Endless Ocean - Swim With the Fishes Online - $30

[quote name='Judge Groovyman']Anyone played this thing yet? Thanks.[/QUOTE]


wonderung the same...

I got no more heroes today so I can't even spend time on getting this.
 
[quote name='Judge Groovyman']Anyone played this thing yet? Thanks.[/quote]
I played an hour or two yesterday. It takes a bit to get used to the slowness (listen to podsast to distract myslef). The "cusomiztaion" is like 2 choices each for sex, tan, hair. Out of the water the animation is not smooth. One part i hadn't heard of is you get to pick what goes in the nearby area aquairum and then you can swim in there. The dolphin training is neat so far. If you are diving late in the day it's easy to get a little lost. Its still a fun game though.
 
I just played this game for the first time today.

I have to say, it's refreshing to see a game of this type. After an hour or so of this relaxing excursion, I leaned back and took a nap.

Honestly, it's been a long time since I've played a game that just relaxes me. No goals, really, no distractions. Just a game for exploration's sake.


Oh, and I'd like to to give the friend-code thing a try with someone. It'd be fun to explore together. 2390-6403-9605 is my code.
 
[quote name='Shivy']It'd be fun to explore together.[/quote]

You sound like my uncle. Next thing I remember is a court psychologist holding an anatomically correct doll and asking me to point to where my boom boom is.
 
I'm with Shivy. There's no goals, no time limits, no bosses, no anything. You get an order to do a topological study (I think), and at the end, the guy even says "there's no hurry on this".

On the deck of the boat, there's a lounge chair. You can sit in it and just watch the ocean. I've been sitting in this chair for probably about an hour now while I got on the computer, checked CAG, etc. It's gone from day to night twice, the music is so relaxing.. clouds floating by.. just so.. peaceful. The daytime had clouds floating by, the nights seem to always be clear skies with a great view of the stars. No rain or other weather effects. If there were a view sitting on a beach staring out into the ocean, I would leave this game on 24/7.

It's just really unbelievable how stress-less this game is. And I haven't even gotten to the diving portions yet!

Oh, and you can play custom soundtracks, which is awesome. I need to find some relaxing music.

//edit: GREAT call on the dire dire docks theme!!!
 
[quote name='Zen Davis']The Jaws soundtrack.[/quote]

Didnt that soundtrack just have 70 minutes of the same damn song repeating?

Dun na na.. dun dun.. dun dun.. dun nanananananan
 
[quote name='Ice2Dragon']Didnt that soundtrack just have 70 minutes of the same damn song repeating?

Dun na na.. dun dun.. dun dun.. dun nanananananan[/quote]

That's just the main theme and it only came when the shark was around. The rest of the score would fit the game perfectly.
 
I played Endless Ocean for about 30 mins last night and I really enjoyed it, it's very relaxing not to have any pressure on you to actually do anything. I found the games control scheme worked pretty well to, something I'm always a bit nervous of with Wii games.

There's a lot of nice touches in the game like being able to sit on the lounger and look out to sea.

An unusual title but well worth $30 IMO.
 
[quote name='crystalklear64']CoB, Norther, Kalmah, Imperanon, Mors Principium Est, Wintersun[/quote]That would be my nightmare dive. I am still waiting for mine, but building a list. I'm leaning towards Bardo Pond, The Silver Apples and maybe some Coltrane "Om". I'm getting this game way too built up in my head; I'm going to be so dissapointed when I finally get to play.
 
[quote name='mephitical']That would be my nightmare dive. I am still waiting for mine, but building a list. I'm leaning towards Bardo Pond, The Silver Apples and maybe some Coltrane "Om". I'm getting this game way too built up in my head; I'm going to be so dissapointed when I finally get to play.[/quote]

Probably.
 
[quote name='Zen Davis']Here is a 46 minute soundtrack/score I made for you guys using the music of Supercar.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/buqycb

Try it out and tell me what you think.

The file is 105 mb.[/quote]


I just ripped a bunch of Pink Floyd albums, each one as a single mp3. I also have a bunch of trip-hop/ambient dj sets, some as long as 5 hours! Now all I need is the game.

Im scared to walk into a store to but this cos its gonna be hard not to also pick up NMH.
 
