Best underwater game or experience

No one's mentioned XCom:Terror from the Deep?

Just don't electrocute yourself like I did.

Morrowind for me.

This game, Evo Search for Eden has a special place in my heart for underwater levels.

EVO was awesome, one of the more unique SNES RPGs.

Originally Posted by Lucky Day
No one's mentioned XCom:Terror from the Deep?

Just don't electrocute yourself like I did.

Came here to suggest this one.

For 'experience' I think the best bet would be for VR.

Wizards and Warriors' had some great underwater dungeons. One of them was at the bottom of the sea (lake?) and you had to swim quite far down to get to it, and get air refills wherever you could while exploring.

Another vote here for Manaan in KOTOR and Assassin's Creed IV's underwater missions.

It's been a while for me with KOTOR but I remember enjoying bouncing around the sea floor

And I'm a little disappointed I can't replay the Assassin's Creed ones properly after completing them because the collectible items are already taken.

One of them in particularly scared the hell out of me - I think it was an abandoned and sunken building and a shark was patrolling the hallways. I play the game in 3D Vision and having a shark make a beeline for you and watch him genuinely get closer with no way out can be terrifying.

Not my type of games at all, but anyway.

My immediate thought was the Aquanox series (new game coming soon!) and its predecessor Archimedean Dynasty (original: Schleichfahrt = "silent running"). They're supposed to be very good implementations of the Wing Commander formula. You can probably get the whole pack for 5 bucks in a THQ Nordic sale.

Yeah, I remembered TFtD right after creating the thread. Definitely one of the best underwater games of all time.

Maybe Aquaria. It's a multi-scrolling 'metroidvania' by Derek Yu (Spelunky) and Alec Holowka (Night in the Woods).

I've only played the demo, but it seemed quite promising with pretty good exploration, combat and puzzle-solving.

It's on GOG and Steam for around $10.

Originally Posted by jaes
Maybe Aquaria. It's a multi-scrolling 'metroidvania' by Derek Yu (Spelunky) and Alec Holowka (Night in the Woods).

If you like metroidvanias, check out Song of the Deep. It's similar to Aquaria but with better visuals and atmosphere imo.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/46…g_of_the_Deep/

Silent Hunter 3-5 are pretty good for getting that das boot experience. They are all pretty flawed (read buggy) but they do get the atmosphere right.

Originally Posted by bjon045
Silent Hunter 3-5 are pretty good for getting that das boot experience. They are all pretty flawed (read buggy) but they do get the atmosphere right.

Agreed - and I own them all

I prefer Silent Hunter 5 modded because it has the best water. Still, I would love a modern WW2 simulation with all the bells and whistles, including a dynamic cooperative campaign and proper underwater landscaping!

Are these games available for Xbox ??

Originally Posted by chgle2886
Are these games available for Xbox ??

Sure, you can get them all for free by calling 555-SUCK-MY-SPAM.

Originally Posted by JDR13
If you like metroidvanias, check out Song of the Deep. It's similar to Aquaria but with better visuals and atmosphere imo.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/46…g_of_the_Deep/

Thanks for the tip. It's already on my list, but it's nice to hear it's worth playing. And yes, I like metroidvanias a lot

Originally Posted by Thrasher
Morrowind for me.

Me too, especially with Abot's Water Life mod.

And here I thought "Das Boot" was Dark Messiah of Might & Magic. After all, you do use your boot as a weapon throughout the game.

Originally Posted by bkrueger
Might and Magic VI and VII have underwater levels and VIII has a submarine…

Final Fantasy 7 had an underwater level AND a submarine! Plus an underwater optional boss that killed me quite quickly.