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Wavetale\u00a0<\/em>has an interconnected world divided into a few areas. You\u2019ll take to the water to get around and this method of travel is the best thing the game has to offer. I was floored by it at first and it continued to feel great throughout the entire experience. But the game\u2019s tasks are fairly repetitive. You\u2019ll mostly follow markers leading to characters you need to speak with, gathering blue things called sparks, or hitting switches. There are side quests, but they\u2019re of the fetch variety. They reward you with a small amount of currency you can use to buy cosmetics, but they\u2019re not really worth doing. There are also a few fun races that have you gather pick-ups along the way that extend your time. These reward you with the same amount of currency as the other side quests, but they\u2019re fun enough that I wanted to do them regardless.<\/p>\n

Despite seemingly being a normal teenager with a net, Sigrid is ridiculously mobile. She can spin the net in the air to hover, as well as dash. Dashing while in mid-air greatly increases the speed at which she hovers too. It all feels wonderful. She can double jump as well, which makes the platforming feel very accurate. There\u2019s a fair amount of platforming and it all felt pleasing to me, even if some of the collision detection on geometry can be a bit wonky. But you can use this to reach places in ways you\u2019re not meant to, so it\u2019s not all bad. Sigrid also uses the net to hit Gloom creatures with either a short combo or a spin attack that all feel a bit delayed and semi-responsive. The combat feels like an afterthought and I hated how the camera moved overhead so often during encounters, which makes it harder to see.<\/p>\n

But this combat is infrequent and very easy, so it isn\u2019t much of a bother. There\u2019s a fairly underwhelming boss fight at the end of the game, but you\u2019ll mostly just be fighting a small handful of enemies. One of these moves across the water, requiring Sigrid to use her net to pull herself up to them and hit them in the face. You\u2019ll also use this net to reach high-up platforms and throw yourself into these objects that rocket her forward as if they were springs in a\u00a0Sonic\u00a0<\/em>game. Getting around is mostly a joy.<\/p>\n

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But the issue is that, once you get past the introduction,\u00a0Wavetale\u00a0<\/em>doesn\u2019t really offer anything to change up the way you play. You just use the same abilities to platform and hit switches, which makes the game feel very samey. It coasts along on the strength of its narrative, not on its gameplay. If you don\u2019t do side stuff, you can easily finish\u00a0the game in four hours. Quite possibly less, really. But the wondrous visuals, enchanting story, and the tranquil nature of the game\u2019s ocean travel do make this an experience worth having as long as you know what to expect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wavetale\u00a0appears to be the final casualty of Stadia\u2019s exclusivity deals. The game initially released on that platform a year ago and practically no one played it. Because, y\u2019know, Stadia. But the exclusivity window has ended and now people can play it, although history has shown us that it\u2019s quite difficult to get much attention after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.pcinvasion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wavetale-PC-review-1.jpg?fit=1200,675","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-news"],"yoast_head":"\n