00:00Oh, come on! Not now. I completely forgot about this.
00:16And all I said was wrapping a dead fox around your neck gives really inappropriate vibes as a Roman.
00:25For one, I am not Roman. And while they plonk dead lions atop their heads,
00:29Foxy here is heraldic, a signifier of my cunning.
00:35You're hardly significant. And a fox is not a lion. You legit know nothing, Arthur.
00:42Smartass!
00:43Ahem. If I may.
00:46Oh, forgive that intrusion, noble Diana. Foxy is a sly fellow.
00:52Arthur! Foxy is dead, and you killed him for his fur!
00:56If he's dead, how does he speak?
01:02Pathetic. Oops!
01:04Who goes there? Reveal yourself!
01:08Bet he's shy like Uncle Tarragon. Online, he's a dunce.
01:12My lady, I am no such thing. But this here simply doesn't work.
01:21You have to attach the camera cable to a free slot on your PC, laptop, or whatever primitive device it is you're operating, old soldier.
01:30I did everything you said! I'm going to go ballistic!
01:35Silly old kid.
01:36If I may!
01:38Hello! Why are you all early?
01:41Susan will be here shortly to lend us her much-needed expertise.
01:46And who else is here?
01:48I see Arthur. I see Diana.
01:51Hiya!
01:52Tarragon, switch on your camera so we can see you in the stark light of day.
01:58I'm trying, miss. I'm trying!
02:00And who is Moon, colon, Isa, 26?
02:07Well, anyway, let us get back on topic. The future of Anno.
02:12I want to pick up a thread there again in today's brainstorm.
02:15Shift up a gear. Shusha!
02:17What's the matter with that fox?
02:19See? Not funny at all.
02:22Hi, peeps. Oh, sorry. I was caught up in another call, sorry.
02:28The, uh, Employee Initiative Adorable Office.
02:32We got a bit carried away discussing the, uh, balcony planting on the 4th.
02:37Did I miss anything important?
02:38I was about to start.
02:41We, the Meeple, really appreciate that an official representative from the development team
02:48is willing to listen to our suggestions for the next Anno game.
02:52I mean, we know it inside out.
02:55We're up to our eyeballs in Anno.
02:58We, the Meeple, demand to be hearkened.
03:01I know some of our ideas might sound a little incendiary, but...
03:07Especially that one.
03:09That is why I invited Susan to give us insight.
03:13Who is this Susan?
03:15The company numerologist.
03:19Pure genius.
03:20And, oh, why is your camera still off?
03:23Listen, I have one pin left and nowhere to plug this goddamned cable, so...
03:29Hello, everybody.
03:31Welcome, Sister Susan.
03:33Hello, Sister.
03:34Hey, Susan.
03:35Since we are already behind schedule, I would like you to briefly introduce yourself,
03:41then directly dive into the numerology of the Anno series.
03:44Sure.
03:45My name is Susan.
03:46I am the company's numerologist.
03:48I've worked here for 24...
03:49Uh, no.
03:50I'm already 25 years now.
03:52She ate!
03:54Anyway, we are here to discuss possible settings of a new Anno game,
03:58and the factual limitations to those based on numerological restrictions.
04:04Let's begin with the series past.
04:06Here, a compilation of all major Anno games so far.
04:11Looking at them, there is one thing that immediately strikes the eye.
04:16Is there?
04:17Mid-names.
04:19No fun subtitles.
04:20That too.
04:21But most of all, the Anno game title years all include Chexum 9.
04:26Wow, we could be pioneers.
04:28Not so fast.
04:30There is a high probability that the outstanding success of the Anno series
04:33is directly related to Chexum 9.
04:36So, why are we discussing it then?
04:39Never change a winning strategy, I say.
04:41Anno 2205 had Chexum 9 in it, and it was utter crap.
04:45How dare you?
04:47But the pain of Anno 2205 was self-inflicted.
