Greetings. I’m Jaeho Hwang, the director and sport designer behind Dave the Diver. I’m excited to carry Dave the Diver to PlayStation 5 on April 16, increasing the sport’s horizons and welcoming extra gamers by way of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.
Dave the Diver is a singular hybrid ocean journey that mixes ocean exploration with sushi restaurant administration. At the coronary heart of the sport lies the core gameplay loop, narrative, characters, and charming mini-games.
Our journey kicked off with a easy idea: a diving sport by which a deep Blue Gap serves as a mystical dungeon populated by fish that double as enemies and objects to loot. In the early days of the prototype, the gameplay revolved primarily round catching fish and buying and selling them for foreign money, however we quickly felt that we might do extra with these aquatic creatures.
This led to the introduction of a sushi restaurant mechanic that allowed gamers to arrange culinary delights from their underwater catch. In fact, this was sufficient to make for good gameplay, and as the lynchpin of our gameplay loop, this addition was praised in inside opinions. Nonetheless, in an effort to spice issues up and forestall monotony, we centered on our distinctive characters to create compelling and enjoyable aspect content material which ended up including a splash of individuality to the expertise.
Cooking contest
Whereas the preliminary gameplay focuses on getting ready the menu and serving delectable dishes in the bustling sushi restaurant, gamers will later discover themselves entangled in the culinary pleasure of a cooking contest. This addition elevates the gameplay past simply serving meals and immerses gamers in a brand new cook-off expertise that enhances the sport’s overarching theme.
Seahorse racing
Midway by way of the sport, gamers will come upon a brand new deep-sea mini-game permitting them to ship seahorses to race by way of the village. With quite a lot of seahorses sporting distinctive stats scattered all through the Blue Gap, the feat of gathering and racing these creatures provides an exciting component to the gameplay expertise.
Taking images
Beneath the waves of the Blue Gap lies a various ecosystem, the place gamers will encounter each aggressive and peace-loving amiable fish species. In the midst of this underwater tapestry, gamers can now get pleasure from the tranquil exercise of photographing these peaceable aquatic inhabitants. Gamers earn rewards by snapping pictures of those creatures with out the want for fight or seize and presenting their discoveries to Udo, the photographer. You also needs to attempt your hand at photographing some fish that solely seem at evening!
Duff’s rhythm Game
That is the most pleasant twist that caught everybody off guard; What on earth is that this rhythm sport with an anime title tune doing in the diving sport?! One in every of our characters, Duff, an avid fan of Stra Stella – a fictional anime inside the sport – embarks on a musical journey to attend a dream live performance that includes beloved characters. To inject a burst of dynamism we launched this mini-game with a vibrant backdrop, steering away from monotony and providing a refreshing twist to the general gaming expertise.
We got down to current completely different gameplay parts to create a brand new type of expertise, mixing every little thing from culinary showdowns to rhythmic reveries. And, in fact, it’s all delivered to life by a forged of charming characters. Moreover, Dave the Diver on PS5 options haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers for elevated sensory engagement. Navigate the mysterious depths and really feel the delicate vibrations in the number of mini-games that await exploration in the deep-sea!
Additionally a reminder: prepare for this coming Could, as the legendary Godzilla makes his means into Dave’s world! Keep tuned to witness what new enjoyable this colossal kaiju will unleash. Keep in mind, something is feasible in the Blue Gap.
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