Kat tackles the depiction of wild sea life in three pieces of media and asks - which one does it best?

Spoiler info: Mid-late game footage of Abzu is shown between 14:15 - 15:20 and the ending discussed, although frankly the story is so thin it hardly makes a difference. End-game plot spoilers for In Other Waters appear between 20:40 - 22:25 so skip this if you want to discover the story for yourself.

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Special thanks to Pam of the channel Cannot Be Tamed for providing her voice: ‪@Cannotbetamed1‬

Thanks also to Videvo, Videezy and Coverr for the ocean footage and pollution and water treatment footage, Al Jazeera and The Economist for the dead zone footage, NOAA Fisheries for the marine life footage, and WatchMojo.com for the scary sea creature compilation

All game footage capped by me

Music used in this episode:
My Octopus Teacher Opening Titles - Kevin Smutts & Matthew Dennis
A Strange Shape - Kevin Smutts
Underwater Tracking - Kevin Smutts
Seriola Lalandi - Austin Wintory
Chaos, The Mother - Austin Wintory
A Drifting Lens - Amos Roddy
Into the Bloom - Amos Roddy
The Last Artificer - Amos Roddy

My Octopus Teacher (0:00)
Abzu (08:42)
In Other Waters (15:37)
Conclusion (22:25)