Beneath The Surface

The first public production of game designer Carla Dosa since the dissolution of her partnership with the legendary Lionel Snill - You may recall their cooperation in the titles Combat Arena X and Secrets of Legendaria, and fans would argue Dosa to be responsible for the most memorable moments of both productions.

Unfortunately, not much of Dosa's subversive humour is visible here. The game is a by-the-numbers production of the "incremental" genre, popular among the compulsive-behaviour crowd. Perhaps this is Dosa no longer desires conflict in her life? If there's any hints to the rivalry between her and Snill, they're buried deep down within.

I didn't come here to play the fishing game, I came here for something else. I wasn't disappointed.

Beneath the Surface popped up in my Steam Winter Sale game queue and it was free and well reviewed so I decided to give it a try. After a while I fished up an Old Locket with some kind of code on it. What a surprising can of worms I opened when I decided to Google what the code meant...