SvennoJ on 23 July 2018
| morenoingrato said: I don't really have the time to watch the video right now, but it focuses on graphics, right? Well, water is great as an aesthetic element and it can make environments look really good and unique, but I can't think of a single instance where interacting with water (aka underwater or swimming gameplay) was better than regular play. Not a single time. |
Some titles come to mind. From dust was great fun to play with the water, sand and lava. Pixeljunk shooter had great water game play as well in 2D. The most fun was in Duke Nukem 3D hiding in the water. You can't see in or out of the water yet you can shoot in and out. Fun hide and seek gameplay trying to guess where the other is using sounds as a clue, or dare to jump in or out and be seen.
But you are right about swimming. I haven't met a single game yet where it wasn't frustrating at some point, not even Abzu which I never finished.
