UHhhh… “overview” trailer???
Oh...am I going to have to get this game?US site has some more new details even compared to the JP site from yesterday:
Pics for the latter two:
- Shared Expeditions: Share your Session ID to invite friends on a group swim (up to 30 total). If the session has fewer than 30 people, you may also be joined by up to 10 random divers from around the world (no Session ID required). You may end up with a mix of both friends and strangers on your dive for a total of up to 30 players on the map as you explore and make discoveries together.
- Research Expeditions: Help save the World Coral in this single-player story mode.
- Mystery Board: Uncover buried treasures, strange creatures, and more.
Customisation seems more limited than I assumed from the JP screen though; seems like it's just changing out the colours rather than unique parts. Biggest bummer so far (we'll have to see how that story mode turns out, but at least there's one confirmed now).
https://assets.nintendo.com/video/u...videos/Section_4_PMP-Assets_Customization.mp4
This is brilliant. I had no interest in this game before now, but in 3 minutes I got it, in a way that no amount of talking about it ever would have acheived.UHhhh… “overview” trailer???
That trailer was incredible! I was expecting some narration to cut in for the first minute or so haha.
UHhhh… “overview” trailer???
They’re not? Nintendo is listed as the publisher on both the Japanese website and eShop page. They do co-own the game with Nintendo, though.any idea why arika is publishing this in japan instead of nintendo?
oh, i saw it on wikipedia. they're using this as a sourceThey’re not? Nintendo is listed as the publisher on both the Japanese website and eShop page. They do co-own the game with Nintendo, though.
Although published by Nintendo in western territories, it will be published by developer Arika in Japan
any idea why arika is publishing this in japan instead of nintendo?
Customisation seems more limited than I assumed from the JP screen though; seems like it's just changing out the colours rather than unique parts. Biggest bummer so far
What the hell, Nintendo World Report and Wikipedia?? This stuff is easy to check, why spread false information? I dunno where they would’ve got the idea that Arika is publishing it in Japan in the first place.oh, i saw it on wikipedia. they're using this as a source
Endless Ocean Luminous: Fami Discord channel incoming with that clutch lobby ID systemWE GOTTA PLAN FAMI DIVE NIGHTS!!! 30 of us swimming around!!!
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I can’t stop thinking about this game. May 2nd can’t come soon enough!!
Also, I’m kinda surprised that I’ve seen a fair amount of discussion about this game online…and virtually all of it has been very positive! I’m honestly kinda shocked. I figured a game like this would be widely ignored or draw a lot of negative attention from people as is often the case with many other smaller Nintendo releases like this (Another Code: Recollection, Detective Pikachu Returns, Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, etc.), but it’s been surprisingly not like that from what I’ve seen! Kinda wonder if maybe this game does have a chance of breaking out and becoming quite a bit more popular than the Endless Ocean games on Wii were, especially if the online play becomes a hit with people…
Might go for this at that price. Will be able to fulfil the fantasy of exploring waters that haven't been made utterly toxic from years of sewage dumping!For any island-dwelling, fish and chips eating, brown beer drinking types, Endless Ocean Luminous is £32.99 at Smyths Toys. Almost low enough for me to jump in on the super chill cosy hype yacht.
This game just needs some upgrade to the graphics, maybe just some effects could help
I personally think best we can hope for is high 70s, an 80+ would be like high 80s for any other kind of game imoyep this looks good. I wanted to get the new 2k tennis game coming out but now Im not sure. If this gets good reviews, I think Ill go for this.
80+ MC
Pretty sure the game is already done at this point.This game just needs some upgrade to the graphics, maybe just some effects could help
Any chance you'd be willing to offer a description that wouldn't be an understatement? Reading Wikipedia didn't give me a great idea (though the plot section for the second game was shockingly long). I read an IGN review of the first game, which made me think it's a game where you explore the ocean while completing low-intensity missions, some of which involve taking photos.Yo, I'm so tired of seeing people online answering people who ask "what do you do in this game" just saying "It's like an oceanic pokemon snap, you take photos of fish". That's a huge understatement. If you never played the game then shut your mouth and if you did, you clearly didn't anyway. No wonder the series undersells.. Geez.
