![]() This is where the the strength of Beyond Blue lies, it is just a shame that the technical aspects do not do the subject matter enough justice. Places like the incredible brine pools where you can track and witness the way sperm whales and giant squid attack, or deep into the twilight zone of the ocean where fish use bioluminescence in their flesh to create dazzling light shows, you’ll even get to see orcas, dolphins and other creatures working together to create a huge swirling bait ball. You’ll split your time across eight different dives, some in the same areas, but at different times of day, and others in never before seen areas (unless you watched Blue Planet of course). There are some background narrative flourishes to flesh out the characters and add some human drama orphaned sisters, a grandmother with Alzheimer’s, unauthorised mining, pollution and human interference, but for the most part these are under-developed, and not where Beyond Blue’s value lies. You play as Mirai, one third of a research team studying the life in the Western Pacific ocean, and in particular the recent birth of a baby sperm whale. It’s also a fictional story adventure, a love letter to the ocean following a team of research scientists as they study and follow a family of sperm whales.īeyond Blue describes the ocean as the beating blue heart of our planet, and it is clear that this game has come from a place of deep love and respect for the subject matter. It is an overtly educational game, with clips of the real life research under way in our oceans available to watch, and an in game catalogue that you add to by scanning the wildlife. Beyond Blue is a collaboration between E-Line Media, BBC Studios, the team behind Blue Planet II and OceanX.
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