Fun dolphin fact: if you haven’t beaten the game yet, Ecco’s pod may still be alive. Bottlenose dolphins can live upwards of 40 years. There’s still time!
I used to play this fishing game as a kid where when you cast the bait you'd then be in the fishhook POV underwater just sitting there waiting to get eaten by a fish. Shit was horrifying.
The fear of the unknown, fear of the dark, the lack of oxygen, potential weather phenomenon, as well as popular culture and history all combined make the ocean one of the scariest things ever. Space being the other thing I'd consider the other. I'd love to see a video about Lovecraft, you already have some fun philosophical/existential themed videos so I think it'd fit for sure.
I believe Ecco the Dolphin is one of the earlier examples of a 'proto-survival horror' game. All of the tropes that apply to survival horror games apply to this one: - Relies heavily on story and presentation to keep the player immersed - Strong horror elements (in this game the horror is related to thalassophobia as opposed to, say, necrophobia but the principle is still the same) - Emphasis on puzzles to offer variety in gameplay - Deliberately stiff controls to heighten tension
i love ecco but im pretty sure this game made me scared of the dark permanently. ive cant go to bed until the sun goes up or else ill have a panic attack lol
Fun dolphin fact: if you haven’t beaten the game yet, Ecco’s pod may still be alive. Bottlenose dolphins can live upwards of 40 years. There’s still time!
Have you played the defender of the future? It’s so bad it’s good
No but I saw a lot of gameplay and walkthroughs when I did research on this and I kinda wanna find it. Might do a live stream of my frustration
Another fun dolphin fact: use the password NNNNNNNN to enter a lovely, calm, chill Ecco the Dolphin level
@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated when I was a kid someone wrote that in the instruction booklet when I rented it. Super chill level. Very relaxing
@@TheLorelock1 the most welcoming level!
i thought i was the only person that was traumatised by ecco the dolphin. nothing makes me happier than knowing im not alone
Doing research on this I was also glad to see I wasn’t the only one either :)
I used to play this fishing game as a kid where when you cast the bait you'd then be in the fishhook POV underwater just sitting there waiting to get eaten by a fish. Shit was horrifying.
Oh god that’s nightmare fuel
Remember if you stare into the abyss long enough, the abyss stares back at you
Mr Krabs stares back
I stared into Fuecoco's eyes long enough, Fuecoco stared back at me.
There are no thoughts behind those eyes. Only the abyss
The deep is always creepy Mariana’s trench is spooky
The creatures down there like goblin sharks are hard nopes
The fear of the unknown, fear of the dark, the lack of oxygen, potential weather phenomenon, as well as popular culture and history all combined make the ocean one of the scariest things ever. Space being the other thing I'd consider the other.
I'd love to see a video about Lovecraft, you already have some fun philosophical/existential themed videos so I think it'd fit for sure.
The vast emptiness is always freaky to me. Empty abyss to me is terrifying as well and the ocean too. I’ll never be an astronaut or a scuba diver
What about an astrodiver or a scubanaut?
Scubanaut sounds like an off shoot of psychonauts
I believe Ecco the Dolphin is one of the earlier examples of a 'proto-survival horror' game. All of the tropes that apply to survival horror games apply to this one:
- Relies heavily on story and presentation to keep the player immersed
- Strong horror elements (in this game the horror is related to thalassophobia as opposed to, say, necrophobia but the principle is still the same)
- Emphasis on puzzles to offer variety in gameplay
- Deliberately stiff controls to heighten tension
I think one of the things too was they made it intentionally hard so people couldnt rent it and beat it theyd have to buy it or something.
Well put. I like the term “proto-survival horror” because that’s spot on
The second one was spooky too
Oh shit I thought I was the only human that played this.
I’m hearing this a lot weirdly. I’m glad to bring us all together for therapy
THE KNOCKOFF BLOCKBUSTER WAS PREMIERE VIDEO AND YOU ALMOST SAID IT
Cash wise Video lol
Reminds me of Sub Terania
Oof I mentally blocked that game out lol
Amazing now go ahead and play endless ocean lol
Thank you and I’m on it lol
"That cute dolphin game" is the lightest description of echo the dolphin, im glad ive never suffered(yet...)
i love ecco but im pretty sure this game made me scared of the dark permanently. ive cant go to bed until the sun goes up or else ill have a panic attack lol
Absolutely valid friend