She can do this by pressing the L button to set up the scan and then hold the R button when the specimen you are trying to scan is withing range and inside the reticle. Part of Mirai’s objectives is to scan marine life. The lighting on the suit can be changed by pressing the X button and can also be turned off completely as well, though that isn’t recommended when on the low-light dives. It has lighting that runs along the outside of the suit and the colors it can emit are blue (white light), UV (purple), and red. Mirai’s suit is made of some state-of-the-art next generation technology. The right joystick controls the camera angle for the most part but can also be used to make Mirai ascend, descend or turn depending on the angle of the camera. The ZL and ZR buttons are used to make Mirai ascend (ZR) or descend (ZL). Up, is forward, Left turns Mirai left, and Right turns Mirai right. These side objectives, so to speak, are still part of the main story and the dive won’t end until all of the objectives have been met.Īs for actually moving around in Beyond Blue, you can control the direction Mirai swims by moving the left Joystick. While the main story of Beyond Blue is mainly about the Sperm Whales, Mirai is also tasked with other objectives like finding missing or depleted sensors, taking bio samples and scanning certain marine creatures to help her colleagues on the surface, André and Irina, with their research. Once you have found the locations of where the whales are likely to be, you must then swim to their location. You will be tasked with navigating your way to marker bouys and using them to pinpoint the locations of whales in the area by the sounds that they make. Mirai’s main objective, and that of the player, is to find and study the whale population in the area. The Atoll for example, is inhabited by vast quantities of reef fish, whereas in the depths, you will find the likes of the Anglerfish, Hagfish and even a Giant Squid. Each dive site has its own ecosystem with several different species of marine life.
Mirai Soto, who, along with the help of her research team and the use of advanced technology, explores the aquatic realm to study whales and their habits.Īs Mirai, the player will be tasked to dive several areas around the South China Sea from the warm tropical atolls to the dark abyss. Set in the not-to-distant future, the player takes the role of an underwater researcher Dr. Well, Beyond Blue is a third-person adventure game focused on underwater exploration. Alas, after a two year long wait, I can finally play the game on Switch and it was not a disappointment. I even checked in with the games Social Media manager on Twitter periodically to ask if there was any news on when the game was coming to Nintendo Switch. I fell in love with the game back then and have been waiting ever so impatiently for it to come to Nintendo Switch. When I first played Beyond Blue, it was at a demo booth at EGX London back in 2019. In this installment, we’re covering Beyond Blue by developer E-Line Media.
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Welcome to EXPlay, (Explain & Play)the review series where we care not for scores but tell it how it is when it comes to every game we get our hands on, whilst also taking the time to include some lengthy gameplay, to give you the reader, the chance to shape your own impressions and views whilst watching and reading.
By Mike Scorpio Beyond Blue, E-Line Media, EXPlay, Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, review, video games
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