I've played this game and not gonna lie, it helped ease my crippling fear of the ocean. I love a game where you can just EXPLORE the ocean instead of: "OH CRAP THERE'S A SHARK COMIN! AAAAAAAAAA-" Thanks for makin a video about one of my favorite Ocean Games, Random!
As someone who also fears the ocean, this game was a very nice breath of fresh air (lol) when it comes to enjoying the ocean. Very relaxing! Thank you for commenting!
Never thought I'd watch a video about a fish game I have never played but here I am. Watched the whole video just because I like your voice and the way you act Random! Reminds me of the good old days of YT.
Honestly, as an avid Endless Ocean fan that's been playing since the original first game's launch... Luminous is a huge letdown, it feels way too grindy and RNG dependent for its own good. And I say this as someone that loves grinding in games.
Yeah I hear that a lot. I’ve only played a bit of the first Endless Ocean and this, and I can see why people would be disappointed. Thank you for your comment!
Yet another entertaining review! I especially loved your skits with the actual voices and your "swimming pool!" I think we once again have very similar feelings toward this game. I would agree that the Story Mode is an absolute joke, but I also really loved exploring the set pieces, especially in Shared Dives. That voice, though... It even makes the actors in the CDi Zelda games sound good.... Also, I hope folks reading this comment will consider GameFly as an alternative to spending fifty dollars, as this was a terrific rental, but I would hate to actually buy it.
I would have LOVED a CDI voice guiding me on my diving adventure! Yeah this is a game that you’d want to rent for sure! I keep forgetting Gamefly is an option, but I agree!
Ok so, I’ve been a fan of the endless ocean franchise for 14 years since I was 9 years old, and now I’m 23. First 2 games are absolute masterpieces. When I heard of luminous, I was thrilled for many many weeks. But then when I played it, I cried for over an hour because of disappointment. First thought was that I thought the company Arika did this to us to ditch us and leave its fans behind. And then my next conclusion was maybe they made a crappy game to make a better one. I was getting closer but it wasn’t quite that, or at least not all of the answer. And finally, tonight, I had a realization. After 6 months, I think I finally cracked the code as to why endless ocean luminous is so crappy. First, you must remember that the first two endless ocean games were created to function on the original Nintendo Wii. EO 1 was released on January 21, 2008. EO 2 was released on September 17, 2009. Video games like these that go in detail, usually take multiple years to develop, and the yearly release reveals that they previously worked on both projects way before they released them and ran tests on them. But, it seems like their original plan was to only include two endless ocean games. But, it could’ve been that the year after EO 2 was released, Arika saw how successful the two first games were, that the third installment became a project, the first two games were premeditated and sought out to release one year from each other, when the previous developments of those 2 games were completely unannounced and secretive. Therefore, the third installment became a backup plan if the first two games became successful. Hmm, that could mean something significant: It could definitely mean that after they released endless ocean 2, they already planned to make an endless ocean 3. Most likely what happened was, after they released endless ocean 2, as they were developing it, they were probably originally going to put it on the Nintendo Wii, but then 3 years later before they finished developing the third installment, the Wii got discontinued. So, they could’ve needed to restart a lot of their progress, and scrap together some of what they already had previously, and try to work with a new program. That’s also explains the new details of what the fish look like, how the fish move etc, because of a new program. Maybe it took 15 years to make because they needed to narrow a story down to something more boring and simple so that they don’t risk messing up a big story line to a new program (Nintendo switch) that they aren’t experienced with yet with games like that. Therefore, there is a high chance that endless ocean luminous is an experimental game more so than an official and long lasting game. Something to tide us over until they develop another endless ocean game since now they know what they are working with. With the original Nintendo Wii, yes it held data, but it ultimately required to insert a game disk, therefore the Wii was more flexible with data usage. But for the switch, it’s more sensitive to the reactions of graphics and data, and further need to clear data in order to fit in a new game. If they ultimately made luminous a high quality game and released it, there is also a high chance it would’ve taken up a lot of data. But now, there’s a chance they are trying to work with what they have. Another reason why I know this is only an experimental game, is because a lot of luminous is copied and pasted. Let me explain: in the 2 previous games, we had unique character personalities and qualities. In luminous, even though there are new names to few characters, the personality reflects blandly off of characters like GG (but less creative), and as for the Ai, that’s a cheap copy of when the characters originally reached out to talk to your character while you dive. And they copied and pasted repetitively of the EO 2 legendary creatures over using them (no longer treated as unique). And when they inserted the idea of multiplayers around the world, that’s to bring it back and make up for when Nintendo shut down multiplayer on the Wii. As for the storyline about the world coral, it’s a similar theme to chasing a dream, chasing something around the world (but in the same ocean). The veiled sea copies both themes of EO 1 & 2, it’s one ocean, but different water type fish and environments from ancient ruins, to river waters, to salt waters and ice cold waters. And the randomness of the underwater layout and lack of activity from the fish, also feel experimental. Kinda like with Xbox or the PS systems with early released games, except the switch doesn’t do those. So instead, it’s an experiment, until the next game is released. And lastly, maybe the game was rushed because they could be also working on an Endless ocean 4, to release it quicker. Endless ocean luminous is probably a bookmark, to the final stages of another endless ocean game.
