Good idea, terrible execution
So, about this game. I genuinely love games like this, and on paper this one should be great. I played it about two years ago, and back then it was extremely raw. As far as I know, this game is being made by just one developer. And honestly, I have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idea what he is even aiming for.
Recently I saw the new updates, read the patch notes, and got really interested in the new mechanics, additions, and fixes. So I bought the game.
What did I get? 6 hours of pure frustration.
Not because the game is hard, but because it feels like nobody has ever balanced it. It genuinely feels like nobody tests this game, including the developer himself. I cannot understand how, after all these years, there is still not even a hint of properly fixing melee combat against animals. The fact that in 80% of cases your axe hit does not even damage an animal is complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
Now for the details:
Out of 6 hours of gameplay, about 4.5 hours were spent just running across the map back to my base.
I quit this dump after being killed 6 times in a row on or near my base by animals or bugs. Every single time I had to run almost 1000 meters back, and every single time I survived at the base for no more than 30 seconds before getting instantly killed again.
Then on the 7th attempt, I finally got back to base, and my very first raid started. Somehow, in my tiny shack with no windows and a closed door, either a grenade flew in or something exploded inside - I got one-shot and all 4 limbs were blown off.
The bots were supposedly updated in one of the latest patches, and it was claimed they became better and more realistic. So where the ♥♥♥♥ is the realism when this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ kills you in complete darkness, through pine trees, from 100 meters away - and I am not exaggerating, I am completely serious - with a single shotgun shot, while also blowing off both legs?
So what is even the point of this game? Why does it exist?
Is this supposed to be hardcore? No. It is a simulator of wasting hours gathering resources in a game full of broken mechanics and insanely overtuned, borderline cheating AI - both animals and human enemies.
This is one of the most infuriating games I have played in a long time. There is absolutely no reason to come back for at least the next 10 updates.
And as a bonus, graphically the game looks like Serious Sam: The Second Encounter.
