Thoughts on Li (Spoilers)

[Zixinus]

Quick note: lungs are very specifically meant for air. You yeah, it is possible that Li couldn't speak normally.

[guilherme]

Does anyone have a screenshot of Li? (curiosity xP)

thk ;]

[Wenzor]

Does anyone have a screenshot of Li? (curiosity xP)

thk ;]

here's one xD
http://www.bit-blot.com/forum/index.php?topic=481.0

[Choclatechipcookielover]

I love that Li's around too! In my spare time  I'm always imagining up these cute little scenes in which Naija and Li are hanging out and doing couple stuff. Dude I am such a hopeless romantic that it's ridiculous

But I gotta admit, I kinda agree with Glamador on some level. I wish the creators payed more attention to Li than they did. Y'know put a little story in in there, maybe added some character development.

And not only that, I noticed that there were a lot of sunken ships in the Aquarian environment. Maybe they could've put in some stuff for Li to use, maybe some upgrades for his weapons or even some human food that he could use to make recipes. Yeah, I kinda wished he could've helped out more in the general environment. I guess the creators were trying not to let Li overshadow little Naija.

[Zoko]

The last post on this topic was over a year old. Glamador isn't even around anymore, so in the future, make sure to watch where you post.

[Choclatechipcookielover]

Oh! Ummm sorry about that... I'm new here..

[Alphasoldier]

Get the Templars, I smell necromancy! D:

Do agree a bit though, other people seemed to thin kthat Li was a bother and ruined the gameplay, I think however that they should've just given him a bigger roll, the game IS called Aquaria and not Naija.

[Zoko]

Do agree a bit though, other people seemed to thin kthat Li was a bother and ruined the gameplay

I thought something like that when I first found him, but he does get a bit more character once you get into Sunken City. Perhaps if he had a little more interaction, he would get a more positive response. I don't think Li was supposed to talk (and ever tries to) but maybe some more non-verbal communication would help matters, for example if he would provide hints as to what to do in a situation by swimming to a certain point.

[Choclatechipcookielover]

Wait, what do you mean more character?

[Zoko]

By more character I meant more personality and character development. Li doesn't get any of this until Sunken City, and that's just a small tidit compared to the other characters (Naija aside, both the Creator and Mithala have more or as much personality/character development as Li. Also, both can talk).

[JEV3]

I posted more about this in my introductory topic so I won't go into detail.

I would have liked to see Li more necessary from a gameplay perspective, but I grew very attached to him. I enjoy being drawn into the game so  I enjoyed the little sweet moments where they hugged, and I often did that after a difficult boss. In the Sunken City, I was almost as angry as Naija and that Steam achievement didn't help matters. It's sad though to think that the true ending was so tragic, one wonders what happened to Li after Naija disappeared.

Either way, I would not like to see more dialogue, the game's strength was in its voice-overs, but the instances of actual dialogue were quite lacking due to the limited animation. Li's character would be better developed by Naija talking about him the way she did in Sunken City.

[Chibi]

Li is the Gordon Freeman of Aquaria. Good with tech, and a stupendous badass (once he has the Dual Form/gravity gun).  Imagine if Half-Life 2 was played from Alyx's perspective...

"Gordon, ten thousand zombies are waiting around the corner! What do we do?"

"..."

"[insert profound statement here]"

"..."

*wink* (HL2: Episode 2)

*looks at Alyx's ass*

[Glamador]

Oh I know Li wasn't lookin' at MY Naija's ass!  I've made my views known before of course, but Li needed to be introduced in pieces I think.  Show him getting attached to Naija over time and vice versa.  His intent can be inferred from his actions.  The way it happened was just too abrupt.

[Choclatechipcookielover]

I just had another thought

And hopefully, since people are actually coming here again, it's okay to reply here. ( Yeah, sorry about fishing this topic out after like, a year or so )

I'm not saying that this means that the two are meant to end up together in the end. Honestly, ( at this point that is )I prefer that they did but that's beside the point:

You remember the dual form thing at the end of the game? I could be wrong but that to me really doesn't sound like something that Naija can do with just anybody.
Even if it's not a romantic connection, they must have some kind of important link to be able to merge together into one whole being.

[Glamador]

Well we've seen the verse do some weird shit in this game.  I don't think it's too terribly far fetched.  However, if I may present a theory: Li is related to, in some way, the human form from which the *****SPOILERS OMG SPOILERS***** Creator was made.  Conceptualizing that the Creator took pieces of himself to be put into all of his creations, that would mean Naija is in some way related to Li by blood.  That does raise some interesting incestuous questions but considering the gap between the opening sequence and the Creator making Mia, I don't think Naija and Li would have retard babies or anything drastic of that sort.