851]

@@Drako9823 no Felix plus pg rated HR Geiger

[@chaotixthefox]

Not strange enough to be Felix. Adventure Time is just odd enough.

[@thewhompingwampa2671]

It honestly feels like a mix of both. It has AT's artstyle but Felix's surrealism.

[@ДокторЯдо]

She came to uncle's house, noticed he forgot to turn off the cooker, and... did nothing? A very minor detail but somewhat annoying.

[@adunce.5422]

It’s a plot device. Later in the story, she finds a time travel device and goes back to fix her mistakes. It’s all a complex story shebang.

[@NecromancyForKids]

@@adunce.5422 This kind of world having a time device is really crappy IMO.

[@adunce.5422]

@@NecromancyForKids I lied. I have no idea about the story for this game. I didn’t even watch the video, I just scrolled through the comments. Goodbye!

[@itsok3368]

@@adunce.5422 TROLEADOR CARA

[@nahrafe]

@@adunce.5422 nice one.. i know that you're not jerk enough to spoil the amazing plot

[@thechiporpoise]

24:58 I think you quite possibly broke something lmao

[@sexcommunist]

Everything is weird there, maybe it was inteded

[@Dark_Peace]

@@sexcommunist yeah... Everything is part of the show ! Everything is normal !

[@mistaflow4902]

@@sexcommunist nah I think it was just an oversight, after all this is a demo and an indie game, so things like this are expected

[@absolutegarbage3654]

Speedrun

[@hellishratz]

Hopefully they find out and fix it

[@kari7403]

I absolutely LOVE the narrator's voice! It's so soothing, and gentle. It's mature, and warming, yet wise sounding. It's amazing what a voice can add to a story, when it's the right voice. It adds layers and depth to the already amazingly captivating story.

[@choccocker]

Adventure time but YOU are the one going on an adventure

[@nothing.mp3]

YOU'RE GOING TO OOO

[@Nyax50Lopez]

Yeeesss

[@juuchanIRL]

exactly what i was thinking when i saw this.

[@chrispysaid]

Wait, Mo went on the adventure. Just like Finn and Jake went on the adventure in Adventure Time. Bro what are you even saying, you sat there with a controller.

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@@chrispysaid you’re acting really uptight when you could just understand what they meant

[@Normaleman23]

I really like these kind of games. They feel like this fresh air, it's a shame they barely get the recognition they deserve. Big plus for this channel to promote it! I'm always amazed of what you play here, it's a treat for me every time

[@kevin427]

"Fresh air". Hah.

[@punkitt]

Oh man, you can feel how much of a passion project this is just from the environment art alone. This rules.

[@SteffenArnold]

The story reminds me of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind". I really like the animation and artwork. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

[@BonesOfLife]

This game has such an original concept, and the art style is amazing. Anyone else kinda feeling this "Mo" character? I find myself wanting to know more. Excellent job ABG + kudos to @MinuteofIslands, i am intrigued...

[@17thcolossus91]

adventure time, ur friends are dead, because u live in a cordycep infested land, with mo the human and her magic wand the work will never end its adventure time

[@Shauntungosaurus]

Cordyceps pilot their host, these just eat everything they can sink their roots into and turn it into more.

[@17thcolossus91]

@@Shauntungosaurus Ik but I didn’t want to write fungus cuz it has one less syllable

[@jackalope7372]

Adventure Time, cmon grab your friends

[@karialy1479]

We’re going to very distant lands.

[@jellyboy8191]

With Jake the Dog!

[@vaguemyas7577]

And Finn the human!

[@sadklam8917]

The fun will never end!

[@imnotfunnybro]

It's Adventure Tiiime!

[@ragnvaldplays8120]

It is nice to see such original and creative games still being made.

[@quillclock]

well done whoever made this i cant wait for the whole thing. i dont throw around breathtaking but danm it do be like that

[@TheDreamerExtreme]

The worldbuilding in this is *very* good, looking forward to this.

[@NerveArgeantVX]

This looks incredible. The narrator brings a great feel to the vibe too

[@shaihulud4515]

Am I the only one seeing all these vagina doors? Am I the only one looking at this art work, thinking: looks a lot like Moebius? Great game though!

[@АртёмУсенко-и4ю]

More like heart valves.

[@DungeonMiser]

It's a very feminine game

[@chrisdude119]

i also see the vagina doors, fully organic and strangely vivid... and i can see the moebius vibes in this epic game too... excellent work, if you ask me.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

its brainwashing you without you noticing.

[@alexpreso243]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 bruh

[@sebs-shenanigans]

Despite not being a huge adventure time fan, the mature and biopunk themes blend in really well with this artstyle (plus it slightly reminds me of Hyper light drifter).

[@mrunity8652]

Guessing by how attention was directed to how she chose not to spend time with her uncle, something is going to go wrong during the fixing of the last machine or immediately after that will make her regret her decision.

