But for those who love the sea and get a rush from filling out a checklist, you’ll definitely get your money’s worth for the cost of this fantastic voyage. If you’re not excited by the prospect of finding all six Splendid Alfonsino in order to learn that they can live up to fifty years and migrate upwards at night to feed, then this may not be the game for you. The log is filled with educational information about the creatures like their scientific names, what depths they hang out and other pieces of helpful trivia. I love the mechanic of being able to scan ocean life and being given a checklist of how many of that animal there are to scan before you fill out your log. A Swell Shark? Are we sure it’s not more of a Just Okay Shark?īeyond Blue is meant to be a game about taking in the beauty of the ocean, while also hopefully learning a thing or two. But again, I never saw much need to ever turn this off. Call it the designated “swim slightly faster” button. Same with the designated sprint button, although I guess it’s not really sprinting if you’re underwater. For me, I never really saw any reason to turn the scanner off. When you activate your scanner, the camera does zoom in a bit, but this will allow you to see which fish you have or haven’t recorded in your log. You’ve got a button to swim straight up, and one to swim straight down. Swimming feels incredibly fluid, and the camera moves at a good pace if you need to look for that fish that just swam off or get your bearings using the compass. The main thing the developers needed to get right in a game like this was swimming, and they absolutely nailed it. The mechanics are beautiful in their simplicity. As Beyond Blue progresses, you’ll gain access to new technology like a drone that allows you to scan more specific parts of larger creatures, to equipment that lets you dive deeper and explore the darker parts of the sea. The main story arguably focuses on Mirai’s relationship with a family of sperm whales she’s been following and observing, particularly the newly birthed baby whale. Once you have your goals, swim to the closest one, perform a quick scan or minor task like collecting nearby coral samples, rinse and repeat before swimming to another buoy for another handful of missions. You’ll generally swim towards one of the underwater buoys, and use the equipment there to track down various sounds like faulty equipment or playful dolphins. Objectives in Beyond Blue never get too complicated. Mirai’s livestreams have some truly BIG guest appearances. Don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe for more Whitetip Reef Sharks. She works with OceanX and aids in their research, while also cataloging the animals below the sea, and even performing some underwater livestreams. You play as Mirai, a young woman who fell in love with the ocean at a young age, and is eager to explore it. So much so that they consulted with real marine biologists to make sure everything was as accurate as possible, which is really cool. Beyond Blue opens up by telling us that it’s based on the Blue Planet series, and the developers really did their homework when it came time to do research for this title. I’ve spent hours swimming around the depths in the old Endless Ocean series on the Wii, and now E-Line Media has brought similar ideas to the modern console era in the deep sea explorative adventure, Beyond Blue.Īt first glance, Beyond Blue may look like one of those underwater documentaries, and that’s because it basically is. So naturally, I have a huge fondness for video games that allow me to explore the ocean to my heart’s content. There’s just something about the vast unexplored depths filled with beautiful and amazing creatures and unknown possibilities that’s excited me ever since I was a kid. “Embracing the same inclusive development process that was used to create Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), E-Line’s BAFTA award-winning game about Alaska Native culture, the company partnered with BBC Studios (developers of the acclaimed Blue Planet II), OceanX Media, world-class game makers, and some of science’s leading ocean experts to craft an experience that reflects the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that infuses our planet’s beating blue heart.I’ve always been a really big fan of the ocean.
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