Nonetheless Wakes the Deep was considered one of 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 recreation, sees diver Mhairi swim to the depths of the ocean to uncover the reality of the Beira D oil rig. It’s an amazing premise, and one stuffed as soon as extra with the genuine Scottish accents we cherished a lot within the base recreation.
Sadly, loads of what made Nonetheless Wakes The Deep particular is lacking right here. The place that recreation 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.
Quite a lot of that’s right down to the setting: the rusted stays of the Beira D. You’ll spend nearly your entire recreation swimming by way of indistinguishable corridors, and understanding simplistic gameplay obstacles, that are a ache because of the clunky controls.
The bottom recreation was by no means mechanically deep, nevertheless it all the time had that cinematic attraction. Siren’s Relaxation doesn’t, and what makes it worse is that, a minimum of 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, stored both clipping by way of 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 cherished the story the DLC was teeing up, and the pacing was good because it steadily teased the spookier stuff — even when it kind of fell flat for us come the credit.
We’re certain that for those who’re a fan of the bottom recreation, you’ll seemingly get some enjoyment right here, as there are some real moments of stress, and we cherished getting to listen to wee tidbits in regards to the Beira D catastrophe. Nevertheless, what it does greater than anything is make us wish to return and play the bottom recreation.
