EatinOlives
Member
Does anyone know how long the game is? I'm just about to pull the trigger but I just want to make sure the game isn't extremely short (in the range of 2 hours I mean).
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Hohokum |OT| Whimsical exploration, presented in Technicolor with awesome music!
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I rolled credits at eight hours with 120 (out of like 140 I think?) eyes found.
Doomburrito7
Banned
So, I...uh...can't finish the game. I'm pretty sure I'm looked everywhere for the final level (in the far top 12 o'clock position in the hub world, right above the Elephant level. But I can't find the portal to it anywhere. It's the last one I need...
the_batman
Banned
i can't even open the game. all i get is an error.. tried deleting it and downloading it again but it still doesn't work. guess i'll have to contact Soony.
Futurevoid
Member
Same. Apparently we're not alone:
http://kotaku.com/some-ps4-players-cant-play-this-weeks-great-new-indie-1620934231
the_batman
Banned
Doomburrito7
Banned
Oh...well, fuck you too, game.
Derpcrawler
Member
I am overwhelmed. I am have no clue what is the objective of the game or what's going on. I keep warping between different zones without any explanation of game mechanics or my goal.
So far pretty disappointed in the game. I didn't understand why people call some games "pretentious indi game", but if I would think of one that I played, it's this one.
So far pretty disappointed in the game. I didn't understand why people call some games "pretentious indi game", but if I would think of one that I played, it's this one.
Fushichou187
Member
I think calling something pretentious because it gives you agency is discovering what the goals are instead of beating you over the head with a quest marker is a tad harsh, but I can sympathize with those who are finding Hohokum too obtuse to really get into even though I personally am having a blast with it.
There are some solid posts in this thread already re: good "first steps", or 'what you ought to be looking for', in the game. I would just reiterate that each major level has a particular objective that you need to discover in order to "free" one of your snake-y looking friends; other than that you ought to be on the lookout for those eyes (closed initially until you move over them). Pressing Options will let you know how many you still have left in that particular area. Knowing these two things alone ought to give you enough purposeful direction that you are able to stumble across the solutions to the game. If you need more direction, or perhaps are looking for very narrowly defined challenges, then I highly recommend looking at the trophy list for the game [LINK] which will give you some idea of what activities you could be doing. Hope that helps!
cool, thanks. i may try these:
Didn't help here sadly (his error code is also different, mine is ce-34632-8). The only positive is that Santa Monica got word of it and said they're working on a fix. If it will ever come is anyone's guess. Really bummed by the ostensible lack of QA, also in the Playstation Store. If you can't even get the game to start up, a refunding option should be automatic, not after whining to a phone based helpdesk.
It only affects people who didn't preorder, so it seems obvious that a version was uploaded shortly after that didn't work. I guess that should make us hopeful that a fix shouldn't be that hard.
Proteus is on my list of games to play (got it with PS+). I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for the recommendation.
I can't wait to dive into this game again tonight. I enjoyed my time with it yesterday. At first, i had no clue what to do but slowly things become clearer as you explore and discover. The
theme park
Wibblewozzer
Member
I don't recall what my error code was but try going to your PSN settings and doing the Restore License option. I did that and it cleared it up.
Unfortunately this was after buying it the previous night, thinking the error was because I had an old card and somehow slipping by PSN to let me download it but then they registered it didn't actually get a payment. It seemed silly except the option to buy the game was in the store again so I went ahead and bought it with my recent debit card. Turns out I had an active credit card still linked to PSN so now I bought it twice through my PS4 somehow. I may try to call them in a day or two to try getting a refund. Oh well.
The game is neat. I cleared one area (Oberon) so far,
I did, it didn't. I think you got it to work because you bought the newer version.
https://twitter.com/SonySantaMonica/status/499769826814853121
Wibblewozzer
Member
Nope, still had the same error after buying the second copy tonight, I deleted and redownloaded the first purchase twice and then redownloaded after buying it again tonight and I kept getting the same error saying the game wasn't available or some nonsense. But restoring licenses did it.
Well, figured I'd suggest something based on my experience.
LoganNotABoganYouKnowIt!!
Neo Member
This game's pretty cool. Other than the eye collectibles. Floating around the level not knowing where they are and listening to the music continuously is not fun. They're fine when there's some kind of pattern or arrangement to them, but in some areas they're barely visible. And that forest is huge.
Let me get my other cons out. Ah, there:
The music could maybe build more in some areas.
It's not clear that there isn't a goal in the first area you enter (after the long movers disappear). At least not a required-to-reach-credits one. Especially when there are things to do there.
There were two areas I'm not exactly sure how I beat, too.
