Still Wakes the Deep

nice game and story but bad optimization

Pretty good game overall, could really have leaned more into the horror than it did though. Still... good with the leccy...

Overall grade: B++ At a glance: •Enjoyable? Yes •Recommended: To those interested in / fans of narrative driven, atmospheric, horror themed walking sims •Replayability: Med — not an immediate replay, but the atmosphere alone makes it worth revisiting sometime down the road Positives: ++environment and atmosphere: 1970’s Scottish oil rig: steel innards, heavy rain and ocean as far as the eye can see ++gameplay: essentially, a linear walking sim consisting of on-foot navigation (no combat) and an occasional QTE, stealth, platforming or escape sequence — but this is where the experience lies. Sure, there are cinematic moments, but the large majority of suspense is felt during gameplay ++horror: dark, gory, tense, and you aren’t force fed a cheesy origin story +story and voice acting: simple yet emotional story backed by believable Scottish voice acting and dialogue +sound design: environmental noise and scores ramp up tension Neutrals: +/-creatures: the environment evokes more terror than the creatures themselves, but I appreciate the creativity that went into their design Negatives (very minor gripes): -some QTEs and stealth sequences -I will admit I became a bit annoyed at Ca…

Great story, graphics and even greater voice acting. The accent helps creating the atmosphere of honest workers threatened by an entity that takes over the oil rig. Walking, running and climbing in the maze that is a rig has been done really terrific. Can't wait to play the DLC and I hope it's equally as good.

Recommending for sure. The current colab sales means you can get this game at a big discount too. Firstly its beautiful but also triggers my deep water/what lurks below fears, so there were a few bits that made me squirm but I still enjoyed it overall. The story is very good! Sadly I don't think I'll replay it again for a while, as it kind of hits you in the feels, (no spoilers but arrghh) plus the element of the unknown goes - like on the obby parts, on first play through you're not sure if/when the rig will shake & you will have to hang-on/jump/panic, so you're on edge a lot more. I still have some achievements to go back & do, which hint get to uncover some more lore, but i'll save that for a future playthrough. It scratches the soma itch a bit too, but I still want another soma.

The absolute worst day a man can have working an oil rig.