Endless Ocean Luminous
Dive into a sea that changes between visits, scanning marine creatures to learn about them. Explore alone or share discoveries online, with the story connecting your scans to collecting light for the World Coral.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.2 / 10
About this game
Endless Ocean Luminous puts you in a diver's role in the Veiled Sea, where the terrain changes between dives. Swim through environments such as coral shallows and underwater caves, scan the creatures you encounter and receive information about them. The wildlife includes creatures described as extinct or mythical alongside the sea's other inhabitants. You can explore alone, or join Shared Dives with up to thirty players online to exchange gestures and discoveries. In the single-player story, scanning marine life gathers light needed to help save the World Coral, giving the same observation activity a story objective. Online play requires a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership and the required software update.
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AI review
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An observation-led choice for players who find their motivation in discovering and identifying marine life.
Scanning turns encounters into information, which may suit players who enjoy building familiarity with a place through its wildlife. The story adds a purpose to those observations, while shared discoveries offer a social reason to continue exploring.
Strengths
- Creature information gives observation a concrete result, potentially rewarding curiosity about each encounter.
- Solo exploration and Shared Dives offer different ways to pursue the same interest in discovery.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy marine life, looking around unfamiliar environments and sharing discoveries more than pursuing constant action.
Play notes: Shared Dives requires an Internet connection, paid Nintendo Switch Online membership and the required software update.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Changing dive terrain and a story goal tied to scanning may give observational play continuing direction without requiring every dive to serve the same personal goal. | Reviewed | 5.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The scan-and-learn loop is most likely to appeal when identifying a creature is itself a satisfying result. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Coral shallows, caves and volcanoes provide contrasting settings for observation, while mythical creatures may appeal to players comfortable with fantasy in their ocean exploration. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The membership and update requirements make online discovery a mode that needs some preparation before a shared session. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- May 2, 2024
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Puzzle SolvingStory-drivenLinear LevelsSolo-friendlyInvestigationExplorationThird PersonMain Story 10–20 HoursSlow Burn3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerCo-opSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMay 2, 2024
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com