Sea of Solitude- Video Games As Art

Sea of Solitude is an artistically impressive but poorly scripted and voice acted adventure game in which you play the role of a young girl called Kay. She journeys through a strange landscape that changes to black as feeling of loneliness, hopelessness, anger and worthlessness threaten to overwhelm her and she becomes a monster. To atone for her past selfish ways, she tries to right past wrongs by solving simple platforming puzzles. The game is similar to Rime, and much like that game, lacks the heart and soul of similar titles like Journey, Abzu or Ico. Saying that however, it is worth a play to enjoy the stunning art and at 6 hours or so, the game doesn’t overstay its welcome.