It's a stark reminder that nowhere on Earth is quite as cool as the ocean. Swimming feels good, and the Blue Hole is downright gorgeous with vibrant coral and fish dotting the upper levels and more threatening, and grotesque as you go deeper. All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game). But sometimes, a local college student might ask him to search for a particular type of shell, or an archaeologist may have discovered remnants of an ancient civilization and ask Dave to look into these traces. While you're underwater, Dave's goal is mostly to find and capture delicious fish to serve at the restaurant that night. Think the All Blue from One Piece, if you're familiar. The core loop resembles something like 2018's roguelite-dungeon-crawler-meets-management-sim, Moonlighter.ĭuring the day, Dave goes diving in the Blue Hole a fictional place somewhere in the tropics where fish from all oceans gather. This game, which launched on PC and Mac in June, is bursting at the seams with bespoke minigames, cutscenes, interactions, and moments that capture the feeling of wearing the many hats you are often asked to when working in the service industry. You could very easily quit or find another job, but you care about the people heaping their needs on your back and you want - no, need - the restaurant to succeed there's too much of your own blood, sweat, and tears in its walls and floorboards and kitchen for you to let it fail. You'll manage personnel, help repair the restaurant, grate wasabi, and pour so, so much tea. You'll dive to catch the fish being served at Bancho Sushi one minute and help manage the restaurant's social media page the next. These extraneous tasks that the owners can't afford to hire someone new to take care of define working at a mom-and-pop establishment almost as much as working on the line or behind the bar.Ĭaptured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)ĭave the Diver understands these truths on a level almost never seen in a game, and just as rarely in other media. They're full of in-between, one-time tasks, like running to the grocery store for some fresh citrus during a dinner rush or taking last-minute catering deliveries to visiting businessmen on the other side of town. Poor ol' Dave has to wear all these hats in Dave the Diver, and living out his toilsome existence makes for one of the best games of the year and easily one of the Switch's most clever indie games in ages thanks to its oddly gripping loop, charming writing, consistent sense of humor, and immaculate vibes.Īnyone who's worked at a bar or restaurant with a small staff will tell you that those jobs aren't just about prepping food, waiting on tables, or mixing cocktails. It's also about a restauranteur, archaeologist, marine researcher, and social media genius - also Dave. Dave the Diver is a game about a diver named Dave.
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