Picked it up yesterday for $20 using $10 of RZ certificates. I'm enjoying it thus far - it's by far the most relaxing game I've played in quite some time (if ever).

In case anyone wants to go diving, my friend code is 9540-5601-1425. Just let me know when/if you add it (along with your friend code) so I know to add you :)
 
I'm getting this game soon. Can't wait!

It's a shame this game will be shunned by most elitist gamers. Just shows you that casuals can sometimes be better than hardcore gamers
 
I've been hearing really good user impressions from this game, I'll definitely pick it up sometime in the future. But right now, I have too many wii games to play through, and I told myself I would not develop a backlog for this system...
 
After playing this game a bit more, I'm proud to admit that it has toppled Mario Galaxy as my new favorite Wii game.

There is just so much to explore down in the ocean they've created in the game, and I find myself amazed at how quickly the time seems to pass. I found some undersea ruins, and it was almost 3 hours before I realized how long I had actually been playing.

This game comes with my highest reccomendation. It's different from what most consider a traditional game, but I think that just about anyone will be pleasantly surprised once they give it a chance.

Finally got a chance to go diving with a friend. I was surprised that it worked as well as it did. The two of us explored some dark caves and found all sorts of neat fossils. As with many Nintendo Online games, communication was a problem, but in this game's case, it adds to the effect, since you really wouldn't be able to communicate beyond hand signals to another diver below the surface.

Also, I put together a series of music from my own collections. There's some Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, and Uru: Ages Beyond MYST, in there.

Also, Zen Davis, as much as I didn't think that you're "soundtrack" would fit my sensibilities, I have so say that it strangly works in a way.
 
[quote name='alison']Picked it up yesterday for $20 using $10 of RZ certificates. [/quote]

Nice me too, getting it for $21 is pretty sweet. So far I really like it, there is actually more to do than I thought going in. The ocean is bigger than I was expecting and there are more species of oceanic life than I expected. Fun game, nice and relaxing.
 
[quote name='Shivy']After playing this game a bit more, I'm proud to admit that it has toppled Mario Galaxy as my new favorite Wii game.[/quote]

WOAH....
Let's not go crazy now...

:shock:
 
[quote name='Shivy']Also, Zen Davis, as much as I didn't think that you're "soundtrack" would fit my sensibilities, I have so say that it strangly works in a way.[/quote]

Nice to hear.
 
I may pick this up this week, still have some Christmas giftcards to spend.

Downloaded that mix Zen made. Good stuff, I can see how it'll go with this game. I suggest "Air - Pocket Symphony" after browsing through my iTunes looking for songs that would go with this.
 
I'm on the fence about this one. Part of me loves these quirky sorts of games. The other part of me thinks this is a game that might be fun for a couple of hours, and maybe another hour or 2 of showing friends, but that's it.

That being said, I wonder how easy the controls will be in this. My almost 3 year old nephew loves fish (going to get him a fish tank pretty soon), and loves playing games. He might really get a kick out of swimming around and taking pictures of fish (when he just turned 2, he would go to sleep playing Tony Hawk 4, I would just put it on infiite practice, and he would skate around until he fell asleep on the chair. I let him play other games now, but most are too complicated for him to get any timing down. That leans me towards buying.

I think I'll wait for a few reviews and re-evaluate.
 
[quote name='lordxixor101']I'm on the fence about this one. Part of me loves these quirky sorts of games. The other part of me thinks this is a game that might be fun for a couple of hours, and maybe another hour or 2 of showing friends, but that's it.

That being said, I wonder how easy the controls will be in this. My almost 3 year old nephew loves fish (going to get him a fish tank pretty soon), and loves playing games. He might really get a kick out of swimming around and taking pictures of fish (when he just turned 2, he would go to sleep playing Tony Hawk 4, I would just put it on infiite practice, and he would skate around until he fell asleep on the chair. I let him play other games now, but most are too complicated for him to get any timing down. That leans me towards buying.

I think I'll wait for a few reviews and re-evaluate.[/quote]

You don't actually take pictures, you catalogue them by petting them, it is then entered into a book that can be veiwed onthe boat. Its a pretty slow game, that can either be the perfect spped for a kid, or too slow for short attenion span kids. The controllers are super easy, you just point and hold the b to swim. YOu use a and shake the wii mote to pet. Occasionally you use the d pad and the + button.
 
