For the Living Fortress, see Oceanhorn.
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an action-adventure video game, published in November 2013 for iOS devices by the Finnish game studio Cornfox & Brothers. The game was later released on other platforms including PC, Xbox, PS4, Android, and Nintendo Switch.[1]
The music of Oceanhorn was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and Kenji Ito.
Plot[]
The Kid wakes up one day, his father missing and the only lead is his late mother's necklace and an old friend. Under his guidance, the Kid begins to search for his father and prepares to face an ancient Arcadian machine: Oceanhorn. He travels the Uncharted Seas and collects the Sacred Emblems that will help him defeat Oceanhorn and reunite with his father. Yet, Oceanhorn is not the only one the Kid has to fear... the Dark Apostle and his master, Shadow-Mesmeroth, have their fingers in this game of fate as well!
Gameplay[]
The gameplay and graphic design of Oceanhorn closely follows that of the Legend of Zelda video games, notably The Wind Waker and A Link to the Past. Players explore dungeons, fight monsters with various weapons, and throw pots and cut bushes to find hidden coins or hearts.[1]
Awards[]
- Finnish Game Awards - NOMINEE (Game of the Year 2013)[2]
- Capsule Computers - WINNER (Best iOS 2013)[3]
- Nordic Game Awards - NOMINEE (Best Artistic Achievement 2013)[2]
- International Mobile Gaming Awards | Global - NOMINEE (Excellence in Gameplay 2014)[4]
- Apple App Store - WINNER (Best Indie Game 2013)[2]
Reception[]
The game has a rating of 85 out of 100 on Metacritic for the iOS version of the game, based on 19 critic reviews;[5] however, the console versions scored substantially lower, with the PS4 and Xbox One versions scoring 66 and 71 on the site, respectively, based on 22 aggregated reviews.[6][7]
TouchArcade, also speaking on the iOS version of the game, praised the "excellent music, occasional voice-acting, and vibrant, lush 3D graphics," while concluding that the game was "a near-perfect, rendition of Zelda" for mobiles.[8]
Credits[]
Expand to see the full credits below.[9]
CORNFOX & BROS.
Created by
Heikko Repo
Lead Programmers
Antti Viljamaa
Jukka Viljamaa
Music
Nobuo Uematsu
Kenji Ito
Kalle Ylitalo
Cast
Ray Chase as Father
Kevan Brighting as Hermit
Brad Ziffer as Rigger
Adam Behr as Old Gillman
Fryda Wolf as Princess Fin & Neeti
Dave Pettit as Grandmaster Ludwig
Andrew Montesi as Shadow Mesmeroth
Gordon Weller as Possessed Guy
Ed Mace as Main Character
Sound Design
Tapio Liukkonen
Sound FX Engine
FMOD Ex Casual
Firelight Technologies
Art & Design
Heikki Repo
Additional Art
Jarno Kantelinen
Juhana Myllys
Jeff Parrott
Rui Wang
Tech Programming
Petri Kero
Erik Hakala
Kimmo Vihola
Graphics Programming
Kalle Hämäläinen
Additional Programming
Johannes Vuorinen
Timo Wiren
Trainees
Oskari Kansanen
Henni Mikkonen
Sissi Lehto
FDG ENTERTAINMENT
Executive Producer
Thomas Kern
Co-Producer
Philipp Döschl
Additional Level Design
Florian Freisleder
Quality Assurance
Patrick Buss
Alexandra Köttig
Young-Min Lee
Maxi Heiser
Michael Niederreiter
Joannis Xenakis
Christian Carbonaro
Piotr Marciniak
Yelena Vakker
Florian Delank
BUSINESS & LEGAL
Markus Görl
www.fdg-entertainment.com
DOG EAR RECORDS
Music Composer
Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangement
Tsutomu Narita
Assistants
Reiko Uematsu
Hikori Ogawa
www.dogearrecords.com
HARMONICS
Composition and Arrangement
Kenji Ito
Intermediation
Koji Suga
www.harmonics.co.jp
Translation
Iris Ludolf (Partnertrans)
Miki Kihara
Ajay Meswani
Dmitri Chik
Thanks to
The Apple Games Team
Mountain Sheep
Timo Vihola
Tuomas Karmakallio
Jouni Mannonen
Mirko Koponen
Special Thanks
Mio Repo
Noa Repo
Onerva Suhonen
Elmo Viljamaa
Eppu Viljamaa
Marjut Viljanen-Viljamaa
Rebecca Viljamaa
Onni Viljamaa
Tuija Lavonen
THANK YOU FOR PLAYING OCEANHORN!
Promo Material[]
Trailers[]
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Content copied from Wikipedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cornfox & Bros, OH Website. (Date: 21/11/2023)
- ↑ Capsule Computers, Game of the Year 2013 (Date: 20/11/2023)
- ↑ IMGA, 10th Award. (Date: 20/11/2023)
- ↑ Metacritic Score, available here (Date: 20/11/2023)
- ↑ Metacritic Score for PS4, available here. (Date: 20/11/2023)
- ↑ Metacritic Score for Xbox, available here. (Date: 20/11/2023)
- ↑ Carmichael, Stephanie (November 14, 2013). "'Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas' Review – Zelda Is Better Without the Princess". TouchArcade. (Date: 20/11/2023)
- ↑ Credits copied from OH1 on iOS Version 3.0 (Date: 29/11/2023)