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Call of the Sea
Released On: Dec 8, 2020
75
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
75
64% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
30% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
75
64% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
30% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Call of the Sea is proof that “Lovecraft” doesn’t have to mean “darkness and tentacles”. This is a positive, sometimes even cheerful adventure and it’s only the undertones which are ominous, and that works surprisingly well. Also, the puzzles are great, as are the graphics and the quietly moving story.
Call of the Sea is an enjoyable adventure. The story and setting are refreshingly different from what you’ll find in other games this season, and the puzzles are challenging enough to require some thought but not so much so to be frustrating. If you enjoy puzzles, you’ll enjoy your trip to the South Pacific.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 131 User Ratings
7.3
63% Positive
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
24% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
13% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 131 User Ratings
7.3
63% Positive
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
24% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
13% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
Just incredible. If you’re looking for a game that’s out of your norm, I definitely recommend this game.
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Xbox Series X
I don't really like puzzle games regularly, but this one looked so good I had to try(it's on gamepass) I came for the amazing visuals and stayed for the great story, music and puzzles, totally recommend
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Xbox Series X
Like any good puzzle game, there is special satisfaction in working out a solution to a conundrum that has stumped you, and that’s the best reward in the game. Call of the Sea ramps up the story towards the end, but I cared far more about the clues than Norah and Harry’s tale. It frustrates as the best puzzles often do, but no solutions feel unearned or gimmicky. This is definitely one for the pencil-chewers to check out.
Intriguing and fascinating, Call of the Sea is a worthy new addition to Xbox Game Pass.
Call of the Sea has left a good taste in our mouths, a modest adventure of puzzles and narrative that poses some good puzzles and a very simple and unoriginal story, but that never takes on too much prominence and is followed with pleasure, achieving a good balance between all its parts. If you like riddles in their proper measure, without needing to leave you mentally exhausted, surely you are going to enjoy it.
Call Of The Sea is a good debut, that uses puzzle and riddle-based gameplay to tell an atmospheric story. Its weakness lies in a conception of riddles that is not always very clear, source of some moments of frustration, and in a limited duration. It will probably not remain among the most notable examples of the genre, but we must give credit to the fact that it manages to offer an alternative vision of the Lovecraftian narrative universe, potentially capable of satisfying those who do not always want monsters or scares.
Call of the Sea’s intriguing piecemeal story and beautiful setting falls to the wayside when its lack of signposting and overall artificially obtuse puzzles take center stage for much longer than acceptable.
Game is beautiful, challenging but still very relaxing to play. And what a story! I can highly recommend this game to anybody.
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Xbox Series X
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Call of the Sea
Crashing Waves
Call of the sea is a first person adventure puzzle game where you play as Norah who sets out to find her boo Henry on an island and uncover the secrets of an illness she had.. and overall the story is the best part of this 5 and a half hour long journey, ontop of that the puzzles are just challenging enough to feel like a little enough of a nussance to kind of be enjoyable to solve, and the world and its art style is so vibrant and pretty.. great environment, great story, decent puzzles… but the problems come with this games pacing and overall performance… Letspretend everything ran smooth.. call of the sea gameplay wise just never gives you a break to let you stop and smell the roses, youre constantly trying to solve a chapters bigger puzzle to open a gate and progress, youre thrown into an era, figure out how you have to arrange things to unlock a door just do it again, its non stop, I get it’s a puzzle game but still, spread it out a bit, give me a brain break… otherwise I feel overwhelmed trying to play through your game… but call of the seas biggest issue other ttan pacing is its performance, ive never played such an unstable game in my life… l tested across multiple high end gaming pcs with xbox game pass, I had issues with crashing going into chapters 2 and 6.. I eventually got chapter 2 to work, but I only got to see the beginning moments of chapter 6.. call of the sea just refuses to load leading me to have to watch the remaining 40 minutes on youtube to get this games ending… and the issue isn’t expclusive to what is admittedly a beta system in xbox game pass for pc, after looking into it, there are reports on all of the sea causing console crashes as well, there was also a bug where I would be shown a giant white blob where cinnmematics were supposed to b shown throughout the entire game!
If you can get through Call of the Sea, this is a really interesting and pretty straightforward puzzle game.. but if you do decide to give this one a go, don’t do it through xbox game pass for pc
it probably wont work
I giv Call of the Sea
a 7.5/10
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Xbox Series X
It has to be the most boring Lovecraftian story i have ever experienced, Lovecraft Country excluded,
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Xbox Series X
Call of The Sea was a bumpy ride for me.
It started great.
I was loving the adventure and the graphics + performance on Series X.
However, after around 30% of the story the game starts going downhill and continues till the end.
Puzzles are ok, graphics are great, performance ok (later in the game there are SERIOUS frame drops).
The thing that made me give this game such a note is story.
It just wasn't for me apparently.
As mentioned, I was loving it till a certain point, but afterwards the narrative turns and goes into a different direction, that I was just not a fan of. Disappointing ending as well for me.
At least the game is in game pass and is 4h long, so you are not risking a lot by giving it a try.
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Xbox Series X
Summary A weird tale of otherworldly mystery. Call of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930s that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition. The search takes place on a strange but beautiful island in the South Pacific, filled with secrets waiting to be unearthed. It is an otherw...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Dec 8, 2020
Developer:
- Out of the Blue Games S.L.
Publisher: Raw Fury
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