Vark said:
Everblue 2 is basically a SCUBA diving RPG.
You're ship gets wrecked and you're on this island (populated). and you basically have ot raise money to fix your boat / buy new equipment (more air, etc).
You basically swim around underwater, pinging sonar to find salvage to collect and sell and eventually you get a camera and have to take pictures of certain things.
Yes... and oh god, there are SHARKS.
The sharks will chase you around, while the appropriate bass-heavy string music plays :lol . Aside from running out of air and being poisoned, sharks are some of the only things that will deplete your hit points in a hurry.
Everblue 2 gave me the biggest adrenaline rush of any game I've played ever... you're constantly racing against the clock - trying to get down into whatever dive site you're supposed to go to, get the relic you need, and get out before you run out of air. It's worth mentioning that you have only a certain sized bag (you can upgrade all of this stuff later) so you can't haul up really huge items in the beginning, like chests of drawers... if you go over your weight limit, your hp starts to deplete.
If anyone has a collecting fetish (there are certain people on land who want you to collect certain types of things for them... they give you cash rewards based on it - there's even an auction house where you can sometimes find better gear and other rarities), give Everblue 2 a try. It should be at your local game store's bargain bin, if you can find it anywhere.
Also, its prequel, Everblue, was released only in Europe and Japan. It's the same engine, just a different story (same characters, too!)
If you want to check out Everblue 2, I suggest you snag a copy now... if Forever Blue is successful in the USA, this already scarce game will probably skyrocket in price.
I continue to be surprised that this awesome game was overlooked.