[@mubinj.943]

How can she's still surviving without hazmat suit? Even her uncle need to wear one, and it's implied that the others who weared the suits also dead. Is it her techno staff that gives her a bit protection against the spores?

[@Nyax50Lopez]

Perhaps the cloak has something special ngl

[@goldniko1]

I think she's developed an immunity. She viewed breathing it as an occupational hazard, so she's developed an immunity before the toxins got too strong

[@Nyax50Lopez]

@@goldniko1 perhaps but she lived before the spores of poison flew across the country

[@here1359]

Maybe that'll be a plot point since the spores poison the mind first

[@ragingbombast]

It takes some animals faster than others, and she's already seeing things.

[@themiller3940]

This is utterly beautiful

[@KRABPXL]

The style of this really gives me adventure time vibes

[@joe125ful]

Yes its close to great Daedalic games.

[@Bratjuuc]

O RLY?

[@adventureguy8930]

oh yea this game is made for me , its time for some adevntures!!!!!!!!!

[@DannatiNomiUtente]

Is it just me or the narrator's voice sounds like Kate Blanchett's?

[@ArchTeryx00]

This very much has a feel of being set in the Nausicaa universe but done in Adventure Time art style. The giant brothers even LOOK like the God-Warriors of Nausicaa, and the spores are very much like the lethal effluvia of the Sea of Decay.

[@thelastpersonyoudexpecttoe4681]

This feels like something you'd see on late night Adult Swim. Feels nostalgic.

[@freealter]

“It hit Mo like a punch to the chest” Mo: 😗

[@ShamelessLainLover]

wait it that her mouth or her nose

[@reezreez3558]

Finn in one of his reincarnations:

[@tupll997]

And there are still people that say games arent an art form wow

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

I mean there are people who still thinks that cartoons are only for kids

[@zerotolerance9004]

Aeon Flux and Ren & Stimpy taught me, they're not!

[@Lappelduvideify]

Games are not an art form. They are created by artists - the music, sprites, cut scene videos, but the theater is no more art than the gallery wall. Games HOLD art, DISPLAY art but are not themselves art.

[@cturtles9514]

@@Lappelduvideify wouldn't you say a game is more akin to a play than a stage? A play is made up of numerous types of art and artists too (actors, costumers, set designers) but the play is also a work of art in and of itself.

[@PouresMaggie]

Damn that's beautiful and I love me adventure platformers. Wishlisted, thanks, dude!

[@robertjohnson9187]

This has a very French animated sci fi/fantasy feel to it.

[@SmokeN-Tea]

looks cool! The only thing I'd change so far from the minute I've seen it make her running cycle faster and make the running noise a smaller one. The way she runs gives the impression she'll be floaty but then she can only jump like a foot off the ground, it's a mixture of visual signals that can be fixed.

[@guifdcanalli]

Mo appearance: cute shy nerd girl Mo personality: *I SWEAR IM THE ONLY ONE DOING THINGS AROUND HERE! DONT TOUCH THAT OR I'LL PUNCH YOU!*

[@davidrust3169]

This is hauntingly beautiful! The narration really is a part of the game and not just a "feature". I'm incredibly impressed!

[@mslightbulb]

You know, If I had a nickel for every time I meet a videogame protagonist named mo, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t much, but it’s still weird that it happened twice.

[@Ribbons0121R121]

whats the other

[@mslightbulb]

@@Ribbons0121R121 Mo: Astray. The protagonist is a little slime called Mo.

[@toahero5925]

It's also the name of a Pixar character.

[@alvarowwx]

This looks like a mix between a Felix Colgrave animation and Adventure Time. Amazing!

[@AndrewRedW]

I absolutely love this clever use of spine animations in this game. Artists didnt need to waste time on drawing animations by hand. I am very inspired by this decision that the developers have made.

[@Mkdproductions101]

I don't think I've ever put a game on my wishlist so fast.

[@crystalvelez77]

Main character has Coraline's colors

[@jondoe4807]

Ok

[@mimi013]

And

[@qee4617]

I have contamination and mutants, in my brain

[@nachalnik5738]

Just another parasite

[@zr0_tlnt]

I knew there was something familiar about the character...

[@moeezS]

I loved The Inner World. Can't wait for Studio Fizbin's follow-up cause this looks amazing.

[@diswazzi1683]

Awww the MCs name is Mo and she has cute little boots lol

[@sens0ry0verl0ard7]

Adventure time this, adventure time that! Duh, but what about Nausikaa of the valley of the wind?

[@Virtualblueart]

That moment just a minute in where a door makes you go "Ick!"

