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Call of the sea leaving game pass1/18/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() But I know there are other people out there who hate having so much of the story delivered this way. To me, this was never an issue because everything was written well, and despite it being a constant flow of exposition it never felt that way. You rarely get to interact with other characters, and so you’re left to Norah’s lovely voice and the dozens of documents that you’ll find lying around. One sticking point worth mentioning for some of you fine folk is how Call of the Sea does lean heavily into the trope of using letters, pictures and items you find scattered around to impart almost all of its story. And the story it takes you on is captivating and interesting, albeit maybe shorter than I would have liked. Call of the Sea leans into its old-timey vibes with dialogue that some might find corny, but that I personally find charming, the kind that creates that classic adventure feel. There’s Lovecraftian elements to the narrative, but the game brings a fun twist to it and never dives into horror, instead being happy to just occasionally toss in a reference to classical works of psychological terror and trauma. It’s a relaxed experience with not even a hint of combat or risk of failure, letting you soak up the lovely vibrant visuals and the story. What she finds is ancient technology, a ship ripped apart, a tale of a crew seemingly being driven to insanity and an odd black ooze.Ĭall of the Sea plays out as a first-person adventure where you solve puzzles to advance the story. He vanishes, however, and we pick up as Norah reaches the same island, intent on finding her missing husband. Her loving husband, Harry, whom she refers to as old pal, hired a crew and headed for a strange island in the South Pacific which he believes could hold the cure to the love of his life’s affliction. The game takes place in the 1930s where we take on the role of Norah, a woman suffering from some sort of mysterious illness that has begun covering her hands in strange pattern of patches. So I’m here to drag it out of the water and provide some hasty CPR, especially since Call of the Sea just launched on Playstation, bringing a whole new chance for this little pearl of a game to find an appreciative audience! And I promise I’ll stop making bad water jokes now. While I’ll certainly include some of the bigger titles available on the service, I’ll focus more on other games that you might have overlooked in the hope of leading you to a hidden gemĭespite launching straight onto Game Pass back in December of last year, Call of the Sea struggled to make a splash and has sunken into the depths of relative obscurity. Welcome to Best of Xbox Game Pass where each week I’m going to pick out a game available on Game Pass and explain why I think it is worth playing. ![]()
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