{"id":18772,"date":"2019-02-13T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T00:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=18772"},"modified":"2019-01-28T14:30:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T14:30:12","slug":"the-aquatic-adventure-of-the-last-human-switch-ps4-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/13\/the-aquatic-adventure-of-the-last-human-switch-ps4-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the WAY distant future, a spaceship leaves Earth and enters a wormhole, only to return centuries upon centuries later.\u00a0 Your spaceship crashes on Earth, which is now an ice and water covered planet.\u00a0 There are no humans around anymore, just water everywhere.\u00a0 Luckily your spaceship can double as a submarine, so it\u2019s up to you to explore this watery landscape, figure out what happened to all the humans, and just try to survive amongst the hostile sea creatures.\u00a0 This game with the ridiculously long title is a 2-D action adventure game with exploration elements similar to Metroid.\u00a0 It\u2019s available to download on most current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

The game reminds me of Metroid mixed with Ecco the Dolphin, because you spend the entirety of it underwater.\u00a0 The 8 and 16-bit pixel graphics also give the game a Cave Story feel to it, too.\u00a0 Use the left analog stick to move around, and explore the seascape to find upgrades for your ship.\u00a0 Such as extra health, faster hull regeneration (you don\u2019t get health items in this game), as well as weapons and tools that\u2019ll help you defeat enemies and progress through the areas and backtrack to reach new ones.\u00a0 Some of these include a harpoon, your main weapon, which you can aim below you in any direction with the right analog stick.\u00a0 Other tools include a saw for cutting through thick seaweed blocking your path, a lamp for lighting dark areas, and speed boosters.<\/p>\n

There are no minor enemies in this game (aside from land mines), just bosses.\u00a0 And hoo boy are those bosses hard!\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t make it easier that you might have to fight a lot of the bosses in the dark, and that many of them can kill you in one or two hits.\u00a0 It really makes the game feel unbalanced.\u00a0 It\u2019s also hard to see what\u2019s in the background and foreground.\u00a0 Also the map system is pretty crappy, which isn\u2019t good considering how much you\u2019ll be backtracking.\u00a0 It\u2019s a shame, too, because the graphics and sound really give this game an inviting and relaxing atmosphere.\u00a0 I just couldn\u2019t get into the game because of the problems it has.<\/p>\n

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The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Blood, Fantasy Violence, and Mild Language.\u00a0 If you hit a sea creature with a harpoon, they\u2019ll explode into pixelly chunks and leave a cloud of red blood behind.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t really notice any bad language, so it must be only used sparingly in the text.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may find it a bit too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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