Endless Ocean: Luminous Is Coming To Switch In May

So excited for this one! May pull out the wii games to celebrate.

Always kinda wanted to check these out. On the other hand I'm more of a gamer who likes challenging gameplay and actual goals. These games really have none. More of a swimming simulator.

This looks like it might be worth a look.

@Truegamer79 I have the original on Wii and even though I love water, the game/experience disappointed me.

These games look pretty interesting though I am a bit scarred of going into the depths. Also I wonder how many people have thalassophobia from playing this game.

Endless Ocean is a personal favorite, it's one of the deeper Wii experiences as an ocean life simulator. And it's technically a Nintendo IP since they published both games from Arika.
But while seeing it come back is a joy, there's something different here... this seems much more online focused. Well in any case, I hope it sells decently enough to warrant a special title for the Switch 2.

Seems like a cool eShop game? But I can't see myself pulling out £50.
More like a £35 game I'd enjoy for a couple of weekends

I hope they get Celtic Woman again. The OST for Blue World was so good

Lol I literally got an old Wii and bought the original Endless Ocean for my son, who is obsessed with marine life.

Guess we'll upgrade to this in May

Great news! I didn't expect more Endless Ocean so long after the first two, but I'm ready for it. Fingers crossed for a physical release.

"Will you be diving into Endless Ocean: Luminous when it launches in May?"

Completely depends on the single player content. Ive got 0 interest in playing this game in multiplayer. The first 2 were great because of the atmosphere of isolation. I hope there is also a more indepth story and quest system.
Nothing quite like swimming along and a whale comes out of the depths that you could swim along side. It was a special feeling game.

@Aurumonado Endless Ocean had music by Hayley Westenra. At one point she was briefly a member of CW, but they were not in the game
You could listen to your own music on a sd-card. Hopefully Hayley is back on the new game, but probably not.

Huh. Neat! (insert invisible characters here)

I've only played Blue World but found it super-interesting. My one complaint was that the map wasn't constantly on screen but instead had to be swapped in for the first-person view. So it was difficult to gauge where you were going. Also, the visuals here look a bit last-gen to me.

This made me incredibly happy. I simply adore the two Wii games and always wanted (but thought it impossible) a new one. Super excited.

I couldnt care less for the social aspect, personally.. but exploring the ocean? Hell yeah!

My spouse is a big fan of these games. If there's a physical, it'll be a perfect gift!
If it's digital only, well... guess that idea goes out the window.

Will see how many " meat " ther is for single player...

I figured this would be a remaster if the rumors were true. Glad it turned out to be a sequel.

whats up @Aurumonado!

@Truegamer79 Endless Ocean 2 (Blue World) really gamified things. There there's a story, quests, supporting characters, and even some areas where you need to escape shark attacks. On the one hand, it kinda hurt the relaxing zen feeling of the first, but on the other, it gave more motivation to keep going. Sounds like it would be the one for you to try if you can track down a copy.

Always wanted to try one of these games, guess now's my chance.

This looks like the exact type of game where I do NOT want other players around me.

Don’t think I ever played the first game but I did have some fun with the second. If this was a port of the first 2 I’d be ok w/ the graphics looking like this but for a brand new $50 game in 2024, well it’s looking a bit too much like a Wii game still to me. Maybe on PS5 this would look cool.

If they want to sell a boatload of these and make some more money those “mythical” creatures should be a $20 Pokemon pack, and make this the game Snap should have been. Or Godzilla, he’s hot right now.🔥

A genuinely chill game, especially with Hayley Westenra

I’m totally elated about this announcement. While the originals intrigued me, the shared experience this one promises has me head over heals… this is absolutely a day one buy.

As a Freediver and having a passion for our oceans, I look forward to checking this out in between dives into the water.

I highly recommend for anyone who loves this game, to look into taking a Freediving or Scuba course. It's more approachable than you might think, and nothing beats swimming with actual sea life. Our oceans are amazing and the water can be healing.

Massive surprise announcement this. It's been so long since we had another game in this series. For the people who begrudge paying full price for this, I roll my eyes.

@judaspete
Thanks i may just do that.

Love these ocean exploration games. Reminds me so much of EverBlue, Enguarde in Donkey Kong Country, Dive Alert, and Ecco the Dolphin. With so many outer space games, I'm glad we are starting to see more underwater games too. Hopefully they made James Cameron, Stockton Rush, John Volanthen, and Rick Stanton as a playable characters in one of these.

Wow. Did not see this coming in a month of Sundays, but I adored the first two so this is wonderful news. Not sure there's going to be enough of an audience to make for a healthy multiplayer headcount mind, fingers crossed it sells well.

I really liked the two games on the Wii, was great to hear this announcement.

I cant wait! less go!

Worst graphic i have ever seen from series on HD device

I remember once talking to a friend about stress and I suggested playing Animal Crossing to relax and they said it gave them the most intense social anxiety ever. I remember thinking how odd that was that something so many relax with could have such a negative for someone else. I forgot this game existed and has a similar effect on me! Absolutely terrifying game! That trailer made me so tense!

