A Twist of Questions

[joeymeboy98]

1. Are there any promotional bonuses that can only be obtained through special means (like pre-order bonuses, save data from a different game, codes that can't be found in-game, and things of that nature)?
2. Is there anything permanently missable that I would need to start a new save file to get? The Short Story achievement might fit the bill.
3. Is this game identical on all platforms, including the presence of an in-game achievement equivalent for systems that don't have them? (Addendum: I see that the Xbox version lacks the seven achievement I that seem to pertain to Eagle Island Twist, will they be added later?)
4. Is Eagle Island Twist an update to Eagle Island, or is it a separate game? It seems like the former, but I want to make sure.

[Pixelnicks]

1. No
2. You can go back and revisit all levels, except for a couple of boss fights in the main Eagle Island game. Other than that the only thing you can't "re-do" would be the speed in which you play the game as already noted.
3. The console versions have minor revisions to a couple of levels. I wasn't aware achievements were different on different platforms, I'll have ask the console porting company about that.
4. It's an update which renamed the game, turning it into two games in one. On the title screen you can select Eagle Island or Eagle Island Twist.

[joeymeboy98]

Thank you! What kind of revisions are on the console versions? Also, how difficult is short story?

[Pixelnicks]

The requirement for Short Story is 1 hour 15 minutes. It requires you to play confidently and swiftly, but not to speedrun standards. You're very unlikely to get this on your first play through, especially since you're likely to explore and find secret levels during that playthrough. Most people will find the achievements requiring S Ranks more difficult.

Updates on console (these will be coming to Steam hopefully in a couple of weeks):
- Fix one tile in the Eagle Island overworld (Eagle Island)
- Fix a bug where Koji can sometimes position Quill in the wrong place in a level (Eagle Island)
- Make Armaura battle a bit more forgiving on Casual difficulty (Eagle Island)
- Overworld lava no longer kills Quill (Eagle Island)
- Update the big purple fish enemy behaviour (Twist)
- Added a health pickup to the Twisted Nagaka boss (Twist)
- Adjust camera positioning on the lightning ladybird enemies (Twist)
- Adjust enemy falconer difficulty (Twist)
- Fix a rare crash on Eagle Royale (Twist)
- Add more/bigger platforms to Iceberg Basin (Twist)
- Fix a performance issue which can occur when playing offline
- Publisher logo update

[joeymeboy98]

Thank you! How brutal are some of the S Ranks? Also, does the Switch version have an in-game achievement system?