Nonetheless Wakes the Deep was one among our favorite releases of 2024, so the information of a slice of DLC dropping within the type of Siren’s Relaxation was music to our ears.
This paid growth, which picks up a decade after the occasions of the principle sport, sees diver Mhairi swim to the depths of the ocean to uncover the reality of the Beira D oil rig. It’s an excellent premise, and one crammed as soon as extra with the genuine Scottish accents we beloved a lot within the base sport.
Sadly, lots of what made Nonetheless Wakes The Deep particular is lacking right here. The place that sport crafted a meticulous setting in its oil rig with time-authentic particulars and melded it with The Factor impressed physique horror, Siren’s Relaxation by comparability feels characterless.
Loads of that’s all the way down to the setting: the rusted stays of the Beira D. You’ll spend nearly all the sport swimming via indistinguishable corridors, and understanding simplistic gameplay obstacles, that are a ache as a result of clunky controls.
The bottom sport was by no means mechanically deep, however it at all times had that cinematic enchantment. Siren’s Relaxation doesn’t, and what makes it worse is that, at the very least pre-launch, the sport is riddled with glitches and bugs.
On quite a few events, the character would placed on a helmet that was invisible, voice traces would double up and play over one another, and the life-saving air-tether that the DLC tries to ramp up the strain with, saved both clipping via partitions, catching on the principle character’s arms and obstructing our view, and even simply fully disappearing.
It’s a disgrace too as a result of we beloved the story the DLC was teeing up, and the pacing was good because it steadily teased the spookier stuff — even when it form of fell flat for us come the credit.
We’re certain that if you happen to’re a fan of the bottom sport, you’ll doubtless get some enjoyment right here, as there are some real moments of pressure, and we beloved getting to listen to wee tidbits in regards to the Beira D catastrophe. Nonetheless, what it does greater than the rest is make us wish to return and play the bottom sport.
