Yeah, and I hit Adult stage at level 10, FYI. Had to go back to the grotto first.
Are there NPCs who hand out quests?
Not that I’ve seen so far. They just magically spawn into your quest list, or when you discover a particular target or area.
Can you build a castle or home base of some sort?
9/10 with a Jawsome rating.
You could even call it Grand Theft Shark, because honestly, that’s what it feels like.
There are no NPC characters, everything you encounter is either food or trying to make you food. There are quests, of the variety of killing all the apex predators in an area, eating all the fish in an area, eating all the humans in an area, you get the idea. There are collectibles too, but basic stuff that gives you experience, nothing terribly new there.
I’m finding a lot of satisfaction in growing my shark. There’s an interesting mechanic involved there that I haven’t seen before - leveling up will help make your stats increase, but as best I can tell the mass stat only increases when you hit a new life stage. And there is a dramatic increase from going from pup to teen to adult. Not to mention the funny commentary around doing so - when you become a teen, Parnell mentions that you’ll probably see an increase in angst and poor decision making. On becoming an adult, he mentions you should start spending less and saving more. OK, maybe that’s only funny to me.
But the mass increase makes for a satisfying difference in handling the other fish in the sea. As a teen, barracudas will challenge you and alligators will terrorize you. When you reach adulthood, you can snap up a barracuda in one bite and go toe-to-toe with most gators. It’s a gratifying mechanic.
Waiting for the deep discount during Shark Week.
Oh man, i couldn’t resist! Got it, first time i’ve enjoyed playing a ‘bad’ guy honestly. I keep in mind, its just a shark thing, no morality to it lol got to teen, and loving it so far.
@Jason_McMaster streamed this yesterday on his twitch channel for about 3 hours, I caught it today and really enjoyed what I saw. Also there were quite a few cackles of glee as he went on murder sprees.
Well, I beat the game. It’s pretty late and I’ve had a few beers so I won’t drag things out with a ton of impressions. But I’m glad I played the game, climbing your way up the food chain and getting more powerful (and more powerful enemies) was fun. All the mayhem you become capable of was pretty great. The mutations can make your shark look pretty goofy but it’s worth it for the powers they confer. There are a bunch of easter eggs that cracked me up (a pretty great Arrested Development reference, and some Lovecraft jokes) and the game was just the right length, didn’t overstay its welcome. I had a really good time.
Just finished this game! Love love LOVE it! In some ways it reminds me of the original crackdown, where you had witty clever voiceover (surprisingly non repetitive as well), compelling character progression, and LOTS of Mayhem! Added to my classic, play again folder!
I ran into a bug that stalled my campaign progression, and it says a lot about the game, that i kept playing anyway, then figured out how to resume it, so all good! 9/10
I would have said, the original Crackdown, because that is what it mostly closely resembles in presentation, playstyle, and feel. FYI i dont get the Souls comparison, I hated that, this is SOO much better…
Your character would need to be able to somersault right and left for the “Souls-like” moniker to fit. Does Maneater allow you to roll right or left?
!..um…yes.
When i think of Souls, i think of death over and over as a play style…guess thats just me…
So ummmm what happened to this game, did everyone just give up at some point, or did people finish and shelve it?
I see @David2 finished it. :)
Its currently on sale at the EGS, and I still have a $10 coupon to use.
I had lots of fun playing it, but it was pretty short and the post-game challenges were not enough of a draw to keep going.
Oh, and I was playing it around the time I got my diving cert, so it was not conclusive to calm dives.
Three words: Epic Games Store. :( I will try it out when/if it comes to Steam.
Oooh, gratz! Where did you do your checkout dive?
-Tom
Amity Island, obviously.
Hah, scariest thing was all the lionfish in the night dive, heading towards my flashlight. The entire course was in Eilat, the Red Sea.
Managed around 8 dives since then, but the virus put a stop to any more.
Eilat! Whoa, that’s going to spoil diving for you from now on. :) My checkout dive was Beaver Fork Dam in Arkansas. You couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. It set the bar pretty low for later dives!
And you got to do a night dive. Nice! Night diving is one of the most magical things I’ve ever experienced.
-Tom