Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Oceanhorn


8 Hours

Not terrible by any means, but certainly derivative. This unabashed Wind Waker clone even copies an unwelcome late-game fetch quest from its predecessor. Ultimately, the gameplay is close to sufficient, but there is absolutely none of the charm that Nintendo's games are known for (e.g. an attempt at an in-game romance is absolutely cringe-worthy). As a result the game is at once impressive (to think it started on iOS!) and wearying, since it hits familiar beats without much of the impact of even the worst entries in the Zelda franchise. Despite it all, since this is an undernourished genre, it's worth a look, but it's hardly the stuff of which Legends are made.

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