I feel like this game may not be worth its price tag. It looks very fun, but its almost full price. I know its the ocean but everything looks VERY blue. I loved how everything looked in subnautica, it felt very realistic to me. And i gotta admit i love the terror 🤣🤣 First time i heard the squidcrab thing make a noise and then zap all my power? So scary and fun lol
While I’m not the biggest fan of Subnautica (huge fear of the ocean after all) I do agree on the price tag. If this game were $40 (or honestly $30 on the eshop) I’m sure it would have been more successful and people would try it more! I might try Subnautica again on Switch when I feel more brave
@Randombystanderhere i would love to see you play subnautica! I really liked it a lot. The second one was just alright. My sister has a huge fear of water, when we were growing up she would scream and throw the controller at me if water was involved 🤣 7 year old me beating the water temple in ocarina of time on the 64 is my biggest life accomplishment 😭😂😂
Hello Randombystanderhere my name is Isaiah and I have something important to say to you. God loves you and like any father he wants to help you and keep you safe especially from the devil. But I am not just speaking to you about this I am also talking to your fans about this. God loves us all an he wants to lead us all to be saved. So do not be afraid to come to him. You have a burden he will give you rest, Do not feel like you our that important. In God's eyes we our all important. I can go on and on. So do not be afraid. For God's love is for evreyone.
If one has played the prior 2 games and loved them or found them worthy enough to enjoy for any stretch of time more then 1° Hr then I have every good inclination you will not only dislike but will personally offended by this newest rendition which seems to of removed all the great features they had bolted down via 2 prior go's at this unique foray of gaming experience. Bummer dude! So total bummerfied it's the definition of unrighteous bro's & bro'ettes alike should spread word far & wide we want a remake of the 1st two and be given 1/2 off if we can prove (or admit really!) we purchased this heresy. Yeah huh? Innit? Ain't it now!!!
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I've played this game and not gonna lie, it helped ease my crippling fear of the ocean. I love a game where you can just EXPLORE the ocean instead of: "OH CRAP THERE'S A SHARK COMIN! AAAAAAAAAA-" Thanks for makin a video about one of my favorite Ocean Games, Random!
As someone who also fears the ocean, this game was a very nice breath of fresh air (lol) when it comes to enjoying the ocean. Very relaxing! Thank you for commenting!
The greatest sin EO:L commits is actually that it doesn't have a Hayley Westenra song in the soundtrack.
Ive barely heard her sing because ive only played a bit of the first EO but yes! That would be a plus to the game 110%
Never thought I'd watch a video about a fish game I have never played but here I am.
Watched the whole video just because I like your voice and the way you act Random!
Reminds me of the good old days of YT.
Thank you! I like making videos like these, and it makes me happy people enjoy them too! And theres plenty more to come! Thank you for your comment!
Honestly, as an avid Endless Ocean fan that's been playing since the original first game's launch... Luminous is a huge letdown, it feels way too grindy and RNG dependent for its own good. And I say this as someone that loves grinding in games.
Yeah I hear that a lot. I’ve only played a bit of the first Endless Ocean and this, and I can see why people would be disappointed. Thank you for your comment!
Great review! very in depth! I was on the fence about this game, but think I'll go for it!
I hope you enjoy it and exploring the ocean! (Also nice pun too, intentional or otherwise)
Yet another entertaining review! I especially loved your skits with the actual voices and your "swimming pool!"
I think we once again have very similar feelings toward this game. I would agree that the Story Mode is an absolute joke, but I also really loved exploring the set pieces, especially in Shared Dives. That voice, though... It even makes the actors in the CDi Zelda games sound good....
Also, I hope folks reading this comment will consider GameFly as an alternative to spending fifty dollars, as this was a terrific rental, but I would hate to actually buy it.
I would have LOVED a CDI voice guiding me on my diving adventure!
Yeah this is a game that you’d want to rent for sure! I keep forgetting Gamefly is an option, but I agree!
A Wild Mantle appears...
Indeed! Mantle did a great job (along with the other narrators)
Ok so, I’ve been a fan of the endless ocean franchise for 14 years since I was 9 years old, and now I’m 23. First 2 games are absolute masterpieces. When I heard of luminous, I was thrilled for many many weeks. But then when I played it, I cried for over an hour because of disappointment. First thought was that I thought the company Arika did this to us to ditch us and leave its fans behind. And then my next conclusion was maybe they made a crappy game to make a better one. I was getting closer but it wasn’t quite that, or at least not all of the answer. And finally, tonight, I had a realization. After 6 months, I think I finally cracked the code as to why endless ocean luminous is so crappy. First, you must remember that the first two endless ocean games were created to function on the original Nintendo Wii.
EO 1 was released on January 21, 2008.
EO 2 was released on September 17, 2009.
