This game is gorgeous and has a really nice atmosphere when you're diving. The gathering of fish and cooking them up at the restaurant is a really fun game play loop, it's got some Pikmin feeling resource/time management systems.

But every character is really mean and I'm afraid of the ocean (especially whales), so I can't shake this bad vibe I get from the game while playing it. Everybody is mean, aggressive, and manipulative. I don't mind that when a few characters do it, it can be pretty funny! But EVERY character is just standoffish and takes advantage of the main character, and I can't help but feel bad when that happens. I really want to like it, but I think I'm dropping it. It makes me feel upset and uncomfortable to play. I understand these are pretty personal issues, but if anyone else has an aversion to these sorts of things, it might be best to pass this one. :(

That said, if you don't take issue with any of these grievances, I think there is a lot to love about this game. You can tell tons of time and passion went into making this game, and the end product shows it.

This game is gorgeous and has a really nice atmosphere when you're diving. The gathering of fish and cooking them up at the restaurant is a really fun game play loop, it's got some Pikmin feeling resource/time management systems. But every character is really mean and I'm afraid of the ocean (especially whales), so I can't shake this bad vibe I get from the game while playing it. Everybody is mean, aggressive, and manipulative. I don't mind that when a few characters do it, it can be pretty funny! But EVERY character is just standoffish and takes advantage of the main character, and I can't help but feel bad when that happens. I really want to like it, but I think I'm dropping it. It makes me feel upset and uncomfortable to play. I understand these are pretty personal issues, but if anyone else has an aversion to these sorts of things, it might be best to pass this one. :( That said, if you don't take issue with any of these grievances, I think there is a lot to love about this game. You can tell tons of time and passion went into making this game, and the end product shows it.