A Familiar Journey
HIGH Finding a sweet new backpack to carry more stuff in.
LOW The combat is super, super basic.
WTF The best backpack I found was two treasure chests
lashed together with a belt.
Outward Review
Tag: survival
Subnautica Review
Lost At Sea
HIGH The first two-thirds of the campaign are outstanding.
LOW The endgame is excruciatingly awful.
WTF Why is there never a map function?
Death Road To Canada Review
Running Out Of Gas, But Never Out Of Class
HIGH Surviving the first siege.
LOW The parting words of a beloved friend.
WTF Those parting words are usually ‘WHAT-ever’
Shelter Generations Review
Stick To The Younger Generation
HIGH Successfully hunting a deer to feed my young.
LOW The lack of obvious story progression.
WTF Wait, I beat the game? Well, okay, I guess?
Planet Nomads Preview
While I can’t say for sure what’s going on inside the developers’ heads, it’s impossible to look at Planet Nomads’ aesthetic and not come away with the impression that – at least on some level, the game exists as a way to make good on No Man’s Sky’s promises. It’s a game matching NMS’ 70s sci-fi look but keeping the scope to a single planet. Will setting more modest goals lead to a better result?
Symmetry Review
In Space, No One Can Hear You Swear
High Deep space survival has never felt so perfect.
Low It’s also punishing to the point of frustration.
WTF Why is there a button to kill my people?
Metal Gear Survive: Week One
When Metal Gear Survive was first announced, many people (myself included) were confused and amused. As I learned more, I only grew more confused. After playing over a dozen hours or so of Metal Gear Survive? The most surprising thing about it is how much I’m enjoying it.
The Final Station: The Only Traitor Review
Who Was Saved?
HIGH Finding the point where the stories dovetail.
LOW Running out of health packs in a no-passenger run.
WTF Seriously, what is going on with these flashbacks? I demand a book!
Subnautica Preview
As someone who spends a lot of time reviewing games, reading about games, talking about games, and keeping up with game news, it was more than a little surprising to me to get a hot tip from… my eight-year-old. I’m not exactly sure how the pre-teen grapevine works, but apparently someone watched some YouTube somewhere, and that led to telling someone else about an early access game, and then that person told friend A, who told friend B, who told friend C, which eventually culminated in me hearing about Subnautica. It’s not my normal method of getting the scoop on something to watch for, but hey, I’ll take it.
The Long Dark Review
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
HIGH Firing a flare gun into a bear’s eye, sending it fleeing for the hills.
LOW The two times the game crashed, erasing my save file.
WTF How hungry do you have to be to break a bunny’s neck?
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