Beyond Blue (video game)

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Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue cover.jpeg
Developer(s)E-Line Media
Publisher(s)E-Line Media
Platform(s)
ReleaseApple Arcade
April 17, 2020
PC and consoles
June 11, 2020
Genre(s)Educational, adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Beyond Blue is an educational underwater diving adventure game developed and published by American[1] studio E-Line Media, who had formerly developed Never Alone. The game was inspired by the BBC's Blue Planet II nature documentary series. It was released on Apple Arcade on April 17, 2020 and on Windows, macOS via Apple Arcade, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 11, 2020.[2] It received positive reviews praising its quality for an educational game, but criticizing its short length and its graphics.

Plot[]

The game's main character is Mirai, a deep-sea researcher who leads a research team to investigate ocean life, such as whales. The game combines educational and narrative aspects.[3]

Reception[]

The game received an aggregate score of 72/100 on Metacritic for its PC version.[2] Its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions were rated 75/100 and 71/00, respectively.[4][5]

Rebecca Stow of Push Square rated the game 80/100, praising the game's atmosphere and narrative, as well as its music and voice acting, but criticizing the lack of realism for the marine life, forcing the player to use their scanner to pick up on differences in behavior that could have been reflected visually.[3] Rachel Watts of PC Gamer rated the game 71/100, saying that while the game was a "brilliant educational tool" due to its ability to scan wildlife, its environments felt empty and "uninspired", and its narrative stays "one-note".[6] Jordan Devore of Destructoid rated the game 7/10, saying that it is "a contemplative journey" with "beautiful imagery" and "heavenly" music, but criticizing the aquatic simulation as "too surface-level at times" with the fish not always "as dynamic as I would have liked".[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "E-Line Media". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "Beyond Blue". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. ^ a b Stow, Rebecca (2020-06-12). "Beyond Blue - An Ocean Exploration Sim with a Surprising Amount Below the Surface". Push Square. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. ^ "Beyond Blue". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. ^ "Beyond Blue". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. ^ Watts, Rachel (2020-06-11). "Beyond Blue review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. ^ "Review: Beyond Blue". Destructoid. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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