Something I found interesting was the different views on the Deathless Pact, and the different results between the nations. Both the Land of Fumes and Land's End have a level of obsession with the ritual, but they were obsessed with different parts of it. In Land's End the focus was on the immortality granted to the Umbral Knights through the pact. But, in the Land of Fumes, the Chief Attuner's Notes focuses on the servant role of the Umbral Knights. A difference of perspective on the same ritual leading to differing results in copying it (The Deathless Elixir vs the Homunculi).
I hope that Ender Magnolia blows up in popularity as soon as it releases! Ender Lilies is amazing… my favorite Metroidvania (yes I like it slightly more than Hollow Knight). Unfortunately due to little marketing, very few Metroidvania fans Ken about it. I learned about it from Rusty (a content creator that usually focused on Hollow Knight). I knew as soon as I saw his video that it would be a masterpiece. Good news is I believe it was some point earlier this year that Ender Lilies finally hit 1 million copies sold. I hope that the years it’s been released will have been enough for word of mouth among the MV community to spread news about how amazing of a game it was so that more people are looking forward to Ender Magnolia on release. If Ender Magnolia sells and reviews really well we can probably look forward to another Ender game. So everyone cross your fingers that word has spread far enough that the sequel to one of the best Metroidvania’s ever created will be releasing in less than 2 months! Imagine if everyone who was waiting patiently (forever) for Silksong choose to scratch their MV itch with Ender Magnolia! Not only are people who like HK are almost sure to like Ender Magnolia, if they hadn’t played through Ender Lilies they will likely play it after Ender Magnolia, realizing how amazing the games are.
Yolvan's description after we get him says that his wings are the work of a animal fusion researcher from another land. I found that interesting considering that the only place we've seen animal fusion is Land's End in Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. I thought you would find connection and make a speculation that this researcher might be a refugee from Land's End and that we are now in some other land, which means blight exists in other parts of the continent. Edit: Nevermind, you mentioned it!
Yeah, I believe there was a lore note of 6 other lands that is speculated to be also be infected by the blight. I think it was inside the castle or near the cliff.
Thanks so much for this, was so confused about how to connect these two games together. Your videos for the ender series are completely understandable and interesting to watch.
Thanks for the breakdown, absolutely love this. I actually thought that the name Nola engraved on her arm was from her owner from the Milius, but considering how wretched the family is, it is very unlikely. Your explanation is more understandable and possibly true. Can't wait to play the full release of the game, and your full lore review
I'm very torn between wanting the land we're playing on in this game to be set on top of Land's End, so we can visit old EL locations and ruins to see how they've changed over the hundreds of years (kind of similar to recurring locations in Dark Souls 1 and 3) because that would be dope and also nostalgic, but I also want this to be in one of the other 5 nations that is not Land's End, because that means we could perhaps get 4 more Ender games after this one, each in different nations. Not that having this game set in Land's End would stop them from doing so anyway, but still. In regards to the video: - I may not be remembering ending C of Lilies that clearly, but here you state that Lily was the only survivor. Didn't Fretia also survive with ending C and venture out back to the surface with Lily? - I'm also interested in the naming scheme of these two games, if Nola does indeed turn out to be Magnolia and the namesake of the game. The first game was named after the playable character Lily, not Umbral Knight. Now this game is named after what is possibly another Umbral Knight, instead of Lilac. Were the developers just worried that Lilac is too close to Lily? Or will Nola have a much more major part of the story later on, on Lily's level of purpose? I'm excited to see.
Fretia does not survive Ending C in the flesh, but her spirit lingers on to watch over Lily in some capacity - that's probably what you're thinking of. After being purified, she tells Lily: "It's time I should be leaving. I'll be watching over you," after which she dissolves in a shimmer of light. It is also Fretia speaking in the post-credits scene: "...The Blight may have taken them, but they are still watching over us. And...I will never leave your side."
Ive seen all your videos of ender lilies, i really want to play the game first before watch this one, do you recommend to buy the early access or wait to full release?
