Limitless Ocean Luminous is the third instalment within the recreation sequence from Arika and 14 years have handed for the reason that launch of Limitless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep. With such an enormous hole between releases, followers of the earlier Limitless Ocean video games have been inquisitive about what Luminous will carry. Will or not it’s extra of the identical chill vibes and ocean adventures, or is there extra?
Sadly, Limitless Ocean Luminous doesn’t appear to supply far more than its Nintendo Wii predecessors. The vibes are the identical, with an analogous soundtrack to swim together with, however there may be little sense of journey. At its primary degree it’s an pleasurable recreation, however does it have sufficient going for it to maintain gamers invested?
The options it does have are advantageous, if slightly lackluster. Let’s begin with the sport’s predominant mechanic: scuba diving and exploration. The controls are straightforward to make use of and easy, making it an actual pleasure to swim via the open world. Limitless Ocean Luminous boasts a brand new characteristic the place each dive is randomly generated, protecting each distinctive. I’d not have even observed this if I hadn’t examine it. It took me happening 5 or 6 totally different solo dives to note that sometimes there may be extra coral, or an underwater construction to discover.
The diving itself is stress-free and enjoyable with loads of fish to find, together with some fairly wonderful creatures. As you swim in your customizable scuba gear, your job is to scan any lifeforms you discover and choose up mysterious treasures. As soon as scanned, you possibly can take a photograph to document every kind of fish.
You possibly can select to exit on a solo dive or dive with as much as 30 others in a web based multiplayer. The expertise of a shared dive is okay, though there may be nothing to set it aside from a solo dive aside from different folks being there. One of the best factor a few shared dive is your XP is boosted when you’ve got a swim buddy with you. Plus the emotes are cute.
Limitless Ocean Luminous has included a mess of actual sea life in addition to extinct and legendary sea beasts. My solely gripe is that it might have been higher to have a separate mode for legendary sea creatures. I a lot favor to search out, scan, and catalogue sealife that truly exists. However possibly that’s simply me. As soon as the creature is scanned, you possibly can test it in your logbook. Right here yow will discover enjoyable details about it, together with what number of occasions you’ve got seen one throughout your dives.
There’s a thrill to coming throughout one thing as magnificent as a whale shark or humpback whale. That is very true when you’ve got been swimming about scanning shoals of tiny fishies solely to search for and see the good beast looming over you. Different small thrills come from discovering an immensely deep trench and diving headfirst into the darkness. The fish and different sea life are lit by your headtorch, making a lot of them look extra eerie than regular. That slight shiver you get from shining your mild on a freaky-looking fish is, sadly, as near a way of jeopardy as you’ll expertise.
If we examine it to Limitless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep, we might really feel like we’re lacking out. The addition of aggressive creatures and a pulsar weapon in Adventures of the Deep was key to the thrill. In Limitless Ocean Luminous, nevertheless, that is distinctly missing. It is not sensible to be swimming subsequent to sharks and never have them even attempt to nibble your flippers. We’re instructed that this fictional sea has a mysteriously calming impact on the creatures residing there… However that doesn’t clarify this beast:
I imply, take a look at him all battle-scarred and bloodied. His identify is Thanatos, for goodness sake, it actually means “The Demise Intuition”! For me, it might have actually kicked this recreation into second gear if there had been some battle. Nothing too powerful, it is a cozy scuba diving recreation in any case, however one thing to present it some zest.
I hoped a number of the pleasure would come from the story mode however it’s simply too slow-moving. You unlock every chapter after you’ve got scanned a selected variety of fish whereas out on a solo (or shared) dive. I discovered this tedious.
The variety of required fish appeared excessive and this was solely compounded by the actual fact I didn’t come throughout many shoals of fish throughout my first dive. It’s far simpler to scan 1000 fish if a few of them are in a bunch of 20+. When you fill your quota and you’ll proceed the story, it’s so brief that it barely feels value it. There’s an eco-based theme to the story earlier Limitless Ocean gamers will acknowledge, with a little bit of added ‘mysteries of the deep’ enjoyable.
The dearth of risk apart, Limitless Ocean Luminous is fairly common. The graphics are advantageous, the mass multiplayer is cool, and the creatures are attention-grabbing. For those who prefer to have an inventory to finish and a love of the ocean, then this recreation is ideal. If, nevertheless, you’re searching for one thing that provides greater than only a peaceable swim and a slow-moving story, then it might not be value your time.
Limitless Ocean Luminous
The dearth of risk apart, Limitless Ocean Luminous is fairly common. The graphics are advantageous, the mass multiplayer is cool, and the creatures are attention-grabbing. For those who prefer to have an inventory to finish and a love of the ocean, then this recreation is ideal. If, nevertheless, you’re searching for one thing that provides greater than only a peaceable swim and a slow-moving story, then it might not be value your time.
Professionals
Enjoyable
Straightforward to play
Attention-grabbing and different creatures
Cons
Poorly paced story mode
No jeopardy
Repetitive environments
A replica of this recreation was supplied by the writer for evaluate. Reviewed on Nintendo Change.