Oceanhorn 2 console12/8/2022 ![]() In Oceanhorn, you pose as an unnamed boy that’s effectively been orphaned with your only reminders of your parents being your dad’s journal and your mom’s necklace. The story isn’t all that remarkable, but really the stories of most of the Zelda games aren’t Shakespeare. went down the list of features and ticked them off one by one. Structurally, many of Zelda’s elements are present, as if Cornfox & Bros. While the game doesn’t have any real bugs to speak of, it just doesn’t have the finesse, that je ne sais quoi artistry that so many indie darlings like Braid, Geometry Wars, Bastion, Super Meat Boy, or Undertale exhibit. Oceanhorn on Switch is essentially a port of its 2013 iOS version, and it really does show. But the indie space on console tends to be filled with games utterly polished to a shining gleam. And I can only imagine that it controls so much better having a dedicated joystick and buttons as well. And on Switch, it’s only US$14.99, a base price point that puts Oceanhorn in that crafty little indie space, a space where games that break the rules rein. On the other hand, being on Nintendo Switch (not to mention PS4, Xbox One, and Steam, just to name a few) brings it “home” to games more worthy of that depth. It brings to mind the price point of Final Fantasy III at $15, a price I remember that many mobile gamers scoffed at. ![]() That said, Oceanhorn isn’t priced like most mobile games on iOS, it’s US$12.99. When competing against mobile titles, it excels by providing depth, story, and meaning, easily overtaking the cavalcade of generally vapid titles on the platforms. On one hand, Oceanhorn is quite literally a best-in-class mobile game, providing a deeper experience than a good swath of the Apple and Google Play stores. ![]() But on console, it has to compete with major titles. For a four-year-old mobile game, Oceanhorn is incredibly impressive.
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