UK Charts: Endless Ocean Luminous Just About Cracks The Top 10

How is endless ocean luminous doing this well it was not very well advertised 💀
also why is cyberpunk at the top? strange

I assume Sonic Superstars had a big sale or something, since it’s that high.

this is one of those isms that cuts the other way in American English, as "just about" means "almost," here. as in, "did not crack the top ten."

it's hard for me to understand how it could be heard the other way but I enjoy noticing the differences 🙂✌️

also, good for endless ocean! I'm glad to see it on there at all, since it wont be most people's cup of tea. 👍

@OctolingKing13

certain people were anticipating this game for a long time, some of my friends in particular. reviews arent everything! especially for people who enjoyed the last games in the series. 👍

I like Endless Ocean very much. It is just a chill game! Playing it mostly in random online sessions (with mostly people from japan) and it is perfect for calming down or playing while watching tv.

I bought it digitally, am enjoying the game. I also noticed a lot of players from Japan online, certainly noticed the numbers increasing once I've started an online dive. I also like that people can share dive IDs if they get an interesting map. My first online dive had some super deep trenches, one with a lava flow!

@OctolingKing13 I will admit I didn't think it would make the top 10. The games not as good as the first two entries, but I'm still glad I picked it up. The Metacritic score of 63% is a fair score I would say. I'm hoping the online events prolong the value of it, we will see.

@-wc- It certainly has a bit of a cult following it seems, obviously enough for it to crack the top 10. I for one was going to get it regardless having enjoyed the first two. It's been just about worth getting for me.

@-wc- I've never thought about this before. I've definitely understood the UK context before, but also can't really get my head around reading it that way in this article.

@Poodlestargenerica

it's odd, because i can't imagine if someone said to this writer "I'm just about to drive away," that they would think "oh, they are fully driving in their car." 🤔

obviously it's loose language and we get the meaning, but to be completely honest, I wondered to myself as I was just about to click on the headline whether Endless Ocean would appear as #10 or #11 on the chart 😆

@BANJO

i want to get it but its just a bit expensive for me, as I'm used to spending 20 or less on indie games and stuff on sale. I'm a bit of a cheapskate gamer 😂

I'll play at with my friend who is a huge fan of the series before I decide 👍 im glad you are liking it though, I love the look of it and the concept though I havent personally played the other games in the series.

You guys continue to show bias in your wording and carefully chosen (always negative) coverage of this game. The game is in tenth place overall for the past month as well, despite just releasing a few days ago. It's currently the number three best seller according to the US eshop "all games" listings. I've heard it's selling fairly well elsewhere, too.

A lot of people are enjoying Luminous for what it is. The game won't be for most people (and it definitely won't be for people like the NL reviewer who consistently compared it to Subnautica and blasted it for not being like a game from an entirely different genre). But for those looking for a completely chill collectathon, it serves its purpose.

@Ooyah

yeah, to your point, it seems that "just about to" is a different turn of phrase. 👍

"he just about won the race" would absolutely mean he did NOT win the race. on the other hand, I believe an American would rather likely say "he very nearly won the race" or "he lost by a hair/nose."

It's similar to the way I see people using "all but" to mean both positive and negative, except I've never singled out a geographical, cultural distinction there.

PS - I'm glad other people out there find this kind of thing interesting! Often I feel like the only one for miles 😂

@-wc- If you are after a totally chill experience and don't mind the fact the story aspect is lacking, its worth it. I think you would enjoy it, but as you say, playing it at a friend's first is definitely the way to go to. 😀

Honestly I've been quite enjoying Endless Ocean (the low review scores really don't do it justice imho), so it's good to see it here even if it's only in 10th.

Glad that it still managed to sell well enough to earn a spot.
Also surprised that Hogwarts Legacy is still selling good, seems the Switch version is also doing well, we getting a review here soon?

@-wc- I am American and raised in America yet I understood the flavor text of the article title to mean that it did in fact crack the top 10. This just might be context because I would find it strange for NL to say that and yet mean “just barely missed.”

Nonetheless, you had me curious and there are a couple pages discussing this very thing:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66816/divergence-in-meaning-of-just-about-between-uk-and-north-american-english

https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2012/01/continuing-on-backlog-of-emailed.html?m=1

@Arkay The answer to your last question can be found in your own avatar.

I would have liked for them to have reviewed it, but this far out a review wouldn’t be useful.

@TotalHenshin for shame.

I wouldn’t expect endless ocean to be a big seller, I recon it’s a pretty niche title.

Certainly better than 5/10, but it just isn’t going to appeal to everyone.

I would assume Nintendo don’t think it’s gonna be particularly large, the fact that so many people didn’t even realise it was a Nintendo title at all because of it being in a partner showcase probably means there ain’t much hype around it.

So, with low sales expectations in mind, I hope it meets them!

@Ooyah

"We just about have enough beer,"

I don't think anyone here would say this! they might say, "We have just enough beer," but the "about" really does make it seem ambiguous, at least!

OTOH i was thinking about it, the phrase "I've heard just about enough!" would absolutely NOT mean "I've heard almost enough, please tell me a little more!" and yet again, I don't know if I can imagine an American English speaker saying that!

really interesting, and the more I think about it, the less I seem to be able to reconcile it.

heres the thing about "all but," and I'll do my best to explain it with two examples, and a sad but true story.

"It's 2001, and Dreamcast has all but completely lost this generation's console war."

(Dreamcast has pretty much / for all intents and purposes / virtually lost the console war.)

"It's 2001, and Playstation 2 has all but exhausted it's considerable sales potential."

(Playstation 2 has sold incredibly well, but definitely has yet more potential remaining.)

the first all but means "pretty much yes," the second means "definitely no."

(edit - same thing with "just about failed," an american wouldnt say this, imo. I personally understand the meaning in context, fwiw)

(edit 2 - I've also seen plenty of people use all but in kind of a third way like "the Dreamcast all but failed to live up to Sega 's expectations," which I understand even less. im this case, it means "definitely did," which is pretty much the opposite of any rational interpretation of the words as they exist.)