Alexander M Cannell

In Other Waters Review is Live! (Patreon)

Published:

2020-03-31 13:00:05

Edited:

2020-03-31 18:15:48

Imported:

2022-06

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This week's review is live! This time, we're back to the indies and checking out In Other Waters, an adventure game that joins the oddly specific but ever-growing ranks of "games where you play a loyal AI companion to a plucky scientist lady." Whether you get to play the AI or the scientist, this seems to be becoming a weirdly popular paring in sci-fi indie narratives lately, between Observation, Heaven's Vault, and In Other Waters — heck, even Murder by Numbers kind of counts!

More importantly, however, this means that I'm finally back on schedule after the patreon launch decimated my time and delayed the Ori review almost a full week. Next on the hitlist is to finally get that second video essay done. It's already coming later than initially promised, but now that I'm back on top of the wheel, I'll hopefully be able to finish it in a week or two. As for next week's review, I don't have a concrete pick yet, though I do hear that new Resident Evil game is surprisingly short and sweet...

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In Other Waters Review: A Spark of Science Fiction Dreams Past

Today's review is on In Other Waters, an adventure game where you get to play a helpful AI assistant to a xenobiologist on the trail of a missing colleague. Oh, and about five minutes in, you also discover the first alien life mankind's ever encountered in the universe. In Other Waters is primarily concerned with exploring a complex ecosystem in excruciating, exacting detail, and in doing so, invokes the spirit of a very specific brand of science fiction. It makes for a niche but fascinating game, so if you want to hear all about it, dive into this First Five review! If you haven't heard yet, First Five has a brand new patreon. Check it out! https://www.patreon.com/firstfive If you're interested in finding more short games, consider hitting that subscribe button and I'll be highlighting a new one every week! And if you want to hear more insights into random games I'm playing, check out First Five on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FirstFiveReview You can find In Other Waters here on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/In_Other_Waters/ #FirstFive #InOtherWaters #shortgames