[quote name='UltimoRey']You don't actually take pictures, you catalogue them by petting them, it is then entered into a book that can be veiwed onthe boat. Its a pretty slow game, that can either be the perfect spped for a kid, or too slow for short attenion span kids. The controllers are super easy, you just point and hold the b to swim. YOu use a and shake the wii mote to pet. Occasionally you use the d pad and the + button.[/quote]

To add to what you said, you can also set your diver to "auto swim" where you still have to point in the direction you want to go, but you don't have to hold down the B button. I agree - the controls are incredibly easy.

The game is worth $30 for the relaxation factor alone. After my first cave dive last night, I couldn't recommend it more :drool:
 
I'm only about 3 hours in, but it seems to me you get upgraded equipment by taking clients on dives and basically making your bosses happy. I've gotten some new gloves and a depth regulator already, but I'm really itchin' to do some night dives and don't know what I need to do to get the gear for that.

--R.J.
 
I'll definitely pick this up, but probably need to decide between this and NMH.

Can you think of two games that are more different?
 
Correcting myslef:
There is a camera in the game. I was wacthing a video from Wiifolder on GoNintendo.com. It shows a camera being used to take a pic of a penguin.
 
[quote name='cgarb84']Damn I tried to copy my save onto my SD card but it wouldn't let me. Can anyone else copy it to an SD card?[/QUOTE]

nope, the game prevents it.

this is my biggest (only, really) complaint about the wii... they restrict what stuff can and cannot be copied to SD cards. there's actually quite a few games that won't copy over, as well as a few VC save states. it's awful. i want to be able to back up everything, not just the stuff that nintendo/developers let me.

it's the online games, mostly. if it has any NWFC stuff, it doesn't copy to an SD card, to keep online data from duplicating... endless ocean, ghost squad, guitar hero 3, pokemon battle revolution...

and then some stuff that doesn't make any sense like meet the robinsons and splinter cell
 
My copy finally arrived last night and I played for three hours without noticing the time passing. The suggestion of Air - Pocket Symphony was a good one, and I really enjoyed pairing the game with Luna albums. It's hard to describe the strange elation that comes from petting a fish and poking a penguin.
 
Just got my copy last week!

Just got it and it's a great game.

I definitely don't regret however here are some things that really annoyed me:

horrible hub world - when you're above the ocean suddenly everything looks like crap. The land by you lacks much needed depth, and as result you're reminded you're playing a game. Things could've been better....

Graphics overall - Some great very atmospheric graphics and nice animations, but none of it really wows me graphically. With Galaxy even though the graphics weren't on par with ps3 games I was still wowed, I can only imagine being wowed by this game if it came out in 2004 or earlier.

Collision detection - I hate seeing fish go through whales. It really ruins the feel for me.

Besides that great game, love my explorative gameplay.
 
[quote name='pittpizza']I'll definitely pick this up, but probably need to decide between this and NMH.

Can you think of two games that are more different?[/quote]

LOL. Well if it makes you feel any better, once I beat NMH, I am probably going to trade it in for EO.
 
[quote name='lilboo']So there IS a point to this game..?[/quote]

I got mine today.

Oddly enough sometimes there IS a point to it. The ship cabin has an email where you get instructions on various tasks that can be completed and areas to look in, etc. Some missions are about taking photos of various fish, escorting other divers, following dolphins, stuff like that. None of the missions are actually necessary if you want to ignore them, but some lead to collectable items and such.

When I bought it I was SERIOUSLY worried this was going to be like Aquanots Holiday for the PS1 (If you know me that's one of my #1 most hated games), but it's actually very nice. And I enjoy teh exploring aspect of the whole thing.
 
[quote name='CosmosTheMouse']I got mine today.

Oddly enough sometimes there IS a point to it. The ship cabin has an email where you get instructions on various tasks that can be completed and areas to look in, etc. Some missions are about taking photos of various fish, escorting other divers, following dolphins, stuff like that. None of the missions are actually necessary if you want to ignore them, but some lead to collectable items and such.

When I bought it I was SERIOUSLY worried this was going to be like Aquanots Holiday for the PS1 (If you know me that's one of my #1 most hated games), but it's actually very nice. And I enjoy teh exploring aspect of the whole thing.[/quote]
Oh there's more than that.
 
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