[@gilgamesh904]

Little Nightmares and Adventure Time, two of my favorite things mixed

[@amytaf2387]

I'm totally going to get this! The music the narration the world set up. Yes please 😊

[@aboody006]

Someone watched Attack on Titan and thought "You know what would be great? if this was drawn like Adventure time."

[@wallyhackenslacker]

This reminds me so much of Child of Light. It looks like a long lost Ubi Art Engine game. Love it to bits!

[@peaceofpiety]

I thought Child of Light also

[@ClarkyWarky]

This needs to be a movie.

[@Σκιά-γ2ι]

I'm more than a hundred percent convinced that this is going on somewhere in adventure time..

[@dr.velious5411]

Alright, I was sold as soon as I saw staff flip.

[@bird9268]

Sound design is great in this game. Also I love characters who only have arms when it’s relevant to the plot. Incredible game! I like how everything ion this game is not quite meat, but not quite machine.

[@johnmarquez3807]

This is pretty much the result if Scorn and Adventure Time had a child.

[@Moosemoose1]

Trippy as hell, but so fascinating I love it! The narration and music fit perfectly with this

[@asdf30111]

25:00 now that does not seem to be quite right....

[@Nepetita69696]

My exact thoughts

[@erstwhilegrubstake]

Sorcery.

[@angeminaud]

Well he did clip through the floor for quite some time.

[@kungfuskull]

Ive been really getting into this genre lately, and this looks like a *fantastic* example of it. Psyched for it.

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

This game is giving me strong Adventure Time vibes.

[@TrillShvt]

Like very strong,

[@twilightlight_]

It's so weird looking at the buildings and islands, it's like they could've looked happy and colorful and...a lot "cleaner", but they made it look so..."natural", so mysterious and overgrown. They did a great job with the art and vibe, it's terrifying trying to imagine this but 3d or on real life and first person.

[@carloswater7]

Pretty cool game. This game was definitely inspired by Adventure Time.

[@antonius7851]

I love that you actually managed to break the game for a moment when you fell down from high and opened that door from outside. TRULY SPLENDID

[@CoolSs]

man this game reminds me of high quality backgrounds in Adventure time . i will not lie . i wanted to explore uniqe world like this game. i like it

[@MisterJohnDoe]

“Living things are his purview, not machines.” Those are some organic looking machinery...

[@sweetcat7295]

today is my birthday 😍🎉🎂

[@thomasmarais6838]

I'm just so grateful for your approach to showing this game. Just the game, nothing else. Thank you for this, the atmosphere of this experience is palpable. I hope to see more games with this same style of gameplay. No talking, just you and the game. Love it. Wait r u f-ing kidding me A CLIFFHANGER. ????

[@miscielrossvillegas6307]

Interesting! The game feel feels like Child of Light but the art style is Adventure Time I wanna see more of it!

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

Safan is literally a child that will hold its breath and threaten to suffocate if it won't get its way.

[@minidreschi2]

9:36 show, not tell, i really wanted to see the other islands in the telescope

[@dorondavid4698]

The narrator is amazing... Great voice and feeling to her lines. Also the games animation is really nice. Looks great!

[@ekauq1267]

The style of this game reminds me of Adventure time,anyone more?

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

Yeah it is very Adventure Time

[@oneofmany1804]

I honestly thought that , looking at the thumbnail , it was a screenshot of a episode i misssed

[@jameswarner7435]

I'm getting a serious Adventure Time vibe here, and I'm loving it!

[@RockyRodent333]

Love your videos! So calming.

[@JustLilGecko]

Wow what a gorgeous game. I hope they make the storytelling + gameplay elements a little more intertwined so you can enjoy the atmosphere while playing / enjoy playing while narration is ongoing, I think it would help the accessibility of the game for people with less attention-span for cutscenes.

[@sethsalcido1948]

2:47 Mo discovered a Meat Canyon character

[@АлексейПетрович-у8д]

Ha, really!

[@adendraws7314]

Thats awesome. I love the atmosphere and the colors. The voice of the narrator is also pretty fitting!

[@GreedoBeats]

Adventure Souls: Dark Time

[@ryansizemore5064]

so machinarium with adventure time's art style, and little nightmares protagonist grown up. I'll play this.

[@VioladorDeAncianas47]

The art style seems taken from Adventure Time

[@quillclock]

inspired by*

[@willianmarques821]

Same art director

[@quillclock]

@@willianmarques821 oh? which one? thats amazing

[@willianmarques821]

@@quillclock my bad, I'm almost sure someone told me the same thing and I believed it as true. The art director is Tim Gaedke, it was heavily inspired by adventure time art but I guess there's no real connection between this game and the show

[@mondotwistedmojo]

@@willianmarques821 wow really? I would call this artistic plagiarism if it isn't by the background artist from the show

[@kanae1345]

Loving this style so much!!⚰️🎡🥀🌛🚀🌜🥀🎡⚰️

[@erstwhilegrubstake]

