They take a bit of exploration to find the objects needed to provide the clues and when you have all the clues, it takes a fair bit of brain power to work them out. I think most people will struggle with these puzzles. I would have liked the option to have the diary visible alongside the puzzle so that you refer to it and solve the puzzle simultaneously.
#CALL OF THE SEA PS4 REVIEW FULL#
The diary can only be brought up on full screen however which means you are flicking between puzzle and diary. Some puzzles required making notes, even though there is a diary where all important clues and puzzle notes get added. The puzzles were cleverly entwined around the story, which is mostly Polynesian based, and added to the immersion and feeling that the puzzle was part of finding Harry rather than a disconnected puzzle for the sake of it. One of these puzzles is broken and the other was slightly misleading. I managed to solve them without any guides apart from two. Puzzles were imaginative but quite difficult I thought. It is all cleverly layered and keeps the intrigue high. Inspecting objects will add to the lore and reveal parts about the story and island. Objects that can be examined will invoke either a text-based summation and/or a voiced comment from Norah. There is plenty of exploration to do, and lots of objects to examine. The game felt like a true adventure where you cared about the characters and you wanted to know what happened to Harry and you wanted Norah to find him. I really enjoyed this part of the game as it made it feel like more than just a puzzle game loosely tied together. There are lots of different types of lore lying around to enforce this notion, from inscribed photographs showing special memories to events in their lives that we witness. The game manages to convince you that they have the perfect relationship and would do anything for each other. Norah and Harry are as deeply in love as the day they met, and this is portrayed wonderfully through voiced cut scenes, and letter correspondence between the two of them. I really enjoy good character development and the relationship between the two main characters is what drives the story forward.
There is even a short, but informative, seven-part prequel story in the news section to wet your appetite and introduce you to the two main characters. The atmosphere is superbly done with layers and layers of lore, intrigue and mystery added to the mix at just the right times. There is a lot to like about Call of the Sea, but once it’s over, you’ll probably move on without it really leaving a strong and memorable impression.There are lots of interesting achievements to gather, including hidden objects located in some difficult places to find. You can, of course, solve puzzles without finding any clues to them, but you’ll miss out on some important tidbits that Norah may mention about her past and the mystery of the island.Ī Visually Stunning Brain Teaser With Some Narrative LetdownsĬall of the Sea is a visually stunning and rewarding experience that is held back by its narrative that delves into the realm of the bizarre with some points never explained or resolved. The game does a great job of helping you keep track of things with Norah’s journal, where she keeps detailed illustrations of things she’s discovered and, more importantly, clues to solving puzzles. Sure, most of them were simple, but the real brain teasers had me going for a good 30 to 40 minutes with a lot of note-taking. The reward for me was the equivalent of defeating a boss in the Souls games. I absolutely loved solving puzzles in Call of the Sea. As you would expect from the fantastical nature the game dives into, later on, it also holds many secrets, with those secrets make up the bulk of the gameplay. The island that Norah finds herself on is absolutely stunning, full of amazing vistas to snap screenshots of, especially in the earlier parts of the game.
A Gorgeous Mysterious Island That’s Brimming With Secrets Cissy Jones, who also provided the voice of Delilah in Firewatch, does a fantastic job as Norah narrating her emotions, and Yuri Lowenthal does the best he can with the little amount of dialogue he gets. That’s not to say that the cast didn’t do a great job.
When it came down to making a decision that would affect the ending, it was an easy one to make for me I didn’t feel the weight of my decision because I just couldn’t connect to the characters and Norah specifically. I also never really cared for Nora’s plight, maybe because there weren’t any character interactions between her and someone else, and all I got was small glimpses of her love for Harry when she talks about their life together. The game’s story takes a radical turn into the fantastical, and though some may enjoy it, I found it a little too far out there.
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