But otherwise, cool game. The sequences of which I understood in each world, to complete the main objective, were all good, barring one which might have been a bit obtuse
. With a few changes it could have been extra cool.
Let me get my other cons out. Ah, there:
The music could maybe build more in some areas.
It's not clear that there isn't a goal in the first area you enter (after the long movers disappear). At least not a required-to-reach-credits one. Especially when there are things to do there.
There were two areas I'm not exactly sure how I beat, too.
But otherwise, cool game. The sequences of which I understood in each world, to complete the main objective, were all good, barring one which might have been a bit obtuse
(The water park. Though I can't remember if the first trigger is based on touch or proximity. At the time I didn't mind as I activated it the first instance I went near it, but if it's based on touch, I was probably just lucky)
Messofanego
Banned
I think calling something pretentious because it gives you agency is discovering what the goals are instead of beating you over the head with a quest marker is a tad harsh, but I can sympathize with those who are finding Hohokum too obtuse to really get into even though I personally am having a blast with it.
There are some solid posts in this thread already re: good "first steps", or 'what you ought to be looking for', in the game. I would just reiterate that each major level has a particular objective that you need to discover in order to "free" one of your snake-y looking friends; other than that you ought to be on the lookout for those eyes (closed initially until you move over them). Pressing Options will let you know how many you still have left in that particular area. Knowing these two things alone ought to give you enough purposeful direction that you are able to stumble across the solutions to the game. If you need more direction, or perhaps are looking for very narrowly defined challenges, then I highly recommend looking at the trophy list for the game [LINK] which will give you some idea of what activities you could be doing. Hope that helps!
Good post
Derpcrawler
Member
I think calling something pretentious because it gives you agency is discovering what the goals are instead of beating you over the head with a quest marker is a tad harsh, but I can sympathize with those who are finding Hohokum too obtuse to really get into even though I personally am having a blast with it.
There are some solid posts in this thread already re: good "first steps", or 'what you ought to be looking for', in the game. I would just reiterate that each major level has a particular objective that you need to discover in order to "free" one of your snake-y looking friends; other than that you ought to be on the lookout for those eyes (closed initially until you move over them). Pressing Options will let you know how many you still have left in that particular area. Knowing these two things alone ought to give you enough purposeful direction that you are able to stumble across the solutions to the game. If you need more direction, or perhaps are looking for very narrowly defined challenges, then I highly recommend looking at the trophy list for the game [LINK] which will give you some idea of what activities you could be doing. Hope that helps!
Thing is - Dark Souls is game is about discovering what your goals are. Here, game doesn't even pretend to explain your goals or explain gameplay mechanics, changing them whenever it pleases. It's pretty much random levels with random objective with random gameplay mechanics connected only to force you to backtrack.
I will give it one more chance tomorrow, if it won't catch my interest in 30 min, I will probably never turn the game on again. I actually really regret the purchase.
theechrisfox
Member
No instructions is pretty refreshing after all the hand-holdy tutorials I'm used to sitting through for just about every game. My gf is not an expert gamer by any means but we both had a blast just flying around and looking at the world. It reminds me of Child of Light and Journey, two of my favorite games of late!
Derpcrawler
Member
I don't have any trophies at all in my trophy list on PS4. I guess I will try it out on Vita, also EU version. Might be something wrong with EU PS4 version, since friend of mine don't have any trophies and he told me that he already beat the game.
Yeah, seems to be a syncing problem. I got some trophies yesterday but it wouldn't sync correctly. When i got to the notification list and clicked on one of the earned trophies i got an error message. Haven't tried it on PS3 or Vita yet.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Hopefully the error is fixed today, gf and I really wanna play this later.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Holy cow that sucks. I want to go for this trophy but don't know how to start a new game without deleting my save data and overwriting the cloud save? Do I need to put a backup save on USB or something?
Also, does anyone know how to get the Ice Cream Seller trophy? It's the only other one I don't have...
Also, FYI: It took me 8.5 hours to finish the game with all 146 eyes and 16 snake things, as well as all but those 2 trophies. Only used a guide for (most) of the trophies.
Doomburrito7
Banned
Just reset the game, unless you don't want to lose your eyes (which don't do anything really).
Once you know what you're doing, 60 minutes shouldn't be too bad. I messed up on the Farm level and so...there you go. I'll try again later, had fun doing it.
As for the Ice Cream Seller...HINT:
You'll find what you need amongst broken pots. Then look around below eye guy
jakeellis01
Member
Can anyone help me out here?
So whats next, I've been stuck here for hours...
Anyone?
Edit:
So it seems I got all 14 snakes (15 incl myself), I got the stones monster thingy out from the ruins by choosing the squared ruins. I also did the icecream part. No credits yet though. Cannot figure out what the exploding dizzy bubble does in the ruins...
