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1. #Beyond blue switch review full#
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3. #Beyond blue switch review Ps4#
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Back at base, you can enjoy various licensed music as you flick through all the things you scanned. The games main niggle is it’s kinda bare-bones on content.

Some of the scenes are quite spectacular Barnacles Even when there is fish all over the place the game never slows down. But for the most part, it runs very well in TV and handheld mode. The Nintendo Switch version of the game does suffer from a bit of pop in. The game will also pepper in extra attention to detail like plastic waste littering the floor of the ocean. Even the spectacle of seeing so much sea life swimming about in large groups really hit home the beauty of the ocean and the life that lives in it. Spectacles like the whales swimming as a group and turtles eating jellyfish (yeah that’s a real thing I learned in this game). Graphically the game has some pretty good moments where you have to take in the wonders of the ocean. Stop back at base to learn some facts and listen to good music Wonders of the Deep It’s just a shame these nice snippets of education were not actually peppered more into the actual game. I actually learned a lot about the ocean and its inhabitants and it felt very reminiscent of the Blue Planet TV series, only sadly lacking David Attenborough to narrate it. My favourite feature by far of the experience was watching actual documentary footage which can be observed between missions in your cool-looking futuristic submarine. Scanning absolutely everything you can, adding them to your database to admire later back at base. You can of course just swim about in the large open level. Sometimes you also stop to grab a sample of coral life. Ok, sometimes you send a drone out to monitor animals movements which has a pretty awkward camera I found tricky to use. Then you basically swim to the next waypoint and repeat the process for 8 dives total until the game is over. Essentially, all you do in the game is swim to waypoints and scan animals such as turtles, whales and dolphins. Though in this case, I guess we should call this a swimming simulator. The gameplay is reminiscent of a walking simulator. The star of the show is swimming about in the ocean and just enjoying the spectacles of the ocean. I guess the idea was to try and provide some more depth other than ocean antics but it really adds nothing to the experience. The game attempts to weave in a half baked plot about Mirai and her sister who is struggling with school and looking after their elderly grandmother.

#Beyond blue switch review full#

Such as dolphins and even a sneaky little octopus that pops up randomly.Īs you explore the game you regularly chat to your underwater team about the mission which is presented in full English voice acting. You also get to observe various other wonders of the ocean. You play as Mirai, following her on her adventures observing a family of sperm whales, one of which has recently given birth to a calf. Everything is conveniently contained in a nice little diving suit. You can also live-stream on the internet which as we know is the most important of features to have underwater. Or need to worry about pressure even at the lowest depths of the ocean. Where diving equipment has now advanced to a level where you no longer need an oxygen tank. But don’t get your Switch wet, I can’t guarantee it will recover. If you like learning about the ocean and fancy a chilled out swimming adventure then Beyond Blue may be worth diving into.

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This game certainly piqued my interest as it partnered with the folks from the BBC who made the brilliant documentary series Blue Planet. Unless you’re playing in handheld, in which case you can enjoy this title on a nice deck chair by the side of a pool.

#Beyond blue switch review code#

Review code provided with many thanks to Terminals Into The Seaīeyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure where you get to explore the wonders of the ocean in the comfort of your own home.

#Beyond blue switch review Ps4#

System: Nintendo Switch (Also on Steam (Windows), PS4 & Xbox)