Resolution's Peter Willington writes: So then, to Hydrophobia, a game with a cast of terrible Euro-trash voice actors, stomping over ham-fistedly written lines that are so hollow they’re buoyant. Lucky for those monologues and duologues they’ll need to be, as the central hook of the game is that you’re on board a giant floating city on the eve of a celebratory evening, when everything goes to pot and begins letting on water. Playing as Kate you must guide her to her safety and stop the terrorists – named the Malthusians – from seizing full control of the ship, all of which is done by some pretty rote third person shooting, averagely executed environment navigation and puzzle solving.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
Edgar writes: "Equip your rebreather because in this article we'll take a look at Hydrophobia and water. Lots of water."
What a surprise, I was just searching for this game. I'm honestly quite surprised by the water physics and definitely looking forward to trying it soon.
loved this game/ still play it. The water and atmosphere where stellar and really fun to interact with.
Neil writes: "You may well be keeping the wallet shut until the various big Black Friday deals start to populate around the globe, but no matter what is on the horizon, the Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale carries on regardless. After a rather decent amount of discounts on Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles last time out, the Deals With Gold sale is back once more to deliver a number of games at bargain-basement prices. Is there anything found in the Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale for 13th-19th November 2018 that takes your fancy?"
it is a terrible game.
I'm betting no....maybe just played the demo.
I DID buy it...and it's actually not as bad as some reviewers make it out. For a downloadable game, it was pretty good. A lot of reviewers are just slamming it because of how long it took, and because of it's short length.
The game has a bit of an old-school feel to it, which I liked...reminded me of some classic TPS/Action Platformers like Syphon Filter, Tomb Raider, and WinBack. And the physics gameplay is fun...if you actually USE it, as intended.