Revealed during The Game Awards 2020, Jo-Mei Studios' emotional action adventure is coming to Switch in 2021 the form of Sea of Solitude: The Director's Cut. This new version of the original game which launched on other platforms last year will feature a rewritten script, a new cast of voice actors, 'augmented' cutscenes and various other tweaks.
Quantic Dream has taken over publishing duties and this reworked version of the EA-published original will be a Nintendo Switch exclusive. The game casts you as the seafaring Kay, a young woman struggling with depression and abandonment issues that manifest in the flooded world you journey through.
A demo will drop on the Switch eShop on launch day which includes the entire first chapter. Here are a list of features from Quantic Dream's website:
A beautiful and troubling universe – Set in a fantastical drowned world, explore the unique and ever-changing environments by swimming, running and navigating, encountering monsters and overcoming challenging obstacles along the way.
An emotional adventure — Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut takes you on a beautiful and heart-pounding action-adventure with Kay, a girl so hopeless that she has turned into a monster. Guide her through the tempest towards tranquility as she faces off against relentless beasts of her own making who want to see her capsize and drown, unless she can summon the inner strength to face them.
Only for Nintendo Switch™ — With features exclusive for the Nintendo Switch™, immerse yourself in the world of Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut with a customizable photo mode, gyroscope integration, and more that brings the director’s vision to life like never before.
There will also be a Limited Edition boxed version that's up for pre-order direct from Quantic Dream for €29,99, which includes the game on a physical cart and "an exclusive sticker":
Despite a nomination at last year's TGAs in the 'Games for Impact' category, it launched to mixed critical reception back in July 2019. In its Sea of Solitude PS4 review, our sister site Push Square noted that it contained "beautiful visuals and themes", although it was very "pedestrian". This Director's Cut sounds like it will make some significant changes, so we've got our fingers crossed that the Switch version will improve things across the board.
Have you played Sea of Solitude? Reckon that these changes will make a significant difference to the original experience? Let us know with a comment below.
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Sounds interesting. Will the physical version have a wider release or is it exclusive to Quantic Dream's site?
Seems to be available at GAME, although it's incorrectly listed for Xbox Series X:
https://www.game.es/VIDEOJUEGOS/AVENTURA/NINTENDO-SWITCH/SEA-OF-SOLITUDE-DIRECTORS-CUT/185752
Quantic Dreams? As in Quantic Dreams that made Heavy Rain, Detroit and Fahrenheit? OK wow. That's surprising! It looks OK. Looked a bit Last Guardian in places with those giant monsters.
Wow, a Switch exclusive.
To be released on all other platforms within 12 months like most other third party 'exclusives'?
@ROBLOGNICK QD are only publishing it, Jo-Mei Studios were behind the development.
Exclusives or not I'm happy it's coming.
@Iggy-Koopa Such a strange thing for Quantic Dreams to be funding this then? Maybe they're branching out.
@gcunit actually no, the situation is even more backwards.
It's an "exclusive" that's already been released on other platforms over a year ago.
And it was pants then and it looks like pants now too.
They've added some bells and whistles (so they can call it an exclusive), but they've wasted their time, it looks as bad as the original.
I think I was interested in this but it fell off the radar. Will take a second look.
@ROBLOGNICK Perhaps!
Reworked script, cutscenes and gyro? I'll for sure keep an eye on it and see how it turns out
@Ryu_Niiyama I just played through it last week. Really beautiful game that is absolutely worth your time. It's only a few hours long as well (which I appreciated)
@XBontendo Thanks for the heads up!
Intriguing. I played the game this year, and I'll be honest, was not a fan. It was so very predictable with borderline bad voice acting and script. However there was a germ of something there and I'm sort of interested to see what will have been added? Was there production issues that caused some if the parts I didn't like?
@Razer Maybe you saw a different trailer than I did, but the trailer really makes the game look good on Switch.
@Dman10 the game looked good on the Switch 2 years ago. It doesn't matter how you dress it up and put a ribbon on it, it's still an old game.
It's been looking good on the Switch... for over two years...
It's over with now, time to drop it and move onto other games and other announcements.
Why do we need to make a big deal over a game that 21 million people already own and has been available for 2 years? The game did it's job.
I enjoyed it but it's done now, we've had bare bones for the whole of 2020 and the last chance of news we get is for a 2 year old game.
One new character out of 80+ that i already have isn't going to make me play this game over even a brand new mobile game, let alone other Switch games. I see no value.
This looks lush!
I'm definitely interested in this. I kind of ignored it before, but now being on Switch has me more interested.
Made account on their site and purchased the game for now.
Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut - Nintendo Switch™
€29,99
DescriptionPrice
Subtotal€29,99
Shipping€15,99
Total€45,98
The PushSquare review says its 4-5 hours long. That is awfully short.
Skipped the opportunity to buy this game for pennies on the dollar quite a few times. Game itself supposedly ain’t so great. Themes are presented the same as every other of it’s ilk: super basic and completely in your face with zero subtlety nor depth. One of the trailers has a Billie Eilish tune. So if you’re an eight year old girl that has yet to have discovered SSRI’s and mood stabilizers: bob’s your uncle.
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