#Song of the deep upgrade#
For example, the magma torpedo that you pick up can be used to destroy ice barriers that block your way, while a sonar upgrade you nab late in the game lets you shatter glass walls and activate sonar switches to open doors that were previously impassable. In typical metroidvania fashion, these enhancements usually enable you to access new areas of the map. There's also a sonar device, three different types of torpedoes, and a sea shell that enables Merryn to exit the sub and swim around the environment. Other enhancements to find include an engine booster that temporarily grants the sub additional speed – which is ideal for fighting against the strong currents that eddy and swirl around certain areas of the map. An item that's held in the claw can also be shot in whichever direction you wish – functionality that plays an important part in the game as you progress. This can be deployed to grab onto and pick up items, as well as be used as an offensive weapon to bash and destroy the hostile undersea creatures that you often encounter on your travels. A retractable claw is perhaps the most intrinsically important piece of equipment to aid your efforts in this way.
The sub starts out pretty much bare bones in terms of accessories, but fortunately there are spare bits and pieces of gear that you can find on your travels that can be bolted onto the craft to upgrade it. The map is impressively large, and comprises a wide variety of different areas that have their own distinct look and feel, from beautiful glowing kelp forests to the dark and dangerous maw. The inaugural release from GameStop's new GameTrust label, Song of the Deep is a 2D side-scrolling sub-aquatic metroidvania in which you pilot said rickety submarine around a non-linear undersea environment in search of Merryn's captive father.
To that end, she builds a rickety submarine from old spare parts, and starts off on a fantastic undersea adventure.
When she finally sleeps, she has a vivid dream of her father trapped beneath the sea, and she decides that she has to go to his rescue. She waits up all night, but by morning there is still no sign of him. It tells the tale of a young girl, Merryn, whose fisherman father one day doesn’t return from a fishing voyage. Insomniac Games' Song of the Deep opens like an illustrated children's storybook.