[h1] A basic game with awkward controls but can be reasonably fun if you like hunting achievements [/h1]
Fox Goes Hunting is a third person hunting game with very light shooting elements.
Playing an adorable fox, you are on the hunt for predators and prey. The predators must be shot with bullets and the prey must be eaten.
Shoot enough predators and catch enough prey in an allotted time to advance to the next level.
[h1] Gameplay Video [/h1]
https://youtu.be/Lqug-nTjYPg
[h1] 🤔Overall Impressions🤔 [/h1]
Fox Goes Hunting is not a hunting simulator and does not glorify the sport of hunting. I was hoping that the fox might be getting its revenge by brutally killing huntsmen, but alas he just sticks to African wildlife in the forest. What a leopard, tiger and dinosaur are doing there is never explained but somehow perfectly acceptable.
The fox is incredibly cute, as in real life, so full marks there. The other animals are not badly drawn and all resemble their true form but some of the larger animals’ movements are unrealistic and look awkward. They often get stuck on terrain or trees and don’t have much intelligence.
When a predator sees you approaching, it will run in your direction, but this doesn’t invoke a tense, desperate battle as it should; All you need to do is slowly turn around and run away, and the animal will halt its pursuit. You can then turn around and blast him up the bum with your purple bullets! Much akin to paintball, I guess. There is no challenge in killing the predators unless they are on high ground and then your bullets become obsolete because they only fire straight and horizontal. You can waste a lot of bullets trying to hit a predator as you’re running up a hill, and must wait for it to return to your level before shooting.
The same annoying factors affect catching prey too. When on level ground catching prey is a doddle but on hills and slopes the fox becomes a big lolloping mess, sliding around and unable to run or walk. The only way to get up any kind of slope is by bounding like a kangaroo. I thought foxes were meant to be nimble and used to running up hills! Sometimes this presents some hilarious moments as you try to jump on the prey, which is only centimeters away, only to slide down the hill and have to try again. It just doesn’t look or feel realistic in the slightest, and can be quite annoying. When the fox runs at pace on flat ground it looks quite nice but the movement is more like a car than an animal. If you go around corners, the fox slides like you’re drifting around a corner and catching prey at speed on flat ground can be tricky as you have to aim the fox perfectly or else you will shoot by.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2628273416
Environments are exactly the same in each level and are quite basic in design. Every level is a forest with the same layout and it never changes. It would have been nice to have different weather, different terrain, different maps; Just some variety would have been nice.
The flowers can obstruct your vision as you run through them, and it is quite easy to get caught on trees as you slide around on hills. The mushrooms look like prey from afar which can distract you, but the worst part are the boulders. For some reason prey and predators get drawn to them like magnets but then get stuck on them, making it very difficult to shoot or catch. If you hit a rock for some reason, you get stunned and the game pauses for a few seconds. When you awake it often stuns you again as you are trying not to slide back onto it. When stunned, a human voice shrieks as if you have been shot or something. It’s not even a fox noise! The aesthetics are quite cartoon like in appearance and the fox is delightful.
The game is automatically in windowed mode but stretching it to the size my ultra-wide monitor meant I couldn’t see the health bar or stats properly and writing in menus was obscured. Reducing the size to a 1080 type fit meant I could see everything as it should, but because it was windowed, I could see the desktop around it. Menus look very basic and are quite difficult to navigate with a controller.
The game does have some redeeming qualities, and mainly it will appeal to achievement hunters. This is about the only hunting that is done well. I quite enjoyed getting all of the achievements on offer especially the last one which is get two thousand points. You can only get this one on level sixteen and it is quite challenging. It does require a little bit of luck with how the prey and predators spawn, which is random on each try. You have to be very quick and I completed it after about thirty tries. To obtain the others you just need to complete the levels and they are reasonably easy. There is a leaderboard to record your score on.
[quote] [b]Fox Goes Hunting[/b] is a likeable game with cute animals to chase around, but the mechanics are very awkward and the game has little variety.
The price seems quite high for such a basic game but it might be worth buying on heavy sale if you like getting achievements. [/quote]
[h1] 🕹️Gameplay🕹️[/h1]
Fox Goes Hunting is basically a collection game in the guise of hunting.
Search the area for prey to eat and shoot the predators three times with bullets to kill.
A health bar depletes as you search the map, acting more like a timer than a genuine health bar. It can be extended slightly by killing predators or catching prey. If your health reaches zero or you get bitten by a predator this will end the level and you will need to start again.
As you have a limited number of bullets there are coins scattered around the map which will add a generous amount to your total.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2628723833
There are fifteen levels to search with different predators and prey being introduced as you progress. There are six different predators being wolf; bear; tiger; leopard; boar and dinosaur; and five different preys being rat; frog; rabbit; goose and chicken.
A hidden sixteenth level is unlocked which is a preview of their up-and-coming game about hunting dinosaurs.
You can consult the map which will sometimes reveal where predators, prey and coins are located. If you get near one of these, an arrow appears on your HUD to show you what direction it is hiding.
[h1] 📺 Graphics 📺 [/h1]
Visuals are very basic, although the fox is quite cute.
Environments are exactly the same in each level and not particularly drawn very well.
Predators and prey look okay but they’re not particularly realistic in their movements.
[h1] 🎵Sound 🎵[/h1]
There is a famous classical tune played throughout the level on loop.
There is no dramatic music to signify you are near a predator or prey, and there aren’t many sound effects either.
[h1] 🍳 Conclusion🍳 [/h1]
[quote][b] [i]Fox Goes Hunting[/i] is too basic and doesn’t have enough variety to recommend at full price. The controls are awkward and it is too easy to complete.
The game may have some value to achievement hunters though. This was the only thing that kept my interest. [/b][/quote]
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