You are free to build basic outposts to give you much-needed shelter, or an OTT party pad similar to a Bond villains hideaway. Just because you are on an alien planet this desire doesn’t dissipate. Anyone for an underwater party pad?Įveryone loves to build a home of their own. It’s a tough survival game, but planning and knowing your limits will ensure a successful expedition and the continuation of the story. Failure to stay alert will cause death and loss of your items. You must choose how you wish to manage your stats. For every negative impact on your stats, there is a positive in the technology you use. The demands to replenish oxygen, food, water and health are constant but feel manageable. This is, without doubt, the benchmark for what other survival games must strive to achieve. Subnautica: Below Zero is brilliant and every mechanic it uses works in harmony with the others. Every workable theme has been covered and some are great, whereas many are trash and a waste of time and money. There are so many survival games available that we are swimming in choices. Subnautica: Below Zero sets the survival benchmark. You must remain focused, otherwise, you’ll easily lose yourself in the game’s beauty. You will naturally have to improve your technology to progress and the requirement to gather supplies and enjoy the plot is finely balanced. The planet is full of research bases that are abandoned and you must explore this icy tundra and deep ocean to try to find out the truth behind your sister’s demise.īeyond this, there are some fantastical twists and turns that force you to explore the surrounding environment. Her employer Alterra claims she was negligent, but Robin does not believe what she is told. She smuggles herself onto planet 4546b to investigate her sister’s death. You control a scientist called Robin Ayou. You quickly become attached to her and hope she finds the answers to all her questions. The emotional ties from the protagonist and her reasons for exploring this alien world are heartbreaking. I won’t go into details about the story, but I will say it’s brilliantly written with some intelligent and well-delivered acting from the entire cast. It’s a heartfelt tale about loss and deception. Every element is brilliant throughout and is cleverly intertwined. Your new tech will allow you to ride new vehicles, dive for longer, and battle the harsh climate when out of the water. It’s all about embracing the world around you, foraging the local fauna and surviving at all costs. Scanning life-forms, finding new resources, and exploring all add new blueprints for game-changing technology. You must gather as many resources as possible, create new equipment, cook food, and dive further into the deep. Supplies hide in emergency drop locations and are found on the seafloor. You are in control of your fate and you must manage your health, oxygen, food, and water. If you ignore the emotional story, the game’s premise is quite simple. The vastness of this icy ocean and the eclectic blend of wildlife make exploring both dangerous and exciting. Subnautica: Below Zero has captured this essence, but it breaks up the fear factor with its stunning underwater environment. The constant requirement to dive deeper and the fear of the unknown was ever-present. When I played the first title, it made me feel anxious, and I was uncomfortable at all times. Subnautica: Below Zero is a stunning piece of art. It runs with many of the series well-trodden mechanics but adds new content to keep you entertained. The stand alone expansion to the much-loved Subnautica, it’s a multi-terrain title that pushes you to your limits. It’s a survival game set in a fantasy alien world and it’ll test the best players to find all its secrets. Subnautica: Below Zero is a claustrophobic nightmare that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout.ĭeveloped by Shiny Shoe LLC and Unknown Worlds Entertainment and published by the latter. This lack of knowledge allows our imaginations to run wild and developers have the creative licence to scare the living daylights out of us. Miles and miles of the ocean remain a mystery and many of our problems could be solved by what lies in the deep. I find it quite disconcerting that we know more about other planets and the deep reaches of space than we do about Earth.
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