Sword of the Sea Review – Echoing in the Sand

fThe first trailer, Sea sword He had me. Is the majority of the calm yet mystical world that navigates the hoverboat and sword, HoverSword (but surfboard and snowboard), all wrapped in one? The perfect vibe of the giant squid title, ala Abz and PasslessAre you littering a little trip? It instantly got me hooked. That’s probably why I had quite high expectations.

From the first moment, Sea sword have. As an ancient guardian who wakes up in one drop, you will enter this desert-filled world, unleashing water and restoring prosperity. There is some deeper lore, but in terms of atmosphere and atmosphere, it is simply breathtaking, and its distinctly wild breath.

When you leave the sandy sea and easily cut through the dunes, the devastation changes to life. With each release of water, a variety of aquatic creatures gush out, creating this visual buoyancy. This extends to gameplay, especially when jumping on jellyfish and surfing the greenery. There are few other issues (of course, there is no risk of ruining it) especially as you glide through the environment and not perform any sick tricks on anyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWBMXSSQDJM

“Although all the mechanics really come together in the second half of the game (and obviously not that long), they still offer a very fun, seamless platform loop. It’s not punished at all, but being able to explore these huge areas is enjoyable in itself.”

From spin tricks and flips to half-pipes to jumping through gaps with momentum. Sea sword Control as seamlessly as unfolding. It can be easily zoned out in the environment, explore ways to reach a specific breast, or generate in collectible shells. All collected currencies can be deposited into mystical merchants around the world (with supernatural tricks to appear at the right time). It’s great, but you soon discover that they’re insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

It could be stylish like a triple front flip from the mountains, but it doesn’t really affect gameplay. Many default double jumps, spins and crushes while crossing the world, and accept more traditional platform loops. Whether you care about the score or it’s revealed to be useful during pause, I feel the overall depth of the trick is very limited from the start. I fully understand the huge squid’s goal of taking this particular type of movement into a exploration game, but I feel that the sense of style and competitiveness is completely superficial.

You need to emphasize the perfect design of the environment and pacing. Unlike Passless And that open world, Sea sword As you move from chapter to chapter, you provide a more linear progression as you are far less distracted. The familiar areas, like Snowy Mountain and lava-filled caves, feel so fresh that there is little downtime. Some visuals – cities coming out from under the sand, islands and ships floating in the night sky – are truly beautiful, boasting a gorgeous and vibrant art direction. The portrayal of water and marine biology reminds me Abzand it’s fun to find whales and dolphins swimming in the world without caring about them. It’s nice to be able to ride them and roam quietly, even if it’s a small, pre-determined circle.

All the mechanics really come together in the second half of the game (certainly not that long), but they still offer a very fun, seamless platform loop. I don’t feel any punishment at all, but it’s fun to be able to explore these huge areas. Another notable sequence is the welcome change of pace, although the core gameplay can be mixed and dragged in a variety of ways.

“The developer’s previous titles created a sense of emotional connection during short runs, but Sword of the Sea doesn’t nail it completely, and it doesn’t help the story start to end after hitting something that feels like its journey.”

Your goal is essentially to restore the cycle. It becomes interrupted for unknown reasons (which quickly becomes apparent in a fiery surprise). It’s very easy and as a result, bets can feel modest halfway through the game. Perhaps it’s because you’re very straightforward to feel your way and absorb the atmosphere while the lore is presented in the snippet. Civilizations that came before, their end, spiritual rivers that bind everything, and so on. But I didn’t think I was invested myself Passless or Abz.

Perhaps that’s because too many questions are left unanswered as a cohesive story. Who was the minder in charge of that one empty city? What about Ghost Warriors, whose giant body remains frozen as a walking sent in the field, leading from one place to the next? Are those merchants closely tied to the cycle like Guardians?

There are also characters that are very familiar to you, and they have a key role that barely rises in being a cameo. But again, they may be the champions spoken on the tablet given their abilities. Many of the traditions, especially the themes of fire and water, life and death, spirits and humans, are open to attribute one’s meaning. That is, if these Ghost Warriors are not used to explain why they exist in snow fields (or why they work exactly as they do).

The developer’s previous titles created a sense of emotional connection during short runs, but Sea sword It doesn’t completely glue it to you. It also doesn’t help that story begins to get caught up in after slamming something that feels like its journey. Overall playtime is shorter Passless – And it praises architecture and is a lot to become a comb for secrets. By comparison, this is not a bad thing considering how tight this feels. Even if the credits rolled out, it didn’t really shake up the feeling that “that’s it.”

Sea sword It then offers some additional gameplay elements. This leans even further towards speed running and exploration. This has a journey-like element, unlike its title and its seamless co-op, which brings to this day a surprising and urgent encounter, but I don’t know if Giant Squid’s approach has been maintained that much.

“To get lost in the waves requires something to ultimately lock yourself in, and for better or worse, giant squids don’t deliver completely on that front.”

As long as it continues, Sea sword It’s a beautiful, engrossing experience, a lost-out experience, and thanks to Austin Wintley’s incredible score, it’s not at all. It highlights a quiet moment and presents some incredible vocal pieces.

On the downside, there were some performance issues, even with GPU and RAM, which exceeded the recommended specifications, just as incredible as the direction of the art. Most of it is probably CPU bound, and my 11th Gen I5 is a bottleneck, but even with moderate resolution scaling and quality settings, I still get framerate drops. Support for upscaling may have helped with these issues, but there is no denying that in some areas there is a need for further optimization, or at least better hardware.

Despite all these cautions, I still recommend Sea sword For those seeking a relatively light adventure with excellent artistic direction, movement and music. It’s hard to captivate me in so many meaningful ways, but it’s confusing, despite the fact that it fires with so many cylinders, from the design of the world to the overall joy of exploration. But there’s something to ultimately lock yourself in as much affection as possible to get lost in the waves, and for better or worse, a giant squid won’t be delivered completely on that front.

This game was reviewed on PC.