Death in the Water 2

🔍Quick Read : 4.5/10. This 2-person Dev team set out to make an oceanic horror experience and slightly delivered. Repetitive missions hold this game back, however the stunning underwater world we are introduced to could make someone with thalassophobia easily have nightmares. ⚠️ Devs state generative AI was used in game menus and it shows, I HATE seeing slop for something as simple as the “adjust brightness” settings. Same for the voice acting. Fiverr exists people. Death In The Water 2 threw me into its submerged world with its eye-catching visuals and that overall sense of dread which comes with the territory of the deep ocean. Even when first opening the game, you're met with a horrific yet beautiful scene of sharks surrounding the carcass of a whale, while dead bodies float in the distance. The opening score is also AMAZING in captivating the real adventure-seeking vibe before you descend. Which is why it's so gross to see AI all over EVERY loading screen and MENU, even when the game is first launched. Lastly about AI, the voice is bad, like really awful and can be picked up as AI in the first couple words. Which is also weird cause the sound design for your character and the wildlife is so perfect. Especially when you're alone and hear something shoot past in the water, which brings you back into this primal sense of fight or flight. 📖The Story : Is there one? I mean, definitely nothing memorable or even to write about tbh. Maybe starting with 2 was a mistake and I did so because it was on my steam store specials. Did I say DEEP? Lol. Seriously though, this game is NOT as open as I thought, and instead feels almost like a giant COD map where you can explore the things the dev made (like sunken crates, caves, ships ) and everything else you see in the distance is a giant pit that can't be explored. Overall, the game these 2 have created is stunning and made me want to love this game more than I did. In reality, the only thing I can positively come out and say? The visuals and sound design are beautifully done, the gunplay is fun and interesting, really cool creatures, andddd then its formatted in a search and destroy type mission xD 🛡️Combat : AMAZING. It's perfect for what I needed, and what I needed was some original gunplay and awesome fish death mechanics I guess xD. Sharks will eat your shot target when dead, things disappear right before your eyes, the fish react to shots in areas like real life, and the sway ooOOoooo the SWAY feels so perfect for an underwater sim shooter. 💰YOU SHOULD BUY IF…: 🤿 You Enjoy Great Underwater Visuals 😱 You Enjoy a Good Scare 🔫 You Enjoy Arena Shooters