Hey, so there’s this game (well, it’s actually an expansion) that just hit the Xbox today — “Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest.” Sounds kinda epic, right? Anyway, it’s set 11 years after the first one, and there’s a new main character. The backstory takes place in ’86, and get this, you’re a saturation diver named Mhairi. Spooky North Sea adventure ahead, folks.
Let’s roll back to 2023 for a sec — they told us heaps about the influences for the original horror narrative, like a mashup of “The Thing,” “Annihilation,” and, oddly enough, “Kes” and “Rosemary’s Baby.” Huh. Anyway, Siren’s Rest is a new chapter that sets foot on the Beira D oil rig. Honestly, it’s a buffet of inspirations — the ocean being a veritable treasure chest. Ha, who’d’ve thought?
Now, I got sidetracked with thalassophobia. Who wouldn’t? It’s the deep-water fear thing. Everyone gets it or not — trust me, you’ll feel it with Siren’s Rest. It’s like a creative avalanche of people’s experiences and art — humans dwarfed by vast darkness, so to speak. The terror isn’t just the place; it’s about being that tiny speck in the photo, basically flirting with doom. Goosebumps yet?
Found this weird ocean photo on Reddit — brine pools apparently do these mystical things underwater (total rabbit hole moment). We wanted to capture that precarious see-saw of beauty and doom in every design, I guess.
Flipping gears to saturation diving. This job is, well, kinda nuts — a diver stays submerged for ages, right? Major pressure (literally!) and those eerie mental gymnastics — it’s got art written all over it. Remember “Last Breath”? Pure gold for this kind of stuff.
“Blue Planet II” had us head over heels for mysterious aquatic realms too. Like honestly, nature’s own level design just hands-down wins! Those colors? Nature as an undercover genius — talk about beauty insane.
And somehow, Dante’s “Inferno” weaves into it too? Yeah, totally real. Diving deeper into the chaos of the underworld — makes narrative sense in Siren’s Rest.
Movies like “The Descent” — yay, claustrophobia! — kind of give it a modern twist with tension-building gold. Characters are flung through tight spaces — kinda poetic, if you think about it.
“The Lighthouse” pops in as another gem. Oddly intimate and isolated? Heck, been there. All the mind games those guys play, trapped in routine and myth — we tried to bottle that vibe too.
Oh, did I mention the “Julia” sound mystery? Imagine an ocean hum that’s massive yet ghostly. It lingered in our ideas as a cosmic question mark — what could be out there, ginormous yet silent?
Also, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran — link this back to our protagonist. Her poems about exile and longing seep through Siren’s Rest, infusing it with a kinda Scottish soul — earthbound yet kind of ethereal. Anyway, feels weirdly right.
So, if you’re a thrill seeker or just love an adventurous ride in storytelling, Siren’s Rest might just be your jam. Get it now on the Xbox Series X|S and PC. Cheers.
