You can swap out the classification "Check your bargain bin" with "Wait for a Steam sale," which I had the good fortune of doing. At $3, Hydrophobia is absolutely worth downloading if only for the dazzling water effects (assuming you have a modern PC). Is it worth 10-15 bucks? Not so much. Hydrophobia is a short, concentrated underwater adventure that is full of flaws and frustrations. But underneath all the slop (BAD voice acting and writing, confusing level design, occasionally frustrating controls), there's still a solid game. If they can fix the issues mentioned above, I would definitely play a sequel. But as it stands now, play this one if you can find it cheap online. There definitely isn't enough content to justify spending $10-15 for it. Normally, I would say games aren't long enough for what we pay, but ironically, Hydrophobia benefits from being short, because one can only be frustrated so long before uninstalling. That said, I can look back on Hydrophobia fondly and appreciate it for quick, concentrated experience that it was. Now bear with me as I reflect on something I find amusing to the point that it evolves into absurd rage...
As I understand it, the male lead voice actor was replaced for this "Prophecy" version of the game? Wow, the original performance must've been a real doozy, because there's nothing complimentary to say about this new performance at all. But in fairness, he was instructed to quote 25-year-old movie lines like "Now I know what a t.v. dinner feels like," so whoever was in charge of writing this unoriginal crap is the one who should take the heat. On that, I'll just say HIRE A WRITER! STOP PRETENDING YOU KNOW HOW TO TELL A STORY, YOU TRANSPARENT, EGOTISTICAL GAME DESIGNERS! GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL... YOU'RE A MAKER OF GAMES! YOU'RE NOT A BARD! SET YOUR EGO ASIDE AND PAY SOMEONE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED TO DO, LIKE IN EVERY OTHER BUSINESS! Don't know about you, but I could really go for a donut right about now.
The story takes place in the future where most of mankind has been wiped out by global flooding and thus they built a giant ship to give mankind hope. The ship is attacked in the beginning of the game by terrorists calle... Read Full Review
Hydrophobia Prophecy is a great game. If you can accept before playing that the game takes place in a breached ship and there will be a lot of water and disorienting waves, the action will be fun and you'll find yourself... Read Full Review
