Sea of Solitude

In contrast to Fe, Sea of Solitude actually has some production value, and merit. It isn't immediately grating, it's not annoyingly obtuse and it has a story to tell. Unfortunately, it is let down by basically non-existent gameplay (you walk, and you swim, the only real gameplay element being to wait for the monster in the sea to be far enough away, the rest is just "hold button down and switch brain off"), and kind of atrocious voice acting (oh, let's not forget the very basic writing). Since this seems to be another one of those "German gems" that EA somehow got a hold of (I imagine, because they got quite a bit of moolah through state sponsored programs, as it says so in the intro), it would have maybe worked to keep the obvious German voice actors speaking German, instead of forcing a bad English accent on them that makes them sound like villains. The story will be hit or miss, but I can guess where it's going: self doubts, self loathing, finding yourself again after a tragedy, the monster being your inner demon, the cityscape your fractured mind, full of memories, and the bad weather ... well, depression, dashed in with some hope here and there when the sun is shining and the bright spirits come to you. Maybe I'm totally wrong, but that's the idea I get. If you're looking for what is essentially a walking sim ... maybe play this through in an evening with friends or family. Alone it might just be too drab ... or hit too hard, depending on your state of mind. You can easily get it done within like 5 hours, I'd say, maybe 6 ... or a bit longer if you scour the maps for messages in bottles and seagulls to shoo away (yes, seriously, I have no metaphor for that). The worst thing, though, is the start-up when the game somehow seems to crash multiple times and only very slowly loads up at all. Then it crashes again when you want to quit. Everything else runs fine, though, so stick with it, and don't click like mad. It will eventually load, I guess. For 20 bucks, this is a steep price. The gameplay is as shallow as the waters, the story as dark as the hair on your character (the black sheep ... raven?), and the visuals as uninspired as you can get with a media grant, I guess. Nothing really sticks out. It isn't ugly per se, but also just not very interesting to look at, while you briskly try and get through the levels, instead of getting this feeling of WANTING to explore the world. Some 5/10 game imho. Grab it for a fiver like me if you really want to. Check it out and you can easily get a refund within the window. I was stupid enough to wait too long. Edit: I now realize I didn't have to "evaluate" the game's meaning, it's written plain as day on the Steam store page ... wow, nothing left to the imagination, eh? And, of course, you need an EA app account and the software, running simultaneously with Steam ... sucks.

It's a story about internal conflict and how perception can make us feel monstrous. Really great little game.

Oyun fena değil. Türkçe dil desteği olsaydı hikâyeyi ve detayları anlamak benim için çok daha rahat olur, dolayısıyla oyundan daha fazla keyif alabilirdim. Yine de mevcut haliyle atmosferini oldukça beğendim; kendine has bir havası var. Ayrıca controller ile oynayıp bitirdiğim ilk 3D oyun olabilir. Oynanışı genel olarak keyifli ve çok uzun sürmediği için de sıkmadan kendini tamamlıyor. Hikâyesi kısa ama öz, atmosferi de oyunun en beğendiğim taraflarından biri oldu. İndirimde denk gelirseniz kesinlikle şans verilebilir. Kısa sürede bitirilebilecek, atmosferiyle kendini sevdiren bir oyun. Tavsiye ederim.

Really nice game! Love the story.

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Eu sabia que esse jogo abordaria a depressão, mas não imaginei que abordaria isso e diversos outros temas de forma tão profunda... Gostei demais e a sensação de agonia ao pular na água e escutar o diabo gritando é agonizante demais, conseguiram passar a sensação que queriam, ótima simples, nada inovador (até porque se baseia em coisas reais) mas muito bem contada, aprofundando a relação dos personagens que apareceram e usando muita metalinguagem no formato dos monstros e em algumas conversas de duplo sentido, que valem tanto pro que ta acontecendo com, quanto pra vida real. A arte do jogo é incrível, quando sai da escuridão é aquele tipo de jogo que qualquer print é um wallpaper.. Jogão e o EA Originals tá me impressionando, 2 jogassos que tive que platinar porque gostei muito. A platina desse só é chato a parte dos coletáveis, mas é bem facinha. Recomendo demais e que venha o 2 com o namorado dela.