When not surfing and appearing as extras in Home & Away, the good people of Australia enjoy nothing more than making video games. Submerged, an exploration-focused foray from the wonderfully named Uppercut Games, looks to be one of the better titles to emerge from Down Under in quite some time – although we are disappointed by the apparent lack of Fosters.
The game takes place in a flooded city a million miles away from Melbourne, where you'll take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her badly injured brother to the aquatic area in a small fishing boat. You'll need to scour the location for fresh supplies, with a 'barbie' right at the top of your list. No, actually we made that last part up.
While we're having a larrrf at the PlayStation 4 title's expense, it's actually got some serious pedigree behind it – the developer consists of a bunch of BioShock veterans, for starters. Expect plenty of thick atmosphere and compelling environmental narrative as you sail its sparkling seas, then. The question is: will you be diving headfirst into this release when it deploys on 4th August in North America and 5th August in Europe? Make a splash in the comments section below.
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This has the look and feel of Ico to me; secluded scaling of heights with a sombre tone, cemented with an eeriness and freedom of movement in large areas.
Which means I'll look forward to the review here and influence my buying inclination accordingly
Fun fact, I asked for Fosters in Sydney (which doesn't come in pints, it comes as a "schooner") and nearly got punched in the face. Apparently the vast majority of Australians hate it and ship it overseas. Victoria Bitter all the way.
Also, Free Willy... hee hee!
@AhabSpampurse What is this blasphemy, @k_andersen? Can you confirm that Aussies hate the nectar-like taste of a cool pint of Fosters?
When it's hot, any cold beer tastes like nectar. Fairly interested in this game, nice change of pace me thinks.
A million miles away from Melbourne? I'm not sure about that. I could be wrong, but... Isn't that a ruined Sydney Harbour Bridge early on in that trailer?
In any case, it looks awesome. Peaceful, serene, and quite striking. I'm not gonna pick this up immediately, because Wander is all too fresh in my mind, but if this reviews even ok, count me in.
@AhabSpampurse @get2sammyb I don't think I've seen a single person ever order a Fosters. In fact, I only even saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago - in a boutique bottle shop, no less. Our friend is correct, Sammy, a crisp cool VB is the beverage of choice.
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