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Bodilies

Two warnings about Bodilies before you play: 1). The "F" word gets used, although not a lot, but it's still not one for the kids to play (kids obviously do not know, or use, that word), or delicate little flowers who do not like "language". 2). There is loads of text to read (it's called a story) as part of the adventure which a lot of people don't like (it does get a bit irritating when all you want to do is play). Anyway, that's the warnings done with.

Bodilies is a beautifully drawn, and soundtracked, adventure where you control the point'n'click investigations of "Neil". Neil's simple (!) task is to prove the truth about nature of the Bodilie world (you find this out near the beginning - I won't spoil it), and to thus discredit the church and government's stories. It all gets a bit involved, but the sights and sounds along the way will keep you entertained. If you need to quit out and come back to later - use the save game feature which is hidden away in the bottom left of the game screen [subbed by handyrman, Canadian Enchantress, CF, Munch, Helanren, Shadriss & Hammrsgl].

Entry 2818, Monday, July 30th 2007, Filed In Games
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Comment By Monica

Firstttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!

"Without a first post, there wouldn't be a second post. Think about it..."

Comment 1, Monday, July 30th 2007 08:13:42 AM

Comment By Think~Pink

Although far from being a delicate little flower..I do find the use of the bad language to be uncecessary..(there are one or two words that are particularly nasty), I see no reason to include it at all, but of course, that's just my opinion.

It's such a great game otherwise, lovely to look at and great puzzles..reminded me of a few games gone by...the screenshot above being reminiscent of the map of Ank Morpork in the Discworld games...I liked it overall, (minus the language ;o)

Comment 2, Monday, July 30th 2007 08:23:50 AM

Comment By Hammrsgl

I've finished the game if anyone needs assistance - it's quite logical - just need to know that if you put the cursor across the bottom left of screen then you can see your inventory and it is better played in full screen mode <F11> in IE. Good luck all! It's a great little game.

Comment 3, Monday, July 30th 2007 08:26:45 AM

Comment By Nyszka

4th

Comment 4, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:03:16 AM

Comment By Confuzd

five

Comment 5, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:11:46 AM

Comment By Confuzd

five

Comment 6, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:11:50 AM

Comment By Linzi

..................six

Comment 7, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:34:46 AM

Comment By Crymoon

and 7th.. still in first 10. :D

Comment 8, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:37:22 AM

Comment By Kas

Any help? I've got bucket, camera, schematic, books, bag and clothes. Haven't been able to use anything apart from the clothes and that didn't help anyways!!

Comment 9, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:51:34 AM

Comment By Linzi

im stuck with a bucket camera and books, oh joy

Comment 10, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:59:11 AM

Comment By Linzi

ahh where are the clothes and bag?

Comment 11, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:02:25 AM

Comment By Confuzd

stuck at the prison block, because it never finishes loading !!!

Comment 12, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:04:18 AM

Comment By S

came pretty far, but now i am stuck... can´t go to the twilight city - guard doesn´t let me pass... can´t go to acid sea.... do i have to? can´t find relict for the people in forest, can´t find proof for protestant leader, can´t go to stuts in mines... any help??

Comment 13, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:07:46 AM

Comment By Squatch

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)

test

Comment 14, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:07:54 AM

Comment By Squatch

Kas,

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)

The writer might want to see what you've done with the writing materials he gave you.

Comment 15, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:09:33 AM

Comment By Squatch

I'm stuck in the mine. The guard won't let me leave.

Comment 16, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:11:42 AM

Comment By S

squatch: break the gas mask on the sharp rocks on the left and then go to the guard....

Comment 17, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:12:21 AM

Comment By Linzi

guh i give up

Comment 18, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:16:29 AM

Comment By Canadian Enchantress

This was an awesome game to play!
Perhaps I'm not as delicate a flower as some? lol!

This is my first ever walkthrough that i've written - if you do need it - hope you find it useful.

