History VideoGame / EcoQuest

* AndIMustScream: The manual reveals that Flesh-Eater was once a normal Elurian, but the poison mutated his brain until he lost his capacity for rational thought, and is no longer able to speak. There is hope that this will be reversed once the poison is taken away, though.

* EnfanteTerrible: The manual states that Flesh-Eater was nine years old when he encountered the toxic waste. He was much smaller then, but the poison mutated his body until he grew to monstrous size.

** Flesh-Eater's original name, Icarus, is quite fitting, considering his curiosity led him to get too close to something harmful...

* MeaningfulName: Adam and Noah Greene. Considering these are games based around [[GreenAesop Green Aesops]]...

In the first game, ''"The Search for Cetus"'', Adam meets a talking Dolphin that's been nursed back to health at a Marine Biological Institution after being trapped in a fishing net. He releases the dolphin back into the wild, but the dolphin later comes back to request his aid. Adam travels to an underwater kingdom, consisting mostly of ancient grecian ruins, and populated by a wide variety of talking marine life (anything from manatees to clownfish seem to be able to hold an intelligent conversation here). It appears that the ruler of this kingdom, an old and wise sperm whale, has gone missing, and Adam must find him. To make matters worse, a gigantic manta ray mutated by a hidden underwater radioactive waste dump, has been terrorizing the kingdom and must be stopped. It is also notable for being the first game designed by Creator/JaneJensen, creator of the ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' series.

In the second game, ''Lost Secret of the Rainforest'', Adam and his father travel to South America, where the father is going to work on developing sustainable nut agriculture. Adam falls asleep in a rowboat, and is quietly taken downriver by... you guessed it... a pair of talking river otters. He is now tasked with saving a gigantic ancient tree called "The Heart of the World" which is slowly dying. Adam meets a slew of talking amazonian wildlife, as well as a hidden village of natives. When the village and the huge tree are burned down by a ruthless and greedy poacher and his thugs, Adam travels to an ancient Inca city to retrieve a unique sapling which could one day grow to become a new "Heart of the World".

Both games are characterized by cartoonish character portraits and accessibility to children, and are some of the rare examples of Sierra games where the protagonist cannot die (no HaveANiceDeath screen, otherwise a Sierra adventure staple). Both games also have a pixel-hunt side-quest where Adam must pick up litter (in both games) or record wildlife and ecological disturbances (in the second game). Expect a lot of Ecological Aesops, and yeah, talking animals.

[[caption-width-right:320:''Going green never looked so beautiful.'']]

[[caption-width-right:320:''[=EcoQuest=]: The Search for Cetus'']]

* ParentalAbandonment: Delphineus' parents died he was young. The Oracle said they were caught in a drift net.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: The Great Senator speaks of that "blasted blubber farm of a whale." Adam asks him if he was talking about King Cetus. The Great Senator says he did and then clumsily denies referring Cetus by that moniker.

* MissingMom: Adam's mom is never seen or mentioned, so it's very possible she passed away years ago.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: The Great Senator speaks of that "blasted blubber farm of a whale." Adam asks him if he was referring to King Cetus. The Great Senator says he did and then clumsily denies labeling Cetus by that moniker.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: The Great Senator speaks of that "blasted blubber farm of a whale." Adam asks him if he was referring to King Cetus. The Great Senator says he did and clumsily denies labeling Cetus by that moniker.

** Prolonged exposure to low temperature underwater has no effect on Adam.

* WorldTree: The Forest Heart in the second game. You need to find a new one 'cause the old one's about to die. Oh and by the way - for some reason it can talk.

* AdultsAreUseless: Adam has to solve all of people's problems by himself. However, there are some cases where adults were needed, such as clearing the sea cave of toxic drums.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The villain of the first game, Flesh-Eater, has red eyes.

* MissingMom: Adam's mom is never seen or mentioned, so it's very possible she passed away years ago.
* ReDEyesTakeWarning: The villain of the first game, Flesh-Eater, has red eyes.

* Missingmom: Adam's mom is never seen or mentioned, so it's very possible she passed away years ago.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Several in the first game:

** The sea turtle named "Erroneous". Also an IronicName since he is a professor and you have to save him from his mistakes.

** The sea turtle named "Erroneous". Also an IronicName since he is a professor.