
In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean.
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Languages: English
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Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
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15 mins in the dark hoping the silhouette of a whale doesnt land on me...i now understand how my wife feels every night. I didnt enjoy this 'game' but at least i learned from it...is this how men end up buying their wife flowers from the petrol station on the way home from work?
Pros: + Great soundtrack + Black and white/yellow-ish art style, the contrast is nice Cons: - No audio settings - Trial and error gameplay taking you out of the immersion Not sure if it's good as a game though it was a nice experience.
The slowest runner game ever released where you duck or slow down to avoid obstacles while experience a short narrative. It's cute enough and has some nice scenery. Ultimately not the most memorable experience, but you can do worse dipping into the free bin on steam.
атмосферная игра
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☑ Gnome. ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Gnome. ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Gnome. ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Gnome. ☐ Human ☐ Lizards ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Gnome. ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Just press ‚A‘ ☐ Easy ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Gnome. ☐ Dark Souls ---{Grind}--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isnt necessary to progress ☑ Gnome. ☐ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding ---{Story}--- ☐ Story? ☑ Gnome. ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{Game Time}--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Gnome. ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If u have some spare money left ☑ Gnome. ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☑ Gnome. ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
Solid 5 minutes of gameplay. [spoiler]What's with the ending? Was that the ship he escaped with the lifeboat and is now sailing an endless circle till the inevitable death? Was that guy still alive in the ocean? Might be cannibalism time.[/spoiler]
Really simple and really short, but also really good!!! 🙂
Like a number of reviewers here, I'm a bit on the fence about whether I recommend this or not. And I just chose "no" because I would have preferred a little more "polish" as well as design and creative ideas for the game, and so "no" is how I tell the creator of this game this. But not recommending it is a bit meaningless as well, because it just depends... For example, if you want a short, serene-like experience (other than the "disjointed" or "jarring" (for lack of any better words) moments of figuring out what's happening and what you need to do with one of the three action choices) then this little game is perfect. The music is nice, the sound of the water is nice, and the overall experience for me was nice. I didn't care for whatever the game was trying to say or not say by the ending, so the ending just elicited a sort of "who cares?" from me and I couldn't care less what it might mean. And even though, overall, is was a fun new experience, attractive BECAUSE of its length and no need for a big investment of time or energy, I guess I don't recommend it because I don't feel like anyone is missing anything enriching by not playing it. But if there's a whim to play it, then I think that's the perfect sign to play it! Wow, what a silly review.... I spent more time writing this review than I did playing the game... But hey, all in the name of whims, eh? ;)
100% Good 1 min game that tells a story and that story ended but will love to play eny update that coms along
Атмосфера интересная, суть проста. В данной "короткометражке" нам показывают тленность человека в океане. Пройдено за 5 минут.
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