04:51Having identical digits like 2 and 2 in one Chexum without countermeasure is fatal.
04:57Anno 1404 also had two identical digits in one Chexum,
05:02and it is the finest Anno game ever!
05:05Yes, I am glad you brought it up.
05:06As I said, without countermeasure.
05:10Anno 1404 balances out the negative energy
05:13with a neutralizing zero between the two digits.
05:17Inevitably, that greatly elevated the project as a whole.
05:20And Anno 117?
05:23There is no zero in between the two ones to balance them out.
05:27That is true, Diana.
05:28But then, Anno 117 had a subtitle.
05:32Pax Romana.
05:34I thought you said no subtitles.
05:35Absolutely.
05:36With one exception.
05:38That is, if the subtitle itself has Chexum 9 in it.
05:42Pax Romana.
05:44Pax, one, two, three.
05:46Romana, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
05:50A very strong countermeasure.
05:52See what we did.
05:53And they call me delusional!
05:56Anno 1800, the apex of the series,
05:59possesses two zeros sight by sight!
06:02One zero is a neutralizer.
06:04Two zeros are the perfect positivity booster.
06:08How much longer do I have to listen to this nonsense?
06:10Your rudeness is appalling!
06:14Desist with the fuck's stupidity at once!
06:17Listen, Concordia.
06:18I came here thinking we'd be discussing how to make an Anno game that reflects our own grand meeple dreams and visions.
06:26Instead, we're forced to listen to a load of old numbo jumbo Susan made up about magic numbers and how they affect the game madness.
06:35Also, I don't like the number nine.
06:38There are luckier numbers, like seven or three.
06:41How dare you!
06:43Diana, I'd love to see Chexum Seven as well, but the dev team themselves created this.
06:48And as long as-
06:49No, no, no, stop, stop!
06:50All of you!
06:52Listen, this is no matter of choice, coincidence, or your typical game dev superstition.
06:57Chexum Nine is...
06:59It's...
07:01I have to tell you something really important.
07:04Okay?
07:05Once when we...
07:07I'm afraid we may have lost him.
07:11Cute at first.
07:13But he was starting to give me the ick.
07:15I think I know what he wanted to share with you.
07:18Take a look at this.
07:19Anno 1800.
07:21The meeple wanted to do a musical.
07:24Benter, Archie, Mr. Malking.
07:27Never heard of them.
07:28How could you have?
07:29They came approximately 1,683 years after you.
07:35And...
07:35burned alive during a dress rehearsal.
07:37What?
07:38Just a moment.
07:38Honey, I think I know why my camera doesn't work.
07:42There are unverified recordings of this incident I only share with the uttermost caution.
07:47And a clear warning for weak stomachs.
07:51Oh, oh, who is that?
07:53They're sinking while burning.
07:56For real?
07:57The development team testify that these records are authentic.
08:01From their perspective, Chexum Nine can never be abandoned.
08:04They're just too lazy to program Anno wheels of time.
08:08From the prehistoric age right into the future.
08:12It would have hit different.
08:13Or Anno 42, the answer to everything.
08:17Come on, I'm right here with you.
08:20Anno 8000, the power of adjacent zeros.
08:23Stop it, please.
08:24Never.
08:25Tear down the nine and throw it into the midden pit right next to my Anno 2205 collective.
08:31This is proof.
08:33Ino!
08:34Oh my God!
08:35Silence, heretics!
08:36This is proof.
08:37Disobedient, rettance!
08:39Nine exists.
08:40I had to endure your foolish chitchat far too long.
08:45I am Nine, the Anno god.
08:48Hoorah!
08:49There is no Anno game without me at his home!
08:54You're fired!
08:56All of you, each and every single one of you!
09:00Mit einer such an overreaktion, I...
09:04Finally! It's working!
09:07Already told them last time.
09:10Anno 1305, it is!
09:13Ha ha ha.
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