Boy, was I off about my prediction about the next island... but I'm happy to be wrong, because the reality is more exciting. The next Poptropica Island will be Mission Atlantis! It'll be released in episodes like Survival. The trailer is enticing but plain; but it's got some interesting parts.
Notice those purple glowing marks near the end? Some of them look like bones. But then there's a part that has some dots arranged in a grid, which looks artificial. Whatever it is, I'm hooked :)
It would be nice if the woman in the vessel would show some emotion about being cut down and dropped into the depths of the ocean--just my two cents. Also, (start nerdiness) jellyfish can't really shock things electrically. Actually they just shoot stinging cells (called nematocysts) into flesh which are covered with poison, making you feel like you've been electrocuted. (end nerdiness).
It would be nice if the woman in the vessel would show some emotion about being cut down and dropped into the depths of the ocean--just my two cents. Also, (start nerdiness) jellyfish can't really shock things electrically. Actually they just shoot stinging cells (called nematocysts) into flesh which are covered with poison, making you feel like you've been electrocuted. (end nerdiness).
Are you Surviving Survival Island?
Wow, that wind noise really gets on your nerves. And the thermometer is just lethal; look away for a few seconds, or switch tabs to write your walkthrough, and you're dead when you look back. My solution: click on the menu before leaving the game unattended. Also, though Survival so far has almost no story (except the creepy binoculars scene) and has a ton of little unfinished plot hooks sticking out (wet kindling that you never use, owls hiding in EVERY SINGLE TREE, part of your ax stuck in a trunk, a sleeping bear), I think it (and all episodal islands) is going to be very long. There are like 5 or 6 episodes planned now. Even though they're spread out, I think this will give us more room for a real story to happen; that's why Survival starts slow. What do you think?
