Shinsekai: Into the Depths
September 19, 2019
Capcom presents a fresh and original undersea exploration game, filled with unique visual and audio experiences for you to discover. The land has slowly but steadily been covered with ice, forcing mankind to take refuge in the ocean. Even the sea cannot protect them forever. The ice overtakes the undersea …
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"Surviving underwater sure is a grueling affair and Shinsekai Into the Depths portrays it in a thoroughly immersive and enjoyable way."
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"Shinsekai: Into the Depths is an pretty interesting indie like metroidvania game developed by Capcom. It has a lot of personality and new ideas based on underwater exploration."
Read original review"Even if you notice its "humble" mobile origins and it&s;s not really very spectacular, Capcom has helmed and interesting view on the metroidvania genre, with nice ideas, a not very explored setting and a style that maybe can result repetitive, …"
Read original review"Fans of whimsical, artful indie titles will find much to love about Shinsekai Into the Depths, and ardent Metroidvania purists will get a kick out of its aquatic take on the genre. It&s;s not going to be everyone&s;s favorite game …"
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65.0
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75.0
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"The best compliment that we can give to Shinsekai: Into The Depths is that it feels like a well-done indie game. Exploration is the game&s;s big hook, since the environments, secrets, and floaty movement encourage looking around, while combat works …"
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70.0
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80.0
"Combat is cumbersome and resource gathering tedious at times, but successes in environmental storytelling, ambient sound, survival gameplay, and character progression help mask those flaws."
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85.0
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"Regardless of how it came to be, Shinsekai is absolutely worth your time. For its price, it is a decently lengthy adventure with indelible alien vistas and unique 2D gameplay that relies on realistic physics to navigate."
Read original review"Shinsekai: Into the Depths is a game worth playing. Its large world is addictive to explore, its oxygen mechanics are innovative and create dramatic gameplay moments, and its audio is a real delight."
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78.0
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"Shinsekai: Into The Depths is a bracingly fresh Metroidvania with a memorable underwater setting and compelling movement mechanics. If you&s;re after a platformer that values exploration and navigation over arcade action – and that isn&s;t afraid to try something a …"
Read original review"Shinsekai: Into the Depths falters from time to time, but it more than makes up for its shortcomings with an original premise, immersive sound design, and expert worldbuilding. If you end up playing this game – and I strongly recommend …"
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"Shinsekai: Into the Depths is a beautiful game of exploration and discovery. The standout mobile game is right at home on the Nintendo Switch, and I can’t recommend it enough to anyone looking for their next adventure."
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"Shinsekai: Into the Depths may have started as a mobile title, but has found a new home on the Nintendo Switch. The sound design is simply incredible and immersive, and the game even recommends you playing while wearing headphones. Its …"
Read original review"If you subscribe to Apple Arcade and can play Shinsekai Into the Depths on any of your Apple devices, there&s;s little to be gained by moving it to the Switch. But if the Switch is your only access to this …"
Read original review"Despite the look and feel, Capcom&s;s Shinseaki: Into the Depths is less focused than desired on metroidvania gameplay and more on pure exploration; world&s;s size is a bit too little for that purpose, but still quite satisfying"
Read original review"In a sea of Metroidvanias on Switch, Shinsekai provides an underwater-focused experience that is well worth your time."
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"How Shinsekai: Into the Depths breezed under the radar isn&s;t really a mystery, given it released around the launch of Animal Crossing, but let it be said: this is truly an underrated classic. With a fantastic gameplay loop, intriguing world …"
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"It’s not hard to recommend Shinsekai: Into The Depths as a very good Metroidvania."
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"Shinsekai: Into the Depths really shows that you can&s;t assume a mobile port will be a subpar experience. Even with the tedious resource gathering and rough fall damage, this is a great Metroidvania that will surprise with how well it …"
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"Dripping with atmosphere and filled with replayablility, Shinsekai: Into The Depths is possibly the best thing to come out of Apple Arcade yet."
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