Sea of Solitude

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 82
  3. Negative: 25 out of 82

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  1. Raitoning
    Jul 7, 2019
    4
    Gorgeous visuals and a wistful soundtrack highlight an otherwise subpar game. The story tries to be thought provoking and meaningful, but suffers from translation errors, poor voice acting, and writing that ranges from passable to downright laughably bad. The characters are shallow and unlikable, and monsters/NPCs have annoying audio loops that repeat ad nauseum. The gameplay is equallyGorgeous visuals and a wistful soundtrack highlight an otherwise subpar game. The story tries to be thought provoking and meaningful, but suffers from translation errors, poor voice acting, and writing that ranges from passable to downright laughably bad. The characters are shallow and unlikable, and monsters/NPCs have annoying audio loops that repeat ad nauseum. The gameplay is equally shallow and unlikable, consisting of very basic mechanics that never truly develop into anything special, or unique, or, frankly, even anything fun over the course of the 4 to 5 hours that it will take to beat the game. When you're not simply running from point A to point B to advance the story, you're often kiting monsters repeatedly and running into colored orbs again and again while listening to some grating dialogue. There are some collectibles to find in certain, more open areas, but the game has no way to track what you've picked up, making postgame cleanup tedious.

    While all these negatives detract heavily from the game as a whole, the game does have a bit of charm with the aforementioned visuals and soundtrack. Playing through the game was a somewhat relaxing experience when it wasn't being annoying or tedious, so overall I didn't entirely despise my time with the game. I would only recommend playing if you find the game for less than $5 and you have absolutely nothing better to do for a few hours.    … Expand
  2. Yourmumsbills
    Jul 7, 2019
    3
    A good idea with nice graphics. Everything else is just poor. including and most importantly (for me at least) the writing.
  3. Eagle16
    Jul 24, 2020
    3
    It's an interesting idea and a game but it was not executed in a very entertaining way, the world seems too empty at times, the story is nothing intriguing but I give them props for creating unique story and world. It's something completely new what we have never seen and that's all cool but sometimes the gameplay isn't that much of fun and there's not much to do other than follow the story arc.
  4. meny82
    Feb 21, 2022
    3
    Vuoi una motivazione al mio 3, che dovrebbe essere 0? Su PlayStation 5 è oggettivamente ingiocabile, non senza andare in epilessia ogni quattro secondi. Google per approdonfire.
    Sono stato costretto a ripiegare sulla versione PlayStation 4. Mediocre su tutti i punti di vista, sopratutto la narrativa.. e quando sono arrivato al capitolo dieci, beh.. troverai un cristallo da recuperare, che    Vuoi una motivazione al mio 3, che dovrebbe essere 0? Su PlayStation 5 è oggettivamente ingiocabile, non senza andare in epilessia ogni quattro secondi. Google per approdonfire.
    Sono stato costretto a ripiegare sulla versione PlayStation 4. Mediocre su tutti i punti di vista, sopratutto la narrativa.. e quando sono arrivato al capitolo dieci, beh.. troverai un cristallo da recuperare, che ti farà odiare te stesso per aver perso tempo fino a quel momento.    … Expand
  5. ToshLichev
    Sep 26, 2021
    4
    Sea of Solitude is a game that means well but ultimately fails in most aspects. It tries to tell a deeper and emotional story but it fails due to laughable writing and amateur voice acting. The gameplay is far too basic and simple to impress and that really only leaves a cool vibe and art style to do all the heavy lifting.

    If the concept is handled by a more capable studio and the plot    Sea of Solitude is a game that means well but ultimately fails in most aspects. It tries to tell a deeper and emotional story but it fails due to laughable writing and amateur voice acting. The gameplay is far too basic and simple to impress and that really only leaves a cool vibe and art style to do all the heavy lifting.

    If the concept is handled by a more capable studio and the plot is rewritten by actual writers and performed by professional voice actors Sea of Solitude could turn into a pretty interesting game but what we have here seems more like a proof of concept demo rather than an actual finished product.    … Expand
  6. Kenpo_
    Aug 8, 2020
    0
    Awfull game, boring and without nothing much to do, only good for the trophies...
  7. Shenandoah
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    This game is offered in PS store but it turns out that this game is completely broken on PS5. Unplayable. Still no patch available.
  8. baranbyz
    May 14, 2021
    1
    Cringy teenager story, 0 gameplay and very boring atmosphere. I think i'm the only one who can finished this game. Waste of time.

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 46
  3. Negative: 2 out of 46
  1. Game Over Online
    Aug 23, 2019
    60
    Sea of Solitude tries to tackle some very serious topics about bullying, divorces and relationships depicting them quite nicely in its allegorical environment. What it’s missing though is any meaningful examination or resolutions in said issues. As it stands, it doesn’t offer anything more than acknowledging that these issues exist in our world without ever delving any deeper.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Aug 2, 2019
    55
    Sea of Solitude tries to tackle more dark and sensitive problems of family relations and depression but fails ultimately to deliver by generalising its story thematic. It still manages to deliver the message it wants to, but completely underestimating player’s intelligence and degrading him into childish storytelling it tries to tell.
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  3. IGN Japan
    Aug 1, 2019
    68
    Sailing through the mind of Kay is a very lonely experience. Looking for a solution, you will head into her mind alone, with no real answer to be found. However, playing this game will not just make you feel lonely, since the abstract and ambiguous story will also leave you confused. It’s definitely not a therapeutic experience, but its depiction of loneliness will make you think.
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