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Dragoon321 Demoted Evil Overlord Since: Oct, 2010
Demoted Evil Overlord
04/19/2012 19:56:54 •••

A World All It's Own

My experience with Endless ocean was at best amusing and at times boring. The first game lacks any real challenge. That does not detract from the fact that the game is beautiful, jaw dropping even. I would be lying if I said my heart didn't beat a little faster while exploring the Abyss or that my eyes didn't bug out the first time I entered the caves. However beyond the visuals and exploration the game seems oddly disjointed. The story is cohesive enough and even interesting, but something about the execution is slightly lacking. Overall not a game I would buy, but certainly worth renting.

Blue World on the other hand is an entirely different story. Set 2 years after the first (ironically this is the amount of real-life time that passed between the games) Blue World fixes nearly every problem with the first game and then expands upon it. Didn't like the fact that you were stuck in one location? Now we have ten or so. Didn't like the lack of combat? Now you can engage in PG level fights with sharks (They tail smack you instead of bite and you blast them with sound waves instead of killing them). Did the out of place wildlife annoy you? We fixed that. Would you like a more in-depth story with interesting characters? We got that now.

Literally every minor and major complaint I had in the first game is fixed in Blue World and they actually did some things I wasn't even expecting (diving in fresh water for instance). Blue World is defiantly worth more then just a rent, mostly because completely beating the game is likely going to require 100+ hours of game play. Overall both games are fun for anyone looking for drama, exploration, beautiful environments, or even just a relaxing game you can use to unwind after a grueling session of Call of Duty.


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