PS5
Still Wakes the Deep
PS5 Details
- Native PS5 application
- Yes
Reviews
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Good
- Unique game setting
- Focuses on avoidance
- Highly authentic game environment
- Interesting political backdrop
- Genuine Scottish voice acting
- Incorporates authenticity very well
- Distinct horror themes
- Story works in tandem with location
- Intense game sequences
- Engaging storyline, keeps gamers seated
- Quick gameplay
- Masterfully handled themes
- Refreshing experience
- Authentic and original cast
- Plays homage to well-loved horror films
Bad
- No combat system
- Underused distraction items and hiding places
- Mostly set in familiar oil rig areas
- Short gameplay runtime
- Game setting not universally appealing
Good
- Unique, tense, and engaging storyline
- Authentic setting and characters
- Realistic character dialogue
- Linear storyline keeps you engaged
- Simple puzzles don't break the narrative tension
- High-quality monster design
- Impressive graphics and sound design
- Strong performances, particularly by Alan Newman as Caz
- Subtle, character-driven humor
Bad
- Feels padded out to achieve longer playtime
- Repetitive tasks can break the atmosphere
- Game has noticeable loading sections
- Running animation is incongruous and silly
Good
- Isolated horror setting adds to the atmosphere
- Exciting, tense horror experience
- Mundane elements create an authentic, lived-in setting
- Photoreal presentation and high-quality voice work
- Strong focus on story and setting
- Authentic Scottish accents and dialogue
- Filled with nail-biting sequences and body horror
- Audio design enhances the horror experience
- Gameplay enriched by visuals and immersive features
- Sound design creates a palpable sense of danger
- Impressive haptic implementation
- Visually stunning game
- Effective underwater sequences and chases
- Tension blends well with visual changes
Bad
- Short game length
- Labelled as a 'walking simulator'
- Limited gameplay interactivity
- Stealth sections are weak
- Limited margins for error in encounters
- Too much guidance can detract from immersion
- Hard to die which undermines horror element
- Cut-to-black loading screens disrupt immersion
- Occasional stutter between cutscene and gameplay
- Gameplay not as engaging as other horror games
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