It’s wonderful to look at, listen to and experience. Overall, I see Diluvion as a spectacle first and a game second. I tried using a controller, but felt that only exaggerated the navigational problems I was experiencing. It’s one of those situations where I would try to avoid battles in the later zones if I could, as I much preferred just exploring. Maneuvering around whilst constantly stopping and starting made me lose battles due to missed torpedoes and crashing into the environment, and it made the joy of captaining a subterranean ship lose some of its sheen. Whilst I think this was done to create an authentic feel (like you’re controlling a ramshackle rig), I personally found it annoying and a barrier towards enjoying the combat. It can be terribly frustrating when the game is unresponsive as it switches to a new level of speed. You have to scroll the mouse wheel to control your speed, but this means trouble if you’re attempting to turn on a knife’s edge to avoid an object in the environment, or maneuver to flank a ship during a tense battle. The way you control the speed of your ship is fresh, but certainly something to get used to.

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