Hero of LegendThe Hero of Thread TitlesMemberOct 26, 201714,820Honestly it was miracle this even happened at all. Problem was it seemed to lack much of the core single-player content I believe the two Wii games had, plus it relied on randomly generated dives, but I don't know how that generally turned out in execution. I just know this wasn't well received by fans.Assuming Nintendo gives Arika the greenlight to do a Switch 2 Edition with added content, it's hard to know what extents they'll be able to go. I think it's obvious that the budget was rather conservative on this in the first place (hell the fish assets IIRC were lifted from a mobile game Arika did apparently?).Honestly I'm not sure we'll get a fourth game. This one didn't seem to light the charts on fire, it sorta... sank if you will. Feels like a spruced up Switch 2 Edition is the last chance we got but who knows at this point.Curious about what folks that played this and the prior entries think. Is this game and the franchise period doomed to sleep with the fishes? Such a fate would indeed leave meForever Blue Brodo BagginsMemberOct 27, 20175,442I was surprised they didn't save this for Switch 2 as a graphical showcase game.I think I would like to see it with a main focus on increased assets density and just more wildlife to find.I did not pick it up but would be interested in a Switch 2 version.chrominanceSky Van GoghMemberOct 25, 201715,851I haven't played the previous games (though I did pick them up a while back!), but I'm gonna say: nah, I'm good.To me it feels like the game would need a pretty significant overhaul and I just don't know if it's worth it over, say, just making a new game. It's sorely lacking in single-player content and while the core gameplay mechanics can sort of be relaxing and chill, they are also inherently extremely repetitive; you're just shotgunning sealife with your scanner and because you need to scan SO MUCH, literally any interruption--reading up on the fish you just scanned, taking photos, whatever--feels like an unconscionable imposition. So at the end of the day you're barely even thinking of them as unique wildlife; it's just a bunch of dots on your screen you need to scan to collect the sparklies that fly out of them and then move on.But I also kind of wonder if I'm even the target audience, seeing as how I have no interest in co-op and don't have an NSO account. So maybe what I think isn't important.OP OPHero of LegendThe Hero of Thread TitlesMemberOct 26, 201714,820Brodo Baggins said:I was surprised they didn't save this for Switch 2 as a graphical showcase game.I think I would like to see it with a main focus on increased assets density and just more wildlife to find.I did not pick it up but would be interested in a Switch 2 version.Click to expand...Click to shrink...I'm conflicted. I feel this is such a niche IP that N E E D S a huge install base to sell. Like even if it was a showcase (it sadly wasn't even on Switch), I dunno, I think it'd need much more of a grand scale to grab big attention quickly you know?Maybe push a larger marketing campaign with actual marine biologists, National Geographic or some shit. Maybe get some brands in there folks recognize like major aquariums or legendary coral reefs or something.I don't have the eureka answer right now sadly.King_MocMemberOct 25, 20174,662It was a really poor game imo that didn't even attempt to live up to the previous ones, so I imagine it'll just be forgotten.chrominanceSky Van GoghMemberOct 25, 201715,851Hero of Legend said:I'm conflicted. I feel this is such a niche IP that N E E D S a huge install base to sell. Like even if it was a showcase (it sadly wasn't even on Switch), I dunno, I think it'd need much more of a grand scale to grab big attention quickly you know?Maybe push a larger marketing campaign with actual marine biologists, National Geographic or some shit. Maybe get some brands in there folks recognize like major aquariums or legendary coral reefs or something.I don't have the eureka answer right now sadly.Click to expand...Click to shrink...There isn't one. Doing any of the above would just feel like trying to sell the game as something it's kind of not, because it's not really designed to be super educational in that way and you're never really encouraged to dig deeper into all the species you find; researching them is such a surface-level mechanic and it's really only there as a checklist-marking exercise. So to be presented with marine biologists talking about the wonders of the deep, and then to get Endless Ocean Luminous would just be disappointing to many.The game needs something more compelling to attract a wider audience. Marketing wasn't its only or even main problem.PallasKittenMemberJul 11, 20221,634I highly doubt it'd get a Switch 2 version, nor would I want it to.Initially I had fun with this game, but it was no Endless Ocean 1 or 2, or even Everblue 1 or 2 for that matter - it's definitely the worst game in the series I've played. The main issue with the procedural generation is that there was barely any variety to it because there were very obvious hand crafted sections that just got plopped down onto random parts of the map. Maybe some maps wouldn't even have those certain caves, biomes, random sunken ship, etc. It really made me wonder why they even bothered with the procedural generation approach.I only played it less than a year ago (at launch) as well and tbh, I barely remember it. As I said, initially I had fun, it was neat just swimming around exploring and discovering new species. Until, aside from the aforementioned issues with the procedural generation, none of the animals seemed to have any kind of personality. They'd just amble about aimlessly, there were no aggressive creatures, no garden eels that would retreat into their holes if you got too close, etc. It ultimately felt very lifeless, sadly.If this is the direction the series would continue to have, I don't care to see new entries anyway.Scruffy8642MemberJan 24, 20202,993It sounds like they need to redo the whole game based on what I've heard. Sounds worse than a mobile game.So I'm gonna say no.monaponMemberNov 9, 2017278As someone who adored the 2 Wii games, Luminous was such a disappointment. They would need to redo the entire game to actually have set level design instead of the randomly generated maps and at that point, might as well make a new game.Tom Nook Says...MemberJan 15, 20196,859I was really excited about this title until I kept learning more about it. I really do hope the series gets another entry on Switch 2 because the concept is great, the execution was just sorely lacking. I want a bespoke ocean that feels alive, not a procedurally generated mess with kinda lifeless fish. PucePikminMemberApr 26, 20185,104Nah, it's a fundamentally not-very-good game. I'd give a new Endless Ocean not built around procedural generation a shot though! Give me some 4K fishies!