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Name: Horace St. James Golightly
Profession: Explorer, Adventurer
Location: Piñata Island
Misson Brief: Investigate the island's legendary gardens,
creatures, inhabitants and general goings-on |
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Explorer's Log #1: First Impressions
Well, here I am at the end of my first day on Piñata Island, and I have to admit I’m a bit shellshocked. Live Piñatas walking around, they said. Wild ones and domesticated ones, living in people’s gardens and everything. Poppycock, I told them. Look, I said, I don’t mind taking you up on your frankly second-rate offer, I don’t mind that cousin Sabreman wouldn't come out of retirement again and you were a bit reluctant to settle for my own services, I mean, everyone’s got to start somewhere, but let me do my job without spinning me some ludicrous fairy tale about paper animals coming to life.
Good Lord, how wrong I was. As soon as I stepped off the boat, I almost trod on a worm. A bug-eyed Piñata worm. Before I could get my sketchbook out the little devil had disappeared underground to escape an alarmingly proportioned papery hedgehog, which in turn was frightened off by a sly-looking and similarly rustly fox. All in a matter of seconds. I don’t mind telling you, I suspected I might be losing the plot.
But before we go any further, let’s get some background on what it is I’ve come to research. Here’s some marketing speak, as everyone loves marketing speak: |
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| "A brand new and original franchise from the core team behind the Banjo series, featuring all the Rare hallmarks of innovation, charm, gorgeous visuals and gameplay in spades. Viva Piñata is a game of creation, evolution, imagination and customisation, a fully Xbox Live-enabled slice of instantly appealing all-ages entertainment, backed up by the birth of a high-profile animated series from 4Kids Entertainment. We think you’ll like it." |
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