Song of the Deep

Song of the Deep doesn’t simply shine in one place more than another because there are so many elements that all come together to make this game truly fantastic. The world is beautiful, the soundtrack is calming, the story is intriguing and the gameplay is simply addicting. The only complaint I would have, other than the control issue mentioned early, is that towards the end of the game I started to lose some interest because the combat got terribly difficult.

I had a terrific time with Song of the Deep. It puts an interesting spin on the classic Metroidvainia formula with an underwater setting that is rare to see in games. Although a few problems slow down its pacing, the gameplay, combat, and story are great.

The sense of wonder and excitement of diving deeper into the ocean as tranquil music plays in the background helped me forget about firing missiles are the same generic enemies over and over. Overall Song of the Deep is an epicundersea odyssey.