In Ocean’s Heart, you take on the role of Tilia, a young girl who leaves her village following a pirate attack in search of her heroic, wandering father. A brave soul who sailed off single-handedly to put a stop to these pesky pirates.
As already stated, the Zelda influence looms large here, with the visuals, health and combat/magic system all being reminiscent of Nintendo’s beloved title and I really don’t see that as a bad thing.
I clicked with the jovial tone as I explored the lands, having amusing conversations with NPCs and getting stuck into the various predicaments, dungeons and spats that make up the quests of the game.
It’s not all plain-sailing though, the controls could sometimes be a bit of a tinker. In these top-down games, I instinctively reach for the D-pad but it seemed a bit unresponsive (to the point that I assumed there was a fault with my controller and tried another, to no avail) and so I instead used the left thumb-stick, the in-game menu system is a bit cumbersome and I’m always dubious of a single-save function due to issues I’ve had in the past.
The music is also initially charming but seems to be on a pretty short loop, meaning that tracks can get tiresome if you hang around a certain area for too long.
"Right, I’m off to find my Dad."
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