Video games like these that go in detail, usually take multiple years to develop, and the yearly release reveals that they previously worked on both projects way before they released them and ran tests on them. But, it seems like their original plan was to only include two endless ocean games. But, it could’ve been that the year after EO 2 was released, Arika saw how successful the two first games were, that the third installment became a project, the first two games were premeditated and sought out to release one year from each other, when the previous developments of those 2 games were completely unannounced and secretive. Therefore, the third installment became a backup plan if the first two games became successful. Hmm, that could mean something significant:
It could definitely mean that after they released endless ocean 2, they already planned to make an endless ocean 3. Most likely what happened was, after they released endless ocean 2, as they were developing it, they were probably originally going to put it on the Nintendo Wii, but then 3 years later before they finished developing the third installment, the Wii got discontinued. So, they could’ve needed to restart a lot of their progress, and scrap together some of what they already had previously, and try to work with a new program. That’s also explains the new details of what the fish look like, how the fish move etc, because of a new program. Maybe it took 15 years to make because they needed to narrow a story down to something more boring and simple so that they don’t risk messing up a big story line to a new program (Nintendo switch) that they aren’t experienced with yet with games like that. Therefore, there is a high chance that endless ocean luminous is an experimental game more so than an official and long lasting game. Something to tide us over until they develop another endless ocean game since now they know what they are working with. With the original Nintendo Wii, yes it held data, but it ultimately required to insert a game disk, therefore the Wii was more flexible with data usage. But for the switch, it’s more sensitive to the reactions of graphics and data, and further need to clear data in order to fit in a new game. If they ultimately made luminous a high quality game and released it, there is also a high chance it would’ve taken up a lot of data. But now, there’s a chance they are trying to work with what they have. Another reason why I know this is only an experimental game, is because a lot of luminous is copied and pasted. Let me explain: in the 2 previous games, we had unique character personalities and qualities. In luminous, even though there are new names to few characters, the personality reflects blandly off of characters like GG (but less creative), and as for the Ai, that’s a cheap copy of when the characters originally reached out to talk to your character while you dive. And they copied and pasted repetitively of the EO 2 legendary creatures over using them (no longer treated as unique). And when they inserted the idea of multiplayers around the world, that’s to bring it back and make up for when Nintendo shut down multiplayer on the Wii. As for the storyline about the world coral, it’s a similar theme to chasing a dream, chasing something around the world (but in the same ocean). The veiled sea copies both themes of EO 1 & 2, it’s one ocean, but different water type fish and environments from ancient ruins, to river waters, to salt waters and ice cold waters. And the randomness of the underwater layout and lack of activity from the fish, also feel experimental. Kinda like with Xbox or the PS systems with early released games, except the switch doesn’t do those. So instead, it’s an experiment, until the next game is released. And lastly, maybe the game was rushed because they could be also working on an Endless ocean 4, to release it quicker. Endless ocean luminous is probably a bookmark, to the final stages of another endless ocean game.
no way, text to speech is crazy 💀 this vid was awesome tho
Yeah, it still blows my mind they did that in a $50 game!
I feel like this game may not be worth its price tag. It looks very fun, but its almost full price. I know its the ocean but everything looks VERY blue. I loved how everything looked in subnautica, it felt very realistic to me. And i gotta admit i love the terror 🤣🤣 First time i heard the squidcrab thing make a noise and then zap all my power? So scary and fun lol
While I’m not the biggest fan of Subnautica (huge fear of the ocean after all) I do agree on the price tag. If this game were $40 (or honestly $30 on the eshop) I’m sure it would have been more successful and people would try it more!
I might try Subnautica again on Switch when I feel more brave
@Randombystanderhere i would love to see you play subnautica! I really liked it a lot. The second one was just alright. My sister has a huge fear of water, when we were growing up she would scream and throw the controller at me if water was involved 🤣 7 year old me beating the water temple in ocarina of time on the 64 is my biggest life accomplishment 😭😂😂
Hello Randombystanderhere my name is Isaiah and I have something important to say to you. God loves you and like any father he wants to help you and keep you safe especially from the devil. But I am not just speaking to you about this I am also talking to your fans about this. God loves us all an he wants to lead us all to be saved. So do not be afraid to come to him. You have a burden he will give you rest, Do not feel like you our that important. In God's eyes we our all important. I can go on and on. So do not be afraid. For God's love is for evreyone.
If one has played the prior 2 games and loved them or found them worthy enough to enjoy for any stretch of time more then 1° Hr then I have every good inclination you will not only dislike but will personally offended by this newest rendition which seems to of removed all the great features they had bolted down via 2 prior go's at this unique foray of gaming experience. Bummer dude! So total bummerfied it's the definition of unrighteous bro's & bro'ettes alike should spread word far & wide we want a remake of the 1st two and be given 1/2 off if we can prove (or admit really!) we purchased this heresy. Yeah huh? Innit? Ain't it now!!!
This man is a carbon copy of that nightmare baby from Rugrats and I’m sorry for seeing/saying it…
I was wondering when someone would figure out my secret identity…I’m surprised it took so long