Sea of Solitude

In contrast to Fe, Sea of Solitude actually has some production value, and merit. It isn't immediately grating, it's not annoyingly obtuse and it has a story to tell. Unfortunately, it is let down by basically non-existent gameplay (you walk, and you swim, the only real gameplay element being to wait for the monster in the sea to be far enough away, the rest is just "hold button down and switch brain off"), and kind of atrocious voice acting (oh, let's not forget the very basic writing). Since this seems to be another one of those "German gems" that EA somehow got a hold of (I imagine, because they got quite a bit of moolah through state sponsored programs, as it says so in the intro), it would have maybe worked to keep the obvious German voice actors speaking German, instead of forcing a bad English accent on them that makes them sound like villains. The story will be hit or miss, but I can guess where it's going: self doubts, self loathing, finding yourself again after a tragedy, the monster being your inner demon, the cityscape your fractured mind, full of memories, and the bad weather ... well, depression, dashed in with some hope here and there when the sun is shining and th…

The most beautiful game i have ever played. I loved the environments, and the monster and character designs were so cool.

The game does have a nice story, and concepts. Mostly great due to the soundtrack and the design of the worlds. However, it is brought down due to requiring an EA installation, high price for a short game, and the damned boat controls that change in relation to the camera than the actual boat direction. Decent though when on sale.

This game is beyond amazing, and deserves a bigger fandom

I really liked the game and would recommend others play it. Good music, scenery is nice, and it deals with a mature theme that I feel people should learn at an early age.

Sea of Solitude... not one of the greater games but also not one of the worse of its kind. As almost everybody said, mediocre/below average writing and voice acting (the only V.A.s who I felt like kinda stood out were Miriam Jud as Kai and -sometimes- Max Pohl as Sunny), not so much gameplay because of the basic level design, the ideas are great but the execution is flawed because of the messages regarding bullying, clashes in relationships (both for parents in general and young love relationships), depression etc. were shown too plain and simple, and with not much emotion and impact as Gris with its portrayal on grief, for example. Again, Sea of Solitude has the ideas, it looks good but the lack of gameplay, the bad execution on story telling and the not so good voice acting really makes this game injustice. Totally forgettable overall: 5-7/10 (depending on who's playing the game, but for me it's a six). And the fact that this game was suppose to have a sequel with Jack but never came out is really sad (but understandably so because of the overall reviews). At least it could have been a small DLC for this game. Disappointment. Recommend it only if you wanna experience the game …