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— Videogame Heroines ABC Round 2 —

M is for Mathilde, the heroine from “Deep Down Dive”, the underwater exploration game.

Taking cues from exploration platformers, the game is set in a giant and seamless environment the player can completely navigate, using the full possibilities of a 3D environment to discover secret and hidden passageways. Lacking a HUD or classical elements such as a map completion counter, it was a very contemplative experience, and the game was criticized for lacking “action or engaging gameplay mechanics”, although it had a map larger than other exploration platformers recorded to date.

A later extension added the possibility and secondary goal to record the different underwater species encountered, turning the exploration fantasy into a more “gamey” collect-them-all, but this received more critical acclaim. As such, the game is planned to turn into a series with a heavier emphasis  on visual “gameplay” cues, collection objectives, and progression-based exploration mechanics closer to metroidvanias.

http://pehesse.deviantart.com/art/M-for-Mathilde-361035686

**Please note : this character and game are actually fictional :-) **