FAR Changing Tides Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · March 8, 2022

For our FAR Changing Tides Review, we return to this atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive into unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins in a beautifully realized, flooded world.

FAR Changing Tides Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
2.6GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Puzzle platformer gameplay.
The goal of the game is to keep your vessel moving forward no matter what.
You control your vessel in a unique way. You need to load rubbish into the fire and Stoke the engine, use the hose to keep the engine cool, or maybe raise and direct your sails to catch the wind.
Excellent story as ever.
As you travel you will come across roadblocks that require a bit of puzzle-solving.
Parts of your vessel will break down or take damage, you will find repair kits to remedy this.
You will take control of many different types of vessels.
Puzzles do have a bit more depth to them from the previous game.
Soundtrack kicks in as anything important happens.
Noncombat game.
The camera is fixed except you can manually zoom in.
Beautiful locations.
The soundtrack is very good and impactful.
Stats screen. Excellent and dramatic set pieces.

FAR Changing Tides Review Cons:

No tutorials.
It is not easy to see upcoming obstacles that require you to lower or move the sails.
Feels and plays a lot like the last game.
You cannot change any settings like Invert controls or Colourblind.
Slow pace.
The vessels are always tricky to navigate.
Gets quite tedious with the monotonous tasks to keep the vessel moving.
Doesn’t have any sort of tips system to help.

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