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I came across this little gem on the internet. The art was uninspiring and the screenshots really looked boring, however, there was something in the music that attracted me. Somewhere in the ear of ‘Game of Thrones’ type music. So I decided to install it and give it a whirl.
DILUVION
Surprisingly, a story-rich game made with Unity.
This is a bit of a swear word, as all the Unity bugs are present in the game, but give it a chance, and you will be surprised at the amount of detail and work that went into this title. Some things remind me of ‘Captain Blood’ from many years ago, others from more recent titles like ‘FTL’ and even ‘Elite’ and ‘Fallout’.
There, now the mood is set.
The game itself is quite large, and requires a slightly beefier than average display card. I would not recommend the minimum specifications as the lag is noticeable. As the game is written in Unity, the free nouveau drivers just do not cut the mustard.
Graphics
The characters and locations in the game seem to be hand drawn, giving the game an indie feel. The submarines have a steampunk feel to them, and the whole setting reminds you of another classic “Sunless Sea” (I should say “Sunless Sea Submariner”, but I have not tried that yet.)
The colors are muted, which make screenshots seem boring, but they fit the mood of the game perfectly. (It becomes vivid when your submarine lights fall on objects.) The whole undersea world is beautiful, and with all kinds of eye candy if you look around.
The game also ships with an art book that will whet your appetite for the game.
Sound
The game also comes with a 46 track .mp3 and .flac soundtrack. These are crystal clear, and, with some of them, I had visions of the TV series “Firefly” (track46). In the game, the music fits the post-apocalyptic mood and story like a glove. There is not much voice acting, but it does not take away anything from the game.
This may not be game-of-the-year material, but it is worth playing, even if it is just for the story. You will soon be pulled into a fantasy world worthy of Jules Verne. Then you will be on the “just one more go” bandwagon.
Minimum spec: CPU: i5 RAM: 4GB VGA: GTX300
Test rig: CPU: i5 RAM: 8GB VGA: GT730 (not good enough)