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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Horror | #17 | 3.469 | 3.800 |
Sound Design | #41 | 3.104 | 3.400 |
Aesthetics | #51 | 3.286 | 3.600 |
Enjoyment (Best Game) | #79 | 2.556 | 2.800 |
Story | #128 | 1.278 | 1.400 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Brilliant choice of setting/situation. Simply being underwater with limited oxygen is tense enough, to then be punctuated by unexpected swimming horrors makes for a very engaging experience. The visuals and especially the sound are really nice, all helping to sell that laser-focused theme. I am underwater, I can barely see, this isn't a good place for me. Really nice work :)
I'm always glad to see a horror game take place underwater, since I think it's a drastically underutilized horror setting. It's actively hostile to human life, it slows down movement and dampens the soundscape, it allows for either claustrophobic 3D mazes or bottomless voids where anything could be lurking, and it's home to so many horrific creatures. I think that anyone growing up playing Ecco the Dolphin or Sonic the Hedgehog as I did will have a deep-seated fear of the open ocean and drowning in video games.
I thought that this game was very well done. In particular I like the touch of adding particles floating in the water, which not only helps to sell the underwater setting, but also gives the player plenty of things to see out of the corner of their eye.
Really pretty to look at :3 I appreciated the tutorial instructions when starting out cos even though I read what the controls were on the game page, I probably would've forgotten some things, so it was nice to have something on screen to tell me :D
It felt quite sorta claustrophobic + mysterious at the same time, kinda like I was being drawn deeper to explore :3 Whenever I've seen people cave diving on TV, I've always thought it looks like a scary thing to do! I definitely couldn't do it for real, haha.
I used to do a lot of scuba diving when I was younger, and I have to say this game is pretty spot on with the sound design and general weight and feel of it. My only gripe is that the head-bobbing is a little much and made me slightly queasy. But all in all, a solid spooky scuba sim!
Really loved the diving and light mechanics in this!