It really just comes down to personal preference! Most of the time, I don't play games in early access, because I like experiencing the full release fresh. However, the early access model for Ender Magnolia (at least so far) is a bit different than most games; it's really more of a "demo," as only the first couple of areas are available, and the developers are using feedback on this small slice to guide development on the rest of the game. If you have any interest in trying out the early access version, then I would definitely recommend it, but otherwise I don't think you can go wrong waiting for the full release 😊
If you want the game I'd recommend buying it while it's in early access regardless of if you want to wait until the full release to play or not, as the price will increase upon the official release. So if you're going to play Ender Lilies wait until you play it, and if you like the game and are certain you'll play Ender Magnolia buy it and then decide if you want to play the early access or wait until the full release to play.
I played the demo and enjoyed it but I still worry about the game. I was never a metroidvania guy. But Ender Lilies got me into the genre and managed to break into my top 10 games despite me being a shooter / arpg type of guy. The game caught my allure in a multitude of ways. The atmosphere, world design, protagonist, her spirits, I loved absolutely everything. I loved it enough to 100% the game twice on different platforms which I have never done before. As well as an NG+ playthrough. So admittedly, leaving the dark medieval fantasy aesthetic, having a time skip, changing the protagonist... it really just rubbed me the wrong way. I still want it to be good and I like some of the gameplay changes. But I stayed with the first game for stuff that is just straight-up gone. And that is just really disappointing to me.
Yea, I didn't have any desire to play this game as I didn't feel like Ender Lilies needed a sequel. I still don't quite understand when this is supposed to take place comparatively to Ender Lilies.
To be fair, the story would basically just be Ender Lilies with a new coat of paint if the Land of Fumes was already entirely destroyed like Lands End was.
Something I found interesting was the different views on the Deathless Pact, and the different results between the nations. Both the Land of Fumes and Land's End have a level of obsession with the ritual, but they were obsessed with different parts of it. In Land's End the focus was on the immortality granted to the Umbral Knights through the pact. But, in the Land of Fumes, the Chief Attuner's Notes focuses on the servant role of the Umbral Knights. A difference of perspective on the same ritual leading to differing results in copying it (The Deathless Elixir vs the Homunculi).
I hope that Ender Magnolia blows up in popularity as soon as it releases! Ender Lilies is amazing… my favorite Metroidvania (yes I like it slightly more than Hollow Knight). Unfortunately due to little marketing, very few Metroidvania fans Ken about it. I learned about it from Rusty (a content creator that usually focused on Hollow Knight). I knew as soon as I saw his video that it would be a masterpiece.
Good news is I believe it was some point earlier this year that Ender Lilies finally hit 1 million copies sold. I hope that the years it’s been released will have been enough for word of mouth among the MV community to spread news about how amazing of a game it was so that more people are looking forward to Ender Magnolia on release.
If Ender Magnolia sells and reviews really well we can probably look forward to another Ender game. So everyone cross your fingers that word has spread far enough that the sequel to one of the best Metroidvania’s ever created will be releasing in less than 2 months!
Imagine if everyone who was waiting patiently (forever) for Silksong choose to scratch their MV itch with Ender Magnolia! Not only are people who like HK are almost sure to like Ender Magnolia, if they hadn’t played through Ender Lilies they will likely play it after Ender Magnolia, realizing how amazing the games are.
Yolvan's description after we get him says that his wings are the work of a animal fusion researcher from another land. I found that interesting considering that the only place we've seen animal fusion is Land's End in Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. I thought you would find connection and make a speculation that this researcher might be a refugee from Land's End and that we are now in some other land, which means blight exists in other parts of the continent.
Edit: Nevermind, you mentioned it!
Yeah, I believe there was a lore note of 6 other lands that is speculated to be also be infected by the blight. I think it was inside the castle or near the cliff.
This community is so invested in lore, especially in the comments of Indie Xplorer...
Seems like he unites all lore-enjoyers :)
Thanks so much for this, was so confused about how to connect these two games together. Your videos for the ender series are completely understandable and interesting to watch.