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)

<i&g
t;Note
- this is only a list of the essentials you must click on to progress through the story, however; in many of the scenes, feel free to explore all clickable area's/items of each scene in addition to the one's listed below. (Example - in first visit to Cathedral you may click on the brightly lit window above statue, the statue and an icon in a room on the left of screen - not essential to story but clever and interesting and worth exploring.)

Click through all dialogue between Speaker and Priest Cornelius
(cutscene)
[Opening Credits]
Click through The Stranger Introduction

Opening Location: Prison Block

Click Barred Hole
Click through all dialogue between Neil and imprisoned Stranger
Your Mission : To Find
Paper & Pen
Metal
Fuel
Launch Pad

Click Back to the City

The City
Click Excavation Site
Click Ashes
Neil finds a bucket
Click Back to the City

The City
Click Cathedral
Click Passage
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Priest
Priest gives you Religious Books
Click Outside

The City
Click Vermillion Border
Click Guard
Use Religious Books with Guard
Neil is transported Outside

Outside&
lt;/b>

Click Door
Click The Writer
Click through all dialogue between Neil and The Writer
The Writer gives you writing material
Click Outside
Click Stack of bags (just outside left side of shack door, right against shack)
Click Forest (right side of screen)

The Village
Click Guards
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Guards
Guards give you impressive clothing
Click out of the forest
Click Back to inside

The City
Click Prison Block
Click Barred Hole
Click through all dialogue between Neil and imprisoned Stranger
The Stranger gives you rocket schematics
Neil is automatically transported back to The City

The City
Click Outside
Click Door
Use rocket schematics with The Writer
Click through all dialogue between Neil and The Writer
The Writer give you a remarkable speech
Neil is automatically transported back Outside
Click Back to inside

The City
Click Station
Click Entrance
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Guard
Click City

The City
Click Hall of Truth
Click Clerk
Use Impressive Clothing with Clerk (any visits without this item and a remarkable speech and you will be refused entry)
Use a remarkable speech with Clerk (any visits without this item and Impressive Clothing , and you will be refused entry)
Click through all dialogue between Neil and Left Speaker , Middle Speaker , & Right Speaker
- I bought some amber once
- Any of you lot ever bought amber?
- Things are expensive these day's.
- I can't afford getting around.
- Erm...a car. And all that.
- Oh, I do all the time, really.
- Don't you like them? They're useful!
- Dunno - It's just so unhappy!
- Hire clowns to ride them.
- Yeah! It's silly!
Neil is automatically transported out of Cathedral - click through rest of Neil's inner dialogue, then Neil is transported back to the City .
Check your Inventory ; The Speakers have given you a talkative drink .

The City
Click Station
Click Entrance
Neil is transported to the Entrance of theTubes
Click Cleaner
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Cleaner
The Cleaner give you a sucking machine
Click Map

Click HEARTHILL FACTORY
Click Protest leader
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Protest Leader
Your Mission : To Find and Return with Proof
Click Back to the tubes

Click SOUR HAVEN
Click Guard
Click Down the path
Click Child
Click Use Bucket with Child
Click Use photocamera with Slums -(upper middle part of screen, above Back to slums )
photo of the stomach has been added to your Inventory
Click Back to slums
Click Back to tubes

Click MINES
Use photocamera with Twilight City
photo of the abdomen has been added to your Inventory
Click House
Click Manager
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Manager
Manager kicks Neil out of his Office
Click Bar
Use talkative drink with Drunks
Click through all drunken dialogue
Once talkative drink stops working,
Click Outside
Click Mine-Manager's Office
Click Manager
Once Neil has finished blackmailing the Manager , he is automatically transported to inner entrance of the Mine
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Guard
Neil is automatically transported to an even deeper level of the Mine
Click through Neil 's inner dialogue
Use sucking machine with Gasclouds (Empty bags fill with flamable gas )
Click Back
Use gasmask with Sharp rocks
Click Guard
Click through Neil 's inner dialogue on elevator ride up to 'fresh air'
Click Back to the tubes
Click CITY
Click Outside

