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Still Wakes the Deep review - astonishing artistry can't quite keep this oil rig horror afloat
Eurogamer's review of Still Wakes the Deep, a beautiful work of atmosphere and tension, all that can be shattered by its strictly linear trappings.
But while it undoubtedly puts on one hell of a distracting light and sound show, it remains a game of relentless, stifling forward momentum, and - with minimal space for deviation or player choice - it can't quite escape the numbing effects of its inflexible control. Attribution The game's handful of stealth-like cat-and-mouse monster encounters do at least take a step back from all this excessive coddling, and, with players finally given some personal responsibility, the faultless atmospherics work on a more primal level - and things can get pretty damned frightening. Yes - as the horror unbounds, as reality falters, and as the storm-battered oilrig slowly sinks into the ocean - Still Wakes the Deep's phenomenally orchestrated set-pieces are incredible, but beneath the bombast lurks a profoundly human core that succeeds on a vividly emotional level.
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