![]() But I wholeheartedly recommend you do play through this game at least once. Your first playthrough will take about 20-25 minutes, so if you’ve no interest in replaying then I’d advise waiting to pick this game up in the sale. Whilst these scenarios do offer brief replay value, especially if you want that Platinum, the game’s slow-moving nature means it can feel repetitive quite quickly, but that may just be me. Depending on what action you take at certain parts of the story, you will be thrown into different scenarios that lead to other new scenarios. The story itself is quite short, but its charm lies in the number of different ways you can complete it. As we read the story that’s unfolding it’s the music in the background that helps set the tone of the unusual situation the three fishermen have find themselves in. The music, as well as the sound effects, is just as important as the visuals for this game due to the lack of actual voiced dialogue. The soundtrack (which, as it happens, I’m listening to as I type this) flows nicely with the game, being jolly and upbeat one minute and darker and slow the next. Another aspect they kept minimal was the game’s sound effects, which are mostly a cappella voices. Whether it’s the three beard fisherman, the creatures of the sea, or the expanding landscapes – the duo behind this game really understand how to make minimal work for the story they’re telling. In a bid to find out what the map is for, the fisherman embark on an adventure that will bring them up close and personal with creatures of the sea, and beings from Scandinavian folklore.īurly Men At Sea‘s minimal design is sublime and it really adds that extra something to this game as a whole. The game has you control three burly, bearded fishermen who are intrigued by a map they find in a bottle. The game, from studio Brain&Brain, was released in September 2016 and has been nominated for, and won, a number of awards – and it’s not hard to see why. Trophy wise, this game features a Platinum trophy, which requires you to do each of the 12 loops in the game, something I managed to do in roughly three hours.Burly Men At Sea was one of PlayStation’s PS Plus offerings in November and right from my first look at its minimal vector design, I knew I’d likely enjoy this game. I also love the way they walk – you’ll understand this when you see it! ![]() The beardy brothers look like sturdy sailors who have probably seen a lot before going on this particular adventure. ![]() The presentation of this release is near-perfect, containing great visuals and a solid soundtrack, as well as fun voice acting. ![]() Fun fact: the game’s characters are aware of the loop, and the dialogue changes as they meet for the second time! Discovering each story is part of the fun and most of the branches entry points are relatively easy to figure out, but the later ones might require you to do some trial and error. Once you’ve come back to the beginning island, you’ll notice that you can take your boat again, and this is when you’ll notice that Burly Men at Sea has a pretty interesting branching storyline that contains as many as 12 different stories to tell, from three different main branches. As soon as they are out at sea, an event occurs, and it’s already clear that the adventure will be different than what they had in mind.īefore going any further, your first run in the game will last you less than half an hour and will feel a little confusing. After this they go on an adventure to decipher the mysterious treasure map that was in the bottle. You begin your adventure with the three bearded brothers (named Brave Beard, Steady Beard, and Hasty Beard) as they find a bottle.
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