Any chance you'd be willing to offer a description that wouldn't be an understatement? Reading Wikipedia didn't give me a great idea (though the plot section for the second game was shockingly long). I read an IGN review of the first game, which made me think it's a game where you explore the ocean while completing low-intensity missions, some of which involve taking photos.
Wow, that's a lot. I didn't realize the game had stats. I hope the oxygen isn't something that becomes stressful, as I avoid survival games with hunger/thirst meters for that reason.Well, I'll briefly go through the features for the second game (which had way more content than the first):
-Main story, which had two objectives: Discovering what is "the song of dragons" and knowing more about the fate of a family member of two members of the crew.
-Discovering all fauna and their info (340 or so).
-Finding all the treasures (200)
-Finding all astrology coins hidden in focus spots (100)
-Fully uncovering all the maps.
-Tons of sidequests and missions with several episodes/parts.
-Befriending one of every especies of dolphin in the game and train them at maximum (11 especies I believe)
-Organizing and taking care of a big Aquarium bulding.
-4 types of job sidequests: Dolphin shows, treasure hunting, guided tours, and pictures for dedicated magazines.
-An in-game achievement system with 155 of them.
-Getting all types of diving suit parts (helmet, bottle, etc).
-Taking care of a personal reef that you can customize with plants, sculptures and all that stuff, and where random fish end up in and you can take care of them to eventually send them to freedom.
-Buying all the island's decorative items, some of which are actually essential to trigger some legendary animals or events.
-3 attributes to fully maximize: Underwater air management or resistance, business reputation, and valuable treasure intuition.
-Buying and getting all equipment upgrades (more underwater pen capacity, more pulsar capacity, more oxygen capacity, etc).
-Tools at your disposal: The treasure sonar, the pulsar (healing and tranquilizing device), food to feed the fauna, an underwater pen, and the CAMERA.
And maybe I'm forgetting something. But, as you can see, the game, at least the second game, is not JUST about "taking pictures". Hope I helped.
I hope the oxygen isn't something that becomes stressful
This game just needs some upgrade to the graphics, maybe just some effects could help
This was always going to be a lower budget game, and being on new hardware isn’t going to magically make the visuals and animations better—if anything, this being on Switch rather than the next system is probably overall a good thing for the game, because it’d likely end up looking worse if they made it for a higher spec system but with more or less the same budget. What you want is for the game to be higher budget, which unfortunately is very unlikely unless the series happens to suddenly become a lot more popular.From what I've seen, the graphics aren't good enough for me to take the plunge. They simply look fake and there's something mechanical about the animations. I'd like to like it because I love the idea of zen underwater games, but at this stage it seems I'll have to wait until the next generation to be satisfied in the visual department.
Same here. Cannot wait for it.I can’t stop thinking about this game. May 2nd can’t come soon enough!!
Also, I’m kinda surprised that I’ve seen a fair amount of discussion about this game online…and virtually all of it has been very positive! I’m honestly kinda shocked. I figured a game like this would be widely ignored or draw a lot of negative attention from people as is often the case with many other smaller Nintendo releases like this (Another Code: Recollection, Detective Pikachu Returns, Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, etc.), but it’s been surprisingly not like that from what I’ve seen! Kinda wonder if maybe this game does have a chance of breaking out and becoming quite a bit more popular than the Endless Ocean games on Wii were, especially if the online play becomes a hit with people…
Not so muchI still don't get this. I think it looks pretty great.
It’s interesting that the game comes with a free 7-day trial of Nintendo Switch Online… Nintendo hasn’t done that with a new game release before, have they? Only thing somewhat like it that I recall was a Nintendo Switch Online bundle with Super Mario Maker 2.
The online play for this game must really be a big deal if they’re giving away NSO trials with every copy of the game… Maybe they’re pretty confident that people will love the online play and that that’s how the game is best experienced?
I still don't get this. I think it looks pretty great.
I mean yeah this is on a console that is two generation after Wii...Same, looks really nice to me. Definitely MUCH better than the previous ones on the Wii.