Adventure Time + Annihilation

[@lunaamore20]

i didn't know this was a game, i'm just watchin this cuz its like a story time for me plus i was drawn in by the thumbnail, the art style and animation is really good.... i want this to be a movie or something, so good

[@NyanNegotiable]

The art style reminds me of Felix Colgraves

[@NileForce2214]

how

[@shitpost-o-matic7469]

I see it

[@randomsimpson]

Animator: "I hate animating arm motion for run-cycles." Game designer: "Not a problem. Just make them disappear." 🤔

[@catman2157]

Adventure time: the game

[@ryarod]

An unexpectedly interesting experience. If you get a copy, ABG, please consider uploading a full playthrough. I'm sure plenty of people here would like to see Mo.

[@destroidhak2556]

LOL TOXIC IMAGINE NEEDING TITANS

[@Slidius]

im very glad she kinda acknowledges she was being harsh on her uncle who was only trying to help like imagine his perspective that what if she doesn't show up and that also seeing all the wildlife slowly succumb to the fungus isn't helping his anxiety of the situation, also i do understand her frustration but like seriously almost anyone would try to do something in a situation like this save lives including ur own. Oh and being mean about safan basically barely being alive at the start is kinda just mean like clearly something has gone wrong out of his control and he's slowly dying and all you think is pffft stupid safan and his dumb brothers not doing their job. I do hope this kind of personality of the main protagonist changes over the course of the game from annoyed at everyone for not being perfect demeanor. Also the game looks great and i kinda wish it had an autoplay feature cause i kinda want to watch it more than play it tbh

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

You forgot the part where Mo decided it was the Uncle's fault, because apparently he's responsible for the purifiers; then later chiding him for trying the get them working. There's also the small matter of the brothers being no more than beasts of burden that power the machinery and the uncle being an ineffectual, alcoholic man-child. IDK man, I suspect there's a 'theme' to this game that will stay consistent throughout.

[@TheCaliMack]

Adventure Time never aired this episode...

[@lavendermilk3010]

i freaking love the color palate used for this, its just incredibly beautiful and magical

[@JM-yp8du]

Not to detract from the beautiful visuals and score, but the notion of narrating games like this drives me up the wall. Example: at 3:30 the game stops you dead in your tracks to show you that this giant turns this big ol' hand crank. It then tells you that that's what it's meant to do, as if it weren't visibly obvious. In fact. this seems to be a common theme throughout the game so far. It has stunning visuals, which appear to be lovingly hand-drawn, and they offer enough detail that you can easily glean what's happening just from looking at it. However, instead of leaning into this strength, it seems the developers aren't certain it's enough, so they attempt to solve this problem by literally stopping your progress just to tell you what you're looking at. Another example: 10:40 you come across a Sperm Whale that is clearly dead. Instead of letting you explore this grisly scene, the game stops you to say: "The beast is dead." It's unnecessary and frankly insulting. What this eventually results in is a game that, whilst pretty to look at, has no real substance in terms of actual play-value. Most of this video is spent being stopped and talked at, and this is no more evident than the fact that 'Part 1' of Act 1 is just shy of 10 minutes worth of walking to turn a crank and move on. All of the lore is delivered through narration, as if it's a novel, which makes no sense, because the medium being used to tell the story is a visual one. It feels as if the developers weren't confident in their ability to create a platform puzzler, so instead decided to pad the runtime with forced stoppages and pointless narration.

[@mechanicat1934]

I think you stated well what my problem was. Walking simulators work best when you give trust to your player. Let the dynamic part of the game happen in the player's head as they try to understand what they're looking at and develop theories and the like. This game needs to learn from "show don't tell"

[@astrea4020]

It’s not too deep but yes given how much imagery went into the game it would’ve been best to keep narration to a few sentences and let the player explore for themselves. It kinda feels like reading a book.

[@0BucketMask0]

Why can't AAA games have stories this enchanting and well written? It's like someone prepared to write a scifi fantasy epic but decided to make it a game at the last minute.

[@mishasubin]

They don't want subtlety, they want to shove as much shit and overkill to buzz the audience. It's a shame but we see the exact same thing with the film industry.

[@Erik-fn7kj]

Reminds me of adventure time!

[@eduardopacheco6068]

Lovely hand-drawn scenarios. Lot of effort put on them . Most of indie developers should learn from this game art.

[@FossilF]

premise reminds me of nausicaa

[@noctembra]

"How it will spoil the verdant soil, and obscure the midday sun." Even the writing in this is eerily gorgeous.

[@zeth526]

the thumbnail instantly reminded me of adventure time

[@Ars_Fabula_TTRPG]

I appreciate this take on visual storytelling. The lore and the visuals are what really makes this unique for me.

[@LordTyph]

I'm already in and I feel like the twist is going ot be that she's a complete jerk.