TheSixthAxis writes: "One can’t really start a review of third person action title, Hydrophobia Prophecy, without a quick mention of the rather unusual development process. Released on Xbox LIVE last year, the original Hydrophobia received mixed reviews; a true ‘marmite’ game. It’s here where developers Dark Energy strayed from the normal path, and instead of cracking on with Hydrophobia 2 they invited fans to leave feedback, which was included in a free update titled ‘Pure’.
It didn’t stop there though, with Dark Energy going a step further by improving the game even more and releasing ‘Prophecy’ on Steam. Apart from a wealth of changes, Prophecy also saw ‘Darknet’ go live, meaning a gamer could stop in any section of the game and leave both positive and negative feedback on a number of things.
So now we have Prophecy on the PSN, and it looks to be the definitive version of Hydrophobia.
Adam Kerr of GameGrin finally gets around to his Steam backlog given the current situation, this time landing on Hydrophobia: Prophecy.
He writes: "There are plenty of games I’ve purchased almost a decade ago, with less than an hour of playtime. Abandoned so I could go back to trusted classics like Skyrim or Counter-Strike. Games that I never really gave a fair chance. Maybe there’s some hidden gems in there? Maybe there’s some hilariously bad stuff in there? All I know is, a combination of lockdown boredom and me needing some new content to appease the dark overlords at GameGrin have led us here. To my Steam backlog. To Hydrophobia: Prophecy, in fact."
Hydrophobia: Prophecy is a third person action adventure title with a highly impressive water physics engine, but is this enough to keep the game afloat?
I personally enjoyed this game. The shooting mechanism wasn't particularly good, and the final boss was quite glitchy, with a serious drop in framerate, but it was an interesting few hours of gameplay.
Hydrophobia Prophecy is what developer Dark Energy Digital likes to call a “Comprehensive Reinvention” of their initial release of the game “Hydrophobia” (or Hydrophobia Pure after the patch that was released to correct some issues) on the Xbox 360 on September 29th, 2010. Although it was met with some mixed reactions from critics, it still managed to gain a fan following. We first caught wind of this “reinvention” of Hydrophobia back in April of this year.
Wow, what a great review. This is what I look for in quality. History, mechanics, flaws, narrative design, and atmosphere... all are covered in extensive detail. I'm actually thinking of picking this up now because of the review. It was a joy to read. Thank you Dan Lee. Festival of Blood can wait.