The City
Click Cathedral
Use sucking machine with Donation Box
Click Outside

Click Station
Click Map
Click SOUR HAVEN
Click Bay 204
Use golden coins with Child
a long rope has been added to your Inventory
Use bucket with Sour sea
Acid has been added to your Inventory
Click Back to slums
Click Back to the tubes

Click HEARTHILL FACTORY
Use a photo of the stomach with Protest leader
Use a photo of the abdomen with Protest leader
Neil is transported to the Office of the Overseer
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Overseer
Neil is automatically transported back to the Map of the Tubes
Sketch of launch platform has been added to your Inventory
Click CITY
Click Outside

The City
Click Outside
Click through Neil 's anguished inner dialogue
Use a long rope with Dangerous edge
Use pickaxe with Metal
Click (on rope) Up
Click Forest
Use Sketch of launch platform with Guards
Neil is automatically transported back to the Launchpad
Click on Hologram
Click through message from Hawks
Click Leave the pad
Click Back to inside

The City
Click Station
Click Map
Click HEARTHILL FACTORY
Neil is transported to the Office of the Overseer
Click through all dialogue between Neil and the Overseer
Neil is transported to the Launch
Watch Final Cutscene
FIN? . . . 

Congratulations you've finished the game . . . or, is it 'just the beginning' of thing's to come?

Comment 19, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:25:37 AM

Comment By Nemrac - HK

Thanks Canadian Enchantress for the walkthrough!
... although I've just finished playing the game. =]

Comment 20, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:55:51 AM

Comment By Rora

great game along with the music....though the only annoying thing was the constant loading screens for each scene

Comment 21, Monday, July 30th 2007 11:24:37 AM

Comment By Eminemily

Very logical game play. I liked it. Interesting story line. The loading times were killer though (or maybe it was just my internet)!

Comment 22, Monday, July 30th 2007 11:39:08 AM

Comment By Corona

Sorry, this one bored me. Great graphics, but the endless dialogue was like reading someones' MySpace fantasy blog.

Comment 23, Monday, July 30th 2007 02:06:02 PM

Comment By Bwansy

Is it just me or the site is down?

Comment 24, Monday, July 30th 2007 02:19:23 PM

Comment By Minxi

Bwansy - no it's not just you. It's been down since about 11am.
Just after I printed out the walkthrough!

Comment 25, Monday, July 30th 2007 03:05:30 PM

Comment By Superhappyjen

Oh for the love of Spock... I hate all these slow progress bars. I want instant gratification!

Comment 26, Monday, July 30th 2007 04:12:24 PM
Visit Superhappyjen

Comment By .

Cool game, I'll finish it when I have a few days to load every scene, but good game so far.

A bit slow in Firefox, will test IE later.

Ad blockers seem to have no effect on gameplay.

Save/Fullscreen mode available in lower left, if you cannot see it all with your resolution settings.

Comment 27, Monday, July 30th 2007 04:54:51 PM

Comment By Verne

I swear, the cathedral music was recycled from the legend of zelda or something equally video game like and similar.

Most likely zelda, though.

Comment 28, Monday, July 30th 2007 04:55:59 PM

Comment By Canadian Enchantress

Weird - I played this weekend and there were no problems with load time, whatsoever... both firefox/mozilla and ie were smooth and fast - - - hopefully, it will get fixed soon because it's so worth it.

Verne, the credits for all of the music are at this link:
HINT: (click box to highlight/fade)

http://bodilies.hku.nl/credits.html

Comment 29, Monday, July 30th 2007 05:35:00 PM

Comment By CT

Yeah, for me, it has been sloooooooooooooooooooooooow!

Comment 30, Monday, July 30th 2007 05:37:30 PM

Comment By Carma

www.lost.eu/11110

Comment 31, Monday, July 30th 2007 05:45:17 PM

Comment By CE

hmm... maybe if we e-mail the creators . . . they'll get it back up and humming :)

Bodilies was created by:

- Jeroen Stout (JeroenStout.net)
- Mick Moolhuisen (MickM.com)

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)

http://jeroenstout.net/interactive/bodilies</spoilers>

Comment 32, Monday, July 30th 2007 06:06:45 PM

Comment By Not the Mama

This game is somewhat exasperating as it takes too long to load between episodes. I bore easily I guess. :)

Comment 33, Monday, July 30th 2007 06:08:04 PM
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Comment By .

