A shorter experience lends itself well to a puzzle game like Call of the Sea, and is not unlike other great first-person puzzle games like Valve's Portal.
Those that don't care about achievements may be put off by Call of the Sea's short length, but in this case, it's actually one of the game's strengths. There is some replay value, though, with secret objects to find and a journal to fill out, with players rewarded for achievements for completing these extra tasks. Depending on how quickly one figures out the solutions to its various puzzles, Call of the Sea can be completed in a few hours. Call of the Sea's drum puzzle can be frustrating due to how tedious it is and there are a couple of puzzles near the end of the game that will test one's patience, but otherwise the game is much more "doable" than many first-person puzzle games of the past.Ĭall of the Sea's puzzles are spread across six chapters, along with a short prologue and an epilogue, and so the game is fairly short. Those playing the game will also have fun solving Call of the Sea's puzzles, as most of them are challenging without being annoying, with logical solutions that players can reach without having to resort to a guide. While Call of the Sea's narrative tone gets grimmer, visually the game mostly sticks to bright, optimistic colors, with Norah rarely losing her cool and sounding like she is having fun solving the puzzles. Along the way, she finds evidence of her husband and his expedition team, piecing together exactly what happened to them, with things getting grislier as the game goes on. Norah is an endearing, likable character who narrates everything as players explore the island, examining objects, jotting down clues, and figuring out how to work all kinds of different contraptions. Call of the Sea's vibrant art style turned some heads at the time of its reveal, and while the final product may not exactly be the killer app the Xbox Series X console needs right now, it's definitely worth a look for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.Ĭall of the Sea is like a much simpler version of Myst, with fairer puzzles and a clearer narrative arc driving the whole thing. Among these titles was Call of the Sea, a first-person puzzle game where players take on the role of Norah, an ill woman who ventures to a mysterious island in search of her missing husband. Earlier this year, Microsoft hosted its Inside Xbox presentation, where it showed off some of the first Xbox Series X games.
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