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Song of the Deep

The game world prioritizes puzzle-solving and exploration over combat, similar to the design of Metroid and Castlevania titles.[1][2]

Quick Facts

Developer
Insomniac Games
Publisher
GameTrust Games
Writer
Brian Hastings
Composer
Jonathan Wandag
Engine
Unity
Genre
Action-adventure, Metroidvania

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

Insomniac Games developed Song of the Deep with a small team of about fifteen people.[3][2] Brian Hastings, Insomniac's chief creative officer, considered the game a "passion project"[2] Hastings wanted Merryn to be a heroine defined by intelligence, creativity, kindness, and resilience, rather than being "sexy" or "badass"[4][5] Hastings compared the small team's enthusiasm to the early Spyro development days.[3][5]

Insomniac retained full creative control over the title.[6][7] A companion children's book was also produced with Sterling Publishing.[8][2] The game debuted at the PAX South convention in January 2016.[7] Irish mythology provided the story's inspiration, while the visual style was influenced by the Cliffs of Moher.[8]

Through its GameTrust division, GameStop handled both publishing and distribution of the title.[9][10] Mark Stanley from GameStop became involved after Insomniac's Ted Price showed him the game, which was already in development.[6][2]

What the cited sources add

The Polygon article describes the diving suit as Song of the Deep's equivalent of a Metroid morph ball.[2] The Fortune article notes Insomniac owns the intellectual property for the game.[7] GameStop reported 120,000 units sold by August 2016, with 80% from retail sales.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016; Muncy, "Enchanting Game Song of the Deep Wants You to Feel Tiny", Condé Nast, January 29, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
  3. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Couture, "Insomniac gets personal with undersea game Song of the Deep", Game Developer, June 28, 2016; Couture, "Insomniac gets personal with undersea game Song of the Deep", Game Developer, June 28, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Muncy, "Enchanting Game Song of the Deep Wants You to Feel Tiny", Condé Nast, January 29, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016; Couture, "Insomniac gets personal with undersea game Song of the Deep", Game Developer, June 28, 2016; Couture, "Insomniac gets personal with undersea game Song of the Deep", Game Developer, June 28, 2016; Muncy, "Enchanting Game Song of the Deep Wants You to Feel Tiny", Condé Nast, January 29, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygo en.wikipedia.org
  5. Couture, "Insomniac gets personal with undersea game Song of the Deep", Game Developer, June 28, 2016. facts only, no text reused. gamedeveloper.com
  6. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016; Gaudiosi, "GameStop Dives Into Publishing With 'Song of the Deep'", Fortune Media Group Holdings, January 28, 2016; Dring, "GameStop: 'We're not trying to be a publisher'", Biz Media, February 4, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Gaudiosi, "GameStop Dives Into Publishing With 'Song of the Deep'", Fortune Media Group Holdings, January 28, 2016. facts only, no text reused. fortune.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Muncy, "Enchanting Game Song of the Deep Wants You to Feel Tiny", Condé Nast, January 29, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016; Couture, "Insomniac gets personal with undersea game Song of the Deep", Game Developer, June 28, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016; McWhertor, "Insomniac Games Reveals Song of the Deep", Polygon, January 28, 2016 (we also read t en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Francis, "GameStop announces publishing division GameTrust", Game Developer, April 17, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Francis, "GameStop announces publishing division GameTrust", Game Developer, April 17, 2016. facts only, no text reused. gamedeveloper.com
  11. Wikipedia, "Song of the Deep" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wawro, "GameStop-published Song of the Deep surpasses 120k copies sold, mostly at retail", Game Developer, August 25, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Song of the Deep (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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