Published: Publish Date – 12:45 AM, Mon – 20 Jun 22
What stood out with the Ocean was the simplicity of the levelers as they were designed as simple button taps and nothing more.
By Aditya Deshbandhu
Ocean – in your heart is a game like Space, Sky, Abzu, Flower and Journey; One who wants his players to sit back, relax and take their sights and music.
It pretty much meets its set goals in as little as five minutes into the game, it not only manages to calm you down but also keeps you hooked for longer play sessions where it allows you to enter a contemplative state. – One where you can feel the calmness of the sea and get lost in the background score.
In terms of gameplay, Ocean lets you play as Luna, an underwater creature who can make fish, coral, and other underwater creatures manifest with the emotions in her heart. You help make Luna an idyllic underwater sanctuary as you populate it with a mix of fish, coral, and other underwater creatures.
The game borrows a bit from games like Pokémon where it encourages you to pet fish and communicate with them as they shower you with love in the shape of pink floating hearts. Very similar to games like Ocean Flower in that its systems require you to work towards building as many schools of fish as possible. The more you level up and the bigger your sanctuary gets, you unlock new types of fish and weeds, a game that lets you collect and level up the grind in a state of peace without feeling the slightest. encourages.
What stood out with Ocean was the simplicity of the levelings as they were designed as simple button taps and nothing more – only later ideas designed to produce a calming essence in the form of soothing sounds. went. There’s nothing here that the game requires you to do because the levels mean so little, for example, my first hour with the game Luna was over 100 levels!
When it asks you to focus on the ‘right now’, instead of thinking ahead and strategizing like other F2P games, Ocean gets it almost right.
However, Ocean isn’t perfect as it all gets a little too ‘still’, a little too soon, even though Ocean Blue has the right shade and a great deal of music. The camera view is limited, and the setting is steady, with little for you to do and the same music repeats after a while on an endless loop.
Unlike games like Flower, Sky or Journey, player interaction is limited to button taps and the ability to switch camera views thus, getting lost in the moment – a quality I think is essential for games in this genre. , is quite limited.
An intuitive and sophisticated experience that has its limits, Ocean is great for a burst of serenity, but there isn’t a mesmerizing experience quite like the sky. Try this if you want to use sports as a means to relieve stress.
