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But if you haven’t yet played Dave the Diver, a delightful experience that somehow mixes roguelike spearfishing exploration and a time management sushi restaurant simulator into one of the most joyful games of the year, the Nintendo Switch version is a place to get your feet wet.
The game is packed with different types of activities, and as Polygon’s review says, Dave the Diver’s vast number of mechanics shouldn’t work but somehow do.
“Players are busy checking customer orders while carefully pouring drinks, but all interactions are done without the risk of ‘death.’ We believed that these two entirely different loops (of day and night) would complement each other by reducing the gameplay tension of the other, all while offering new forms of fun.”
I spent nearly 20 hours with Dave the Diver on my Steam Deck and felt the short bursts of time between things like diving and restaurant management were well suited to a portable device.
It might be hard to fit in time to play Dave the Diver amid heavyweights like Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and Alan Wake 2.
But if you need a break from Nintendo’s mind-melting platforming, Sony’s dual-Spidey superhero-ing, or whatever horrors Remedy has cooked up, the Switch version of Dave the Diver offers calmer waters and a relaxing respite from what’s already been a busy fall.
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