I really really enjoyed this one! Dredge ticks off a ton of boxes for me:
- peaceful boat exploration
- addictive collectathon/upgrading/crafting elements
- supernatural mind-games
- having an immense fear of the deep dark ocean
- tons and tons of real fish as well as their freak-ish counterparts
- just lots of fucked up weird shit!
My partner hasn't played a different video game other than Tears Of The Kingdom since it came out and when she walked in on me playing this on PS5, it took her less than 20 minutes of watching to be like "yeah I'm buying this on Switch". We played it side by side, having different adventures and giving each other suggestions and hints at what to do and tips and tricks. It was so fun to experience together... especially when the night time spooky shit happens and we'd be like "did you see this thing?" and the other would be like "what?? no??"
I 100%'ed Dredge and got the Platinum trophy, catching all fish, upgrading everything, doing all quests and seeing all the endings. The endings are insane and amazing and as a fan of sea creatures and great big freaky things, I was immensely satisfied. Lovecraftian horror fans, you're probably already aware of this one, but if not, dive into this one ASAP.
One of my fave games of 2023, beautiful and eerie and peaceful and uneasy all at once. A great soundtrack and art style, the controls are tight and simple and the menus and inventory systems are perfect for the type of game this is. Play Dredge!!
- peaceful boat exploration
- addictive collectathon/upgrading/crafting elements
- supernatural mind-games
- having an immense fear of the deep dark ocean
- tons and tons of real fish as well as their freak-ish counterparts
- just lots of fucked up weird shit!
My partner hasn't played a different video game other than Tears Of The Kingdom since it came out and when she walked in on me playing this on PS5, it took her less than 20 minutes of watching to be like "yeah I'm buying this on Switch". We played it side by side, having different adventures and giving each other suggestions and hints at what to do and tips and tricks. It was so fun to experience together... especially when the night time spooky shit happens and we'd be like "did you see this thing?" and the other would be like "what?? no??"
I 100%'ed Dredge and got the Platinum trophy, catching all fish, upgrading everything, doing all quests and seeing all the endings. The endings are insane and amazing and as a fan of sea creatures and great big freaky things, I was immensely satisfied. Lovecraftian horror fans, you're probably already aware of this one, but if not, dive into this one ASAP.
One of my fave games of 2023, beautiful and eerie and peaceful and uneasy all at once. A great soundtrack and art style, the controls are tight and simple and the menus and inventory systems are perfect for the type of game this is. Play Dredge!!