Overall Endless Ocean 2 is much improved over its predecessor. While strides haven’t been made graphically or in the audio department, the way the game is played has been enhanced so much, and most of the niggles with the first game have been addressed. You can play by following the storyline or exploring and doing whatever you want - that’s the joy of Endless Ocean 2. Well done Arika.
I've been watching this Celtic woman group on youtube. Its not my thing but I have to say its fairly entertaining to watch and the game gets you into the music because you associate it with an environment.
NGamer review
A relaxing underwater adventure that teaches you about fish and shows you how to battle sharks for their buried treasure. [Feb 2010, p.62]
"I've been watching this Celtic woman group on youtube. Its not my thing
but I have to say its fairly entertaining to watch and the game gets
you into the music because you associate it with an environment."
Definitely, I wouldn't want to listen to Hayley Westenra, but it works wonderfully as the music for the game!
Beat the story mode, the story is about 10 hrs long.
Once that's done you can get down to the real game and play it like EO1.
You unlock the jukebox so you can pick your tune.
There is a f***ton of stuff to do, side quests, treasure to hunt out, an actual incentive to keep gathering, species to find, stories to hear, a coral reef to build, an aquarium to populate. This game has so much stuff.
The last area of the game is aweeeesome. It's almost like a dungeon, it locks you in some rooms with enemies, you have to find some treasure and ways to unlock doors.
It has an Indiana Jones like moment at the end.
The music and end sequence Oh yeah, we are a team damnit!
Now I understand what they mean when they say the game is a completionists dream, everything is logged, there are even achievements if you want to do that.
For those of you who played the first game and think you don't need more, note that this game is very different to the first. It is NOT the same experience.
The subtitle for the first game is Dive, Discover, Dream.
The subtitle for the second is Adventures of the Deep.
The first you dived, discovered new areas, had a dream like atmosphere as you stared in awe at some wonderful sites. The second only kicks into that mode once you've completed the story mode (which is only like a 3rd or even a quarter of the availible gameplay here).
In EO2 you have adventures, its very rare to be without an objective. You have to negotiate light underwater temples, get locked in chambers and fight off sea monsters, you salvage for treasure too which is almost as addictive as the drug dealing mini-game in Chinatown wars.
You are always being pushed on by the story and characters.
But then you can also do all the stuff from the first game at your leisure.
Objectively you can say that in every areas EO2 is improved over the first. The graphics engine is so much better, the on screen character model count has quadrupled for instance. There is far more meat to the game. The limited boat is now an island, you can now sell salvaged items etc.
If I go on emotion and instinct, I couldn't say one is better than the other because they offer different experiences. EO1 doesn't have the distractions, it has better access to music i.e being able to listen to the music you want (when) you want.
It's simplicity is part of its elegance and beauty. In the second game, rather than just floating about in a dreamy state, you are often compelled by addiction to break out the sonar and start digging for treasure.
This game is awesome and will give you not days, but weeks of gameplay. I think I will easily put in more playtime than the first game.
This is the title music. Performed live.
3 tracks from the game.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ibbstersTHECRAPGAMER#p/u/2/fAUbnkVDF14
Some more pics from todays dive.
It's like 20'000 leagues under the sea
The Grey whale, on the brink of extinction.
The coastal waters of Egypt are very different.
The following pic is too awesome to post and is a spoiler.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4708/r4e0537.jpg
Songs from the game.
Ave Maria
Carrickfergus
Dulaman
Isle of Inisfree
Nella Fantasia
One World
The Last Rose of Summer
The Prayer
The Soft Goodbye
Thanks Reknoc
I've been watching this Celtic woman group on youtube. Its not my thing but I have to say its fairly entertaining to watch and the game gets you into the music because you associate it with an environment.
NGamer review
A relaxing underwater adventure that teaches you about fish and shows you how to battle sharks for their buried treasure. [Feb 2010, p.62]
84%
Cool! Sharks have buried treasure. I knew they were protecting something.
Definitely, I wouldn't want to listen to Hayley Westenra, but it works wonderfully as the music for the game!
Beat the story mode, the story is about 10 hrs long.
Once that's done you can get down to the real game and play it like EO1.
You unlock the jukebox so you can pick your tune.
There is a f***ton of stuff to do, side quests, treasure to hunt out, an actual incentive to keep gathering, species to find, stories to hear, a coral reef to build, an aquarium to populate. This game has so much stuff.
The last area of the game is aweeeesome. It's almost like a dungeon, it locks you in some rooms with enemies, you have to find some treasure and ways to unlock doors.
It has an Indiana Jones like moment at the end.
The music and end sequence
Oh yeah, we are a team damnit!
Now I understand what they mean when they say the game is a completionists dream, everything is logged, there are even achievements if you want to do that.
For those of you who played the first game and think you don't need more, note that this game is very different to the first. It is NOT the same experience.
The subtitle for the first game is Dive, Discover, Dream.
The subtitle for the second is Adventures of the Deep.
The first you dived, discovered new areas, had a dream like atmosphere as you stared in awe at some wonderful sites. The second only kicks into that mode once you've completed the story mode (which is only like a 3rd or even a quarter of the availible gameplay here).
In EO2 you have adventures, its very rare to be without an objective. You have to negotiate light underwater temples, get locked in chambers and fight off sea monsters, you salvage for treasure too which is almost as addictive as the drug dealing mini-game in Chinatown wars.
You are always being pushed on by the story and characters.
But then you can also do all the stuff from the first game at your leisure.
Objectively you can say that in every areas EO2 is improved over the first. The graphics engine is so much better, the on screen character model count has quadrupled for instance. There is far more meat to the game. The limited boat is now an island, you can now sell salvaged items etc.
If I go on emotion and instinct, I couldn't say one is better than the other because they offer different experiences. EO1 doesn't have the distractions, it has better access to music i.e being able to listen to the music you want (when) you want.
It's simplicity is part of its elegance and beauty. In the second game, rather than just floating about in a dreamy state, you are often compelled by addiction to break out the sonar and start digging for treasure.
This game is awesome and will give you not days, but weeks of gameplay. I think I will easily put in more playtime than the first game.