So whats next, I've been stuck here for hours...
Anyone?
Edit:
got it, never knew there was a snake also in the farmers part... There are a total of 16 snakes incl yourself... I swear i counted 15 in the beginning of the game.
SerTapTap
Member
Can anyone help me out here?
So it seems I got all 14 snakes (15 incl myself), I got the stones monster thingy out from the ruins by choosing the squared ruins. I also did the icecream part. No credits yet though. Cannot figure out what the exploding dizzy bubble does in the ruins...
So whats next, I've been stuck here for hours...
Anyone?
Edit:
got it, never knew there was a snake also in the farmers part... There are a total of 16 snakes incl yourself... I swear i counted 15 in the beginning of the game.
Less of a spoiler (but maybe a spoiler to extreme-blind-playthroughs):
each ring of dots has a snake
DrDrizzay101
Member
Awesome, thanks for the very helpful response. I will give it a try soon, I'm sure you will get it easily next time!
Edit: How are "single save slots" still a thing for games in 2014? It's baffling...
exmachina64
Banned
This helps me a lot.
Doomburrito7
Banned
If anyone wants a map of the levels, I'll make one really quick. Gimme a moment.
SerTapTap
Member
Finding some of the eyes is a real pain. I got lost a couple times but nothing to be annoyed about other than this. The eyes are all I have left to finish the first non-trophyhunt playthrough.
Also my cat LOVES this game, I shouldn't have let him see it. He keeps attacking the TV now. He really wants to eat the Long Mover.
Also my cat LOVES this game, I shouldn't have let him see it. He keeps attacking the TV now. He really wants to eat the Long Mover.
Doomburrito7
Banned
MAP HERE:
Small Spoilers (Types of Areas)
Let me know if I made any mistakes, this is kind of from memory.
Small Spoilers (Types of Areas)
Let me know if I made any mistakes, this is kind of from memory.
SerTapTap
Member
The Illiterati
Member
Can someone please tell me, when you look at the list of friends on the main menu, what is the name between Maude and Mavis and where is this friend?
DrDrizzay101
Member
The friend between Maude and Mavis is
crazy squiggly symbols man (his name is spelled in symbols not letters). It's the "eye guy" from the very beginning who keeps track of how many eyes you get and he unlocks when you get all 146. Warning: you don't really get anything special for it, not even a trophy (somehow)
Quote
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Everyone who had the error will be getting a gift! http://bit.ly/VoGKOv
What could they really give away for a $15 game?
What could they really give away for a $15 game?
DrDrizzay101
Member
Took me a couple minutes until I realized
you had to not touch the controller after the broken pot guy zapped you and you would automatically draw the 3 shapes you needed.
all 146 eyes but it's just trophies after all and they were (mostly) fun to find
Now to beat it in <1 hour...
Edit: Ignore my nonsense. Sounds like you were asking about another level... Damn non-linear games
Doomburrito7
Banned
That's not the level I was talking about that he was referring to. The one I was looking for was
in between the two Tribal Dancer Huts in the Bamboo Forest, near the bottom
In terms of beating it in <1 hour, I just did it in 52 minutes after playing through the game three times, so you do have to have a fairly good grasp of what happens in each level specifically.
If anyone has questions about the trophies, let me know. Just 100% it.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Ah, I getcha. Yeah I realized just now that there isn't any specific order to finish the game, that just happened to be the last one for me. And the elongated structure of that level made me think it was intended as "the end game." It certainly is fitting for the final level, haha.
This game is so simple and so amazing.
I can't wait to get home to get Hohokum'd before the PeeTee crapfest & weeping.
ed: Another thing was when I first started to play the game, getting to know the controls and progressing and playing with the level, the music got progressively to another level of freaking happiness.
I am smiling and laughing like a mad man playing this.
I can't wait to get home to get Hohokum'd before the PeeTee crapfest & weeping.
ed: Another thing was when I first started to play the game, getting to know the controls and progressing and playing with the level, the music got progressively to another level of freaking happiness.
I am smiling and laughing like a mad man playing this.
Derpcrawler
Member
I got first trophy in the game and now my trophy list is bugged on PS4, it would not sync at all now. Even if I get trophies in other games. Why did they release this game so broken? I know lot of people had trouble launching the game as well.
EU version if it does even matter.
EU version if it does even matter.
jakeellis01
Member
How do you get Shame of the Scuttlers trophy?
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
I love this game. It's a bit confusing at first, but once you get to one of the bigger environments with loads to do it's just brilliant. Helps that the music in these stages are generally the best in the game. Literally playing with a smile on my face.