I got a notice today that my XBox gold sub had a few days left till I needed to renew. While I'd been mulling if I should keep it, the E3 €1 Ultimate pass upgrade was on my mind as well. So I was left with an imminent choice. Go all in or scrap it all. I went all in. 12 month's of 'gold' and the special €1 upgrade offer. For me 13 month's of ultimate at the price of €61(instead of €12.99 a month). It's an offer too good to miss. All the old access, freebies with all the new additions. €5 a month is a bargain, all the extra for an additional 8 cent! Yea that was a real bargain. That €1 upgrade offer goes further if you had up to 36 month's of live/gold time it would also have been all upgraded. That's a bargain I can't afford at the moment. I'll take the year while I can.
Abzû was the first game I decided to download and try. I'd heard about it but always assumed it was 'just' another or rather a 'lesser Subnautica'. That comparison does injustice to both games. Both are underwater and that's where the bulk of the similarities end. Even now I've not read much into/about Abzu's abstract nature. The journey in the game was enjoyable, it's worth doing. It's compelling and emotional. It's not a long game at all. Done and completed in slightly over an hour and a half. It's a pretty game to look at, the atmosphere and music are like the currents of the waters you swim in, it all carries you through the unspoken story. I didn't do much on the side of really exploring the areas of each stage. I didn't feel the need to look outside of what was needed to progress. The story in way's feels like a self fulfilling prophecy as the journey goes on.
All said and done, having played it, if I'd paid full price for the game I'd be having mixed feelings about it. €19.99 is a lot for what you get. €9.99 would still be borderline IMHO. That's not to denigrate the work that's been put into the game(3 years of development etc). It's a good game. Different. Where the journey is as important as the ending. And that ending is fulfilling. As is the interactive credits at the end.
So having gotten this game experience for next to nothing I shouldn't complain much. Other than to say I thought I was recording the whole experience, streamed to PC; Only going to stop the recording did I realise it hadn't started in the first place. Pity.
The first 154 minutes of the game from IGN:
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