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IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« on: June 03, 2009, 06:13:00 AM »
Even more stunningly beautiful and serene than the original.
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 The First Endless Ocean was a quiet serene journey throughout the ocean scanning for treasure, searching for secret areas, and discovering new breeds of ocean life. Endless Ocean 2 is strikingly similar but without a doubt much more graphically impressive than its predecessor.    


Unfortunately much of the E3 demo I played was in Japanese, and I couldnÂ’t navigate the menus as easily as I had wanted to. Much of what I experienced occurred under water as I navigated my diver throughout the ocean. The first thing I noticed immediately was the incredible fluidity of the controls. In the last Endless Ocean, while the control generally worked well, there was often a general feeling of choppiness as you guided your character through the water. However, I didnÂ’t experience that with this squeal; wherever I pointed my reticule the diver followed, even turning around wasnÂ’t frustrating as turning around underwater tends to me in many games.    


The graphical presentation was very impressive. The light hitting the rocks wasnÂ’t fuzzy or shaky and the detail of the light reflection on the sand sets a perfect mood. The fish move a bit more realistically than in the original and the interaction between the player and the fish is much more realistic feeling.    


I was unfortunately not able to adequately navigate all the ins-and-outs of the title, and even the man stationed at the booth couldnÂ’t offer me much guidance in the way of scouring through the menu. However, from what I did play, the game is gorgeous and anyway who enjoyed the previous title will certainly appreciate it.


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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2009, 07:35:51 PM »
Was there any indication of how wide open the exploration was this time around? Do you still have a barrier?
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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2009, 07:39:45 PM »
This will probably be a day-one purchase for me, though I guess I should wait for reviews just to make sure it is still good.

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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2009, 07:47:03 PM »
This will probably be a day-one purchase for me, though I guess I should wait for reviews just to make sure it is still good.

I really have no fear about its quality. The first game was an amazingly under appreciated game, this just looks like it takes that and improves on an already great formula. When a Wii scuba game can wow me more visually and gameplay wise then a scuba game on PS3 that means something.
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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2009, 02:02:36 AM »
Perhaps I should rephrase that: I should wait and see if this ends up as something I'd want. That whole part about the "vicious animals" worries me and whether I can live with it will depend on how prominent and/or consequential it is.

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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2009, 05:16:14 PM »
Will it have SD Card MP3 support I wonder. Hopefully you can have more than one song though.
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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2009, 07:22:03 PM »
We probably won't know that until close to its release date. I would say it would have it because the first game did, but... well, just look at ExciteBots.

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Re: IMPRESSIONS: Endless Ocean 2
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2009, 04:52:27 AM »
Was there any indication of how wide open the exploration was this time around? Do you still have a barrier?

Most important question for me too, having the game stop you in open water just because you're going past the circle on your minimap was really annoying and restrictive.