Hmm, so at the end you:

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)

Fly around some zitty woman and up a guy's nose?

Excellent game, except for hideous load times. Thanks for submitting, handyrman, Canadian Enchantress, CF, Munch, Helanren, Shadriss & Hammrsgl

Comment 34, Monday, July 30th 2007 06:32:14 PM

Comment By Sassymom08

I don't know about anyone else, but the actual load time (from the time the load bar is on screen to the new section) isn't bad, it's the time from when you click to the time the bar shows up that is irritating!

Comment 35, Monday, July 30th 2007 07:02:11 PM

Comment By Big shooter

Took way to long to load every page, otherwise a great game

Comment 36, Monday, July 30th 2007 08:29:29 PM

Comment By Botzi

thanx for the walkthrough

Comment 37, Monday, July 30th 2007 08:41:12 PM

Comment By Shadriss

I didn't notice any horrendous load times at all... maybe a few seconds between scenes when I played it on Sunday. And I was playing from a computer on a government connection... which REALLY sucks. *shrug* Maybe all the instant publicity the site got from the game being posted here has overwhelemed it's bandwidth?

I DO wish there was more to the ending... but what was there tells me that the cycle will begin again. With Niel as the unidentified "Stranger" and some other poor schmuck taking Niel's place.

C'est la vie, I guess.

Comment 38, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:10:29 PM

Comment By Boohoohoo

in the city all i can see is station, hall of truth, catherdral and prison. and ive been to all. wheres this evacuation thing and stufF?

Comment 39, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:22:10 PM

Comment By Boohoohoo

is anyone ther? please answer if u are!

Comment 40, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:23:36 PM

Comment By Boohoohoo

found it sorry

Comment 41, Monday, July 30th 2007 09:27:01 PM

Comment By Raziel3024

Is it me or is the music in the Cathedral sound like the Temple of Time music from The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time?

Comment 42, Monday, July 30th 2007 10:30:23 PM

Comment By ArilyCathy

That's it!!! I've had it with all this reading!!! I quit!

Comment 43, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 12:39:20 AM

Comment By Rora

I dont like the fact in the end basically the cycle restarts...they should have figured that they need some way to go back...how did they think the rocket would come back into the body?

Comment 44, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 01:10:19 AM

Comment By LostStar

My comments: Cute homage to the Song of Time in the cathedral. Clicking was repetative, until I realized there was text at the top of the screen. (Small screen, big game, went to the middle at first.) Had trouble realizing the map is what I needed to continue without looking briefly at the walkthrough; I find that disappointing, for my skills at these sorts of games. Otherwise, intriguing music, and I was hoping for a happier ending... but such is the vicious cycle of life.

Comment 45, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 01:26:00 AM

Comment By See-Dubya

This game just takes itself way too seriously. I started to play it again and realized that although it was well-thought-out and well-executed, it just wasn't much fun.

Comment 46, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 01:30:45 AM

Comment By Dawn

I liked it alot
a point and click game with a plot :P

didnt care for the occasional foul language though, it wasn't really needed and was out of place

Comment 47, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 02:49:54 AM

Comment By QuietStealth

Freakin' Legend of Zelda Ocarina of time music when you enter the cathedral!

Comment 48, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 04:07:21 AM

Comment By Fingerclickingood

I guess I'm not one of those " flowers" only noticed the "f" word once...but heh, I was more into playin the game than rating the language anyway...so I probably missed a lot more than that.
I enjoyed it but I played it long before it was posted here...so it loaded just fine for me.

I hope there's a part 2

Comment 49, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 07:09:20 AM

Comment By Fingerclickingood

NOw, I Would like to know what you guys think of "Amo" when/if Graeme gets around to posting it...I need help

Comment 50, Tuesday, July 31st 2007 07:11:09 AM

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