{"id":1980,"date":"2011-09-15T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2020-02-06T20:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:58:45","slug":"from-the-vault-endless-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/from-the-vault-endless-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Vault: Endless Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

I originally wrote this review back in February of 2008. Not sure where I posted it, as it’s not on any old blog that I can find. Anyway, I was doing some “fall cleaning” on the computer and came across it. I thought it was interesting and chose to post it. I personally love that at the time I wrote it, it was still harder to find a Wii than Bin Laden.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have been waiting for a “game” like this my entire life.<\/p>\n

I’m not even exaggerating with that statement. I love video games. I’ve devoted a great deal of my free time to this hobby, and will likely continue to do so until I’m old and grey and can’t move my fingers anymore (and with luck, I won’t need to in the future, anyway).<\/p>\n

One of the big reasons I love video games is that I get to do things that I don’t normally get to do. Like fly, destroy buildings, slay monsters and demons, and rescue princesses from pirates.<\/p>\n

Okay, I do occasionally get to do that last one.<\/p>\n

And while I am certainly capable of going SCUBA diving off the coast of Manoa Lai, I realistically can’t afford something like that. Enter “Endless Ocean”, a game that allows you to attempt to capture that experience without all the water, sea sickness, and wet suits.<\/p>\n

This game is (like the song that plays over the opening titles of the game, all over the web site<\/a>, and the trailer) hauntingly beautiful. There isn’t a better way to describe it. From the sun’s light filtering down through the water to sparkle off the coral, sand and marine life, to the exquisite sound and music production that fills your head long after you quit playing.<\/p>\n

And, since the game is simple enough that anyone can play, has no violence whatsoever, and is incredibly educational in the field of marine biology, all ages can enjoy it, even if they’re not yet old enough to read.<\/p>\n

So go pick this game up, if you have a Wii. Or go play it at a friend’s house. Or just go buy it until you can actually find and\/or afford a Wii. It’s worth it. As far as $30 games go, you absolutely cannot go wrong with this game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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