Think Duskers, if every unknown alien menace was like, A goldfish. Spooky.
Matt dove into In Other Waters’… well, waters, back when it was seeking crowdfunding in 2018. He was enamoured by how natural exploring this alien ocean felt - solving navigational puzzles by dissecting the local ecosystem, keeping a keen eye on how alien flora and fauna interact with each other. The trailer slowly builds to a narrative edge, with the usual tropes of asking whether your fleshy companion can trust you. Your pal, Ellery, will occasionally pontificate to you, and you can reply with only a yes or no. It’s an AI for swimming, it doesn’t need to be talkative. All that’s to be expected, fair enough, but I’m more drawn to this cartographic narrative. I can’t wait to see what weird and wonderful images Martin can draw out of my head with a radar and some dials. In Other Waters will set sail on the good ship Steam sometime this Spring.