Cant wait for new content on that game and your analysis of it
Thats what ive been waiting for. lets goooo
Perfect timing, this video came out exactly as I finished all the current content.
better see my man ferin the umbral knight
umbral knight and lily haha, i yearn to see them both
Thanks for the breakdown, absolutely love this. I actually thought that the name Nola engraved on her arm was from her owner from the Milius, but considering how wretched the family is, it is very unlikely. Your explanation is more understandable and possibly true. Can't wait to play the full release of the game, and your full lore review
I'm very torn between wanting the land we're playing on in this game to be set on top of Land's End, so we can visit old EL locations and ruins to see how they've changed over the hundreds of years (kind of similar to recurring locations in Dark Souls 1 and 3) because that would be dope and also nostalgic, but I also want this to be in one of the other 5 nations that is not Land's End, because that means we could perhaps get 4 more Ender games after this one, each in different nations. Not that having this game set in Land's End would stop them from doing so anyway, but still.
In regards to the video:
- I may not be remembering ending C of Lilies that clearly, but here you state that Lily was the only survivor. Didn't Fretia also survive with ending C and venture out back to the surface with Lily?
- I'm also interested in the naming scheme of these two games, if Nola does indeed turn out to be Magnolia and the namesake of the game. The first game was named after the playable character Lily, not Umbral Knight. Now this game is named after what is possibly another Umbral Knight, instead of Lilac. Were the developers just worried that Lilac is too close to Lily? Or will Nola have a much more major part of the story later on, on Lily's level of purpose? I'm excited to see.
Fretia does not survive Ending C in the flesh, but her spirit lingers on to watch over Lily in some capacity - that's probably what you're thinking of. After being purified, she tells Lily: "It's time I should be leaving. I'll be watching over you," after which she dissolves in a shimmer of light.
It is also Fretia speaking in the post-credits scene: "...The Blight may have taken them, but they are still watching over us. And...I will never leave your side."
Daaaaaaaaamn
You got all that from the demo?
I played it twice and I couldn't get half of what you are explaning
You are awesome dude
Thank you again, sorry been away just got to watch
8:35 Ah yes, the bone bagel XD
I was waiting for this!
Ive seen all your videos of ender lilies, i really want to play the game first before watch this one, do you recommend to buy the early access or wait to full release?
It really just comes down to personal preference! Most of the time, I don't play games in early access, because I like experiencing the full release fresh.
However, the early access model for Ender Magnolia (at least so far) is a bit different than most games; it's really more of a "demo," as only the first couple of areas are available, and the developers are using feedback on this small slice to guide development on the rest of the game.
If you have any interest in trying out the early access version, then I would definitely recommend it, but otherwise I don't think you can go wrong waiting for the full release 😊
If you want the game I'd recommend buying it while it's in early access regardless of if you want to wait until the full release to play or not, as the price will increase upon the official release. So if you're going to play Ender Lilies wait until you play it, and if you like the game and are certain you'll play Ender Magnolia buy it and then decide if you want to play the early access or wait until the full release to play.
@@Midnight-wh2bs i already played ender lilies and loved it, yeah i think im going to buy it and wait to the final release
I played the demo and enjoyed it but I still worry about the game. I was never a metroidvania guy. But Ender Lilies got me into the genre and managed to break into my top 10 games despite me being a shooter / arpg type of guy. The game caught my allure in a multitude of ways.
The atmosphere, world design, protagonist, her spirits, I loved absolutely everything. I loved it enough to 100% the game twice on different platforms which I have never done before. As well as an NG+ playthrough.
So admittedly, leaving the dark medieval fantasy aesthetic, having a time skip, changing the protagonist... it really just rubbed me the wrong way. I still want it to be good and I like some of the gameplay changes. But I stayed with the first game for stuff that is just straight-up gone. And that is just really disappointing to me.
A little disappointed at the fact lilies story isn't being continued but still excited for this
Yea, I didn't have any desire to play this game as I didn't feel like Ender Lilies needed a sequel. I still don't quite understand when this is supposed to take place comparatively to Ender Lilies.
I "dislike" the game for my childish reason, it is not depressed enough. many things are too hopeful.
yet
To be fair, the story would basically just be Ender Lilies with a new coat of paint if the Land of Fumes was already entirely destroyed like Lands End was.