DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

TL;DR: The game is poorly balanced, while the narrator and art generate a lovecraftian atmosphere, the game rewards agressive gameplay more similar to a hack and slash. The good The diving feels smooth The design is nice (the village personally feels very close to darkest dungeon's hamlet) The voice acting is on point No gamebreaking bugs on release is remarkable The bad (mostly balance issues) From the very beginning the game tells you there is a set amount of time to finish the game (and the loading tips inform you that you shouldn't delay with you altar offerings prolong the end), you can disable this but the game explains that the intended design is to explore while under time pressure. This creates a sense of urgency that some could find unappealing, but for the purpose of the atmosphere it's good, the problem lies that you will very soon realize, you can increase the timer faster than it goes out. The only way to progress in the game is to lean heavily into eldritch stuff, like it's normal. The first time i tried beating the game with no sacrifices, but i soon realized that I had to in order to get the upgrade for the workshop that enables you to craft the upgrades to finish the game. The previous point is where things get silly, every single eldritch thing you can craft or do in the village is a buff, new recruits? straight to slaughter, nobody bats an eye. You wear a suit made out of living flesh? Completely normal. You are using a cthulu powered jet ski? your sanity increases. The game rewards you for being a full on cultist with absolutely no downiside. Some things are very poorly explained or not at all, like the difference between fishing 3 and 4, or a piece of nonlethal ammunition that has a description that makes it sound like you would use it to block a hole to prevent a chase A lot of mechanics are either there just as a filler or you'll unlock them when they no longer matter (or finish the game before unlocking them). For example, in a normal run when you finish the game your villagers will be between lv 5 and 8, the library heals them for 0,5 to 1 per level (let's say around 6 healed), through food buffs your villagers will heal 30% each day, this would be around 30 to 60 each day. Having a good population is counterintuitive. Base recruits suck, you only get one a day, and leveling them up takes forever. By the time you get your first recruits (lv4) from exploring, your villager will still be lv 2 or 3 at most. So you'll banish everybody, this happens again when you unlock later expeditions and the recruits from those are lvl 9 while your town is 6 at best. The game autosaves at the village, the learning curve for what manning each building is very steep, and you can only change the villager's job once per day, autosave in the village punishes you for not properly understanding the importance of each building. The gun's magazine is so limiting that you'll find yourself playing "riddick goes diving sim" While I found the lore and creatures good, the story itself is quite lackluster, jack being immediately presented as holding a "drumstick" is more spoiler than foreshadowing.

Solid game, had a fun time although end game got a bit grindy. Would have been interesting with more options and traits for town management

Очень даже интересная, занимательная игра про хтонь и безнадегу. Игра может быть немного душной в плане сбора ресурсов и механики "конца света", но в остальном, было интересно играть. К тому же, у меня есть определенная фобия морского дна и каждый раз открывая новый биом мне было жутко как минимум первые разы при посещении локации.

I really enjoy survival games and I love the suspense, this game is most excellent for that with some downtime while you are in town. I find this game relaxing and a little jump scary-ish. Perfect Combo

Если вы любите "неторопливые спешности", то эта игра для вас. Что-то вроде SUBNAUTICA, но в 2D режиме.

Отличная игра с вайбом The Darkest Dungeon с густой лавкрафтовской атмосферой.

Excelente. Realmente es un juego de esos maravillosos. Soy una persona que con los juegos de terror suelo ser muy reticente porque no me asusto, pero este juego sabe tenerme en tensión y generar una atmósfera incómoda que no te deja estar tranquilo. Me gustó tanto la historia, como la jugabilidad, la verdad es que le he dado una vuelta entera al juego en normal y deseando poder darle alguna vuelta más en otras dificultades. El apartado artístico es simplemente maravilloso.

A fun game with an eerie atmosphere. The story is good but not that deep. The world and enemies are scary and feel very dangerous, but once you learn the map a bit better and figure out how they work, it gets a lot less exciting. If you like Lovecraft it is a fun time and can be finished pretty quickly.

[h1] GRÁFICOS [/h1] Uma pegada artística estilizada e sombria, combinando um visual 2D focado em terror atmosférico e exploração submarina, semelhante em tom e estilo ao clima lúgubre de Darkest Dungeon. Se você já jogou e gostou, possivelmente também irá se encantar por esse visual. [h1] JOGABILIDADE [/h1] Mistura exploração subaquática de terror, gerenciamento de acampamento e mecânicas de roguelike. Num primeiro momento parece um jogo confuso, mas você pega o jeito rápido. [h1] DIFICULDADE [/h1] Não é um jogo desafiador nas mecânicas. No início tudo te mata com extrema facilidade, mas com o passar dos dias você começa a aprender os movimentos das criaturas e o jogo se torna fácil. [h1] HISTÓRIA [/h1] Se passa em um mundo apocalíptico com uma pegada lovecraftiana, onde uma misteriosa chuva negra cai ininterruptamente há cinco anos, afogando a civilização e transformando o planeta em um oceano repleto de criaturas hostis que transformam aquelas águas em um verdadeiro pesadelo. Os poucos sobreviventes que restaram tentam se manter vivos em acampamentos improvisados nos picos de montanhas que ainda não foram totalmente engolidos pela chuva. O seu papel nessa história é assumir o controle de um grupo de sobreviventes liderado por Jack, um protagonista determinado a desvendar os mistérios das profundezas e apaziguar a entidade divina antes do fim do mundo. ABSOLUTE CINEMA! [h1] TRILHA SONORA [/h1] Eu gostei hahaha. Ela consegue criar uma atmosfera tensa, sombria e imersiva que combina perfeitamente com a proposta de sobrevivência e terror lovecraftiano. [h1] CRÍTICAS [/h1] Achei a história um pouco curta. Gostaria que o jogo tivesse mais desafios, áreas diferentes... quem sabe em uma DLC ou atualização futura. O jogo tem um enorme potencial. Mas vale a pena, é um bom game e por um preço OK. [h1] NOTA FINAL [/h1] ★★★★☆