I’m super happy this is back for all those that loved it though. I remember it being a bit of a cult hit back on the Wii. It’s great to see these games get some more love after so much time…even if they scare the poop out of me.

AN ENDLESS OCEAN SEQUEL! I never thought I would see the day. I am stoked for this one

Loved this game on the Wii, so excited to see it return after all these years

I haven’t played these and the trailer made it seem likes it’s a swimming simulator where you basically just discover fish. Which sounds kinda relaxing but is there anymore to the game or is that essentially it?

When the leaker dude was talking about dolphins, this is not the game I wanted. I wanted Gamecube games.

7.8/10 Too Much Water

I feared that the rumors were wrong on this. I am stoked this made my week.

@StAmbrosius I had to double check but it's listed as "Celtic Woman" in both the end credits and the game manual. Do you mean that Hayley Westenra was the only vocalist they used in the game?

@Aurumonado all songs were taken from Hayley's albums "Pure", "Treasure" and ""Odyssey" plus two instrumental tracks. The song prayer is a cover from a band called Secret Garden. Maybe the credits say Celtic Woman because the game came out in 2007 and at that time she was a part of that. Probably has something to do with labels and royalties.
If you unlock all songs in the game you get "Hayley's medley".

@Truegamer79
I have Endless Ocean 1 & 2 and really enjoy both. I have been waiting for this game for a long time.

I was a big fan of the first Wii game. I never tried the second one, though I watched a lot of videos. I still remember getting some serious thalassaphobia going in that deep sea trench, especially with that goblin shark at the bottom....though the enemies didn't even attack in the first one.

Okay, though, what's up with the Mosasaurus? Is time-travel involved?

Edit:
Maybe Hayley Westenra will make a comeback?

@Truegamer79 They aren't too challenging but they most definitely have goals. Filling in the encyclopedia and a huge post-game goal in Endless Ocean 2 come to mind and make them 100+ hour games each.

I kinda wish they had saved this one for the next console, because a game like this in Ultra HD would look proper gorgeous on a massive TV.

Otherwise, this was easily the highlight of the Direct, but not one that I had expected as I was under the impression that this is a Nintendo IP. (?)

@Kimyonaakuma $59.99 is Nintendo's standard price-tier for US, so this is a lower price-tier. Therefore will likely be UK RRP £39.99, and likely be available for £34.99

@jco83 Oh, that's great! I'm more likely to try it then

Thanks!

Can you die in this game? Or is it more chill, swimming around discovering new aquatic life?

@Kimyonaakuma It's 50 dollars not pounds.

I will say this. I bought Endless Ocean: Blue World because it was bundled with the Wii microphone which I wanted to use in Monster Hunter 3 and the bundle was cheaper than a microphone itself.

I popped in Endless Ocean after a couple of months just to say I played.... I then came back over and over until I beat the game. It's a relaxing, soothing, interesting experience.

I don't think I'll buy it at full price, but I will consider picking it up eventually. A good reveal for sure.

I too saw Jaws too young.

At least this looks a lot more chill than Subnautica...

@Ryu_Niiyama yeah, i didn't expect this too, but.. i did just hack my wiiU and playing endless oceam again on that...

@graviton nr 1 is extremely relaxed, nr 2 just really relaxed...

it solved more thalassaphobia than it caused, that's for sure.

@Manah yeah wondered that too... in real diving you now see people bringing their phones too.,. brrr. .just be there in the moment, with that dolphin ...
(although shared experience there is cool too)

I only remember playing the first one on Wii but loved it. There was a lot of mystery and a lot to explore and collect. I’m very happy that I’ll get a chance to play something like this again. Dave the diver gave me a similar feeling that I played recently. I do hope this restrains the old feel of the original tho. The online component with friends I’m not so sure how that will be with this.

It looks like a cool game and I'm happy it was announced, but it's not a Direct-ender

@Jborgy never forget!

Definitely looks cool. I'll keep my eye on this seeing I want to explore the ocean a lot more.

@Kimyonaakuma £32.99 delivered from Smyths https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/gaming-and-tech/pre-order-games/nintendo-switch-pre-order-games/endless-ocean-luminous-nintendo-switch/p/236228

The original 2 Endless Ocean games were some games that got away from me back in the day when the Nintendo Wii was my main console, I always wanted to play them. This third game looks just as promising as the last title and this time I won't miss the boat.

@RudeAnimat0r he has time to finish part two as well.. it's even better.. (just hacked my wiiu so now playing this one)

I loved playing Blue World on the Wii back in the day. It was exciting and fun, considering I live in Florida and can see the real thing, I enjoyed Blue World a lot. I'm definitely getting this when it comes out, the only thing that makes me kinda pause is the playing online with 30 other people. I hope it's a feature you can switch on and off as I'd rather play through it without having 29 other players on the screen. Call me antisocial, but I'd rather explore on my own.

The only other thing I hope they do is bring back that story mode/quest mode like Blue World had. It added progression and gave you a reason to keep diving back in.