The game makes great use of audio to that affect too. What do you take for granted in your life? Who do you take for granted? Whose struggles might you be overlooking? Do You Hear That? Watching Kay’s understanding of the world slowly unravel as she sees it from other’s perspectives makes you question your own reality. Sea of Solitude – The Director’s Cut is an incredibly emotive narrative that definitely tugged at my heartstrings.
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Only then can she finally be free of the solitude surrounding her. You must help Kay navigate the waters around her, traversing sunken buildings, to truly understand the lives of others. They too now manifest as demonic animals who are angered at her lack of understanding towards them. She has a past heavily influenced by the ones she loves. However, Kay is not a fully-fledged monster of her own creation. So other Kay must explore the world around her to understand how this occurred. Something has happened to turn her into a creature of loneliness.
She, it is revealed, is in fact a monstrous version of Kay. The other is slightly less welcoming and blocks your way. The opening includes two new faces, the first is a strange, friendly floating girl who offers to help you on your journey. Its not long before you realise that you are not alone. You steer Kay towards a sunken town with a beautiful colour scheme contrasting blue ocean and orange brick.īut not everything is as its seems, which you should be able to guess from Kay’s voice-over. At its tiller is Kay a young shadow of a woman who needs to face her demons.
The game opens to a wide, wide sea and a small boat humming away on the waves. You can watch the announcement trailer from Nintendo below before we get going. Quick note, I did not play this game when it first came out so forgive me if this is a bit of an overall review rather than specifically about Sea of Solitude – The Director’s Cut.
Whilst its not perfect, it still manages to create emotional moments and navigate complex narratives. Sea of Solitude – The Director’s Cut is an excellent attempt at exploring mental health in gaming. This title is all about unity it’s about recognising when you are wrong, helping others, and subsequently helping yourself. Yet, this little game feels more relevant than ever with its themes of depression, loneliness, and confusion. Let’s face it, the world has changed somewhat since it was first designed. Now the game is back with a Director’s Cut that promised new features and enhancements just for the Nintendo Switch. Sea of Solitude was first released by Jo-Mei and Quantic Dream all the way back in July 2019.
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