![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Subnautica: Below Zero is an underwater survival game where best laid plans, like my theoretical sea truck escapade, are often diverted toward interesting distractions. There’s an interesting crafting recipe here… wait, wasn’t I planning a trip? Topping up my oxygen regularly to avoid suffocating as I crawl over unexplored parts of the seabed, I stumble upon an abandoned underwater science outpost and start picking through it for salvage and intel. ![]() I pin the recipes to my heads-up display and go for a dive, hoping to pick up some crafting materials, but as I explore deeper, the sentient AI that has taken up residence in spare bits of my cerebral cortex (don’t ask) notifies me that there’s something interesting nearby. I could also do with some sea truck storage compartments (you know, for all the beacons). First up, I need to craft a compass while I’m doing that, I might as well make a bunch of beacons to mark points of interest for later. I’m going to load my sea truck with provisions, pick a direction and travel as far as I dare before pitching camp on an iceberg. NOTE: Can't speak to the PS4 experience, as it runs great on my PS5 in 2021.I’m planning a trip. But otherwise, it's a great game that I can't recommend more strongly, both to longtime fans of the survival genre and total newbies. And the quick item select system is absurdly dysfunctional for a modern game. It felt like I just narrowly missed losing my whole save a few times. Getting stuck in walls, teleporting outside of submarines, etc. I've got to knock it down to an 8 because I hit 10-15 bugs in my 20-hour playthrough. There's a beautiful and varied ocean to explore, terror to encounter, and futuristic sea technology to build. There's some story to follow if you choose and lore to discover throughout, but it's never overbearing if you choose to do your own thing. Hours and hours of grinding is an option, but it is not required. The game is easy to get into, but presents various degrees of challenge as you go along. Subnautica is the survival genre at its approachable best. Subnautica is the survival genre at I never thought I'd like swimming through an entire game, but somehow these developers have made it a joy. I never thought I'd like swimming through an entire game, but somehow these developers have made it a joy. Clever, as it's then not just exploring around without a point but rather, you explore to unravel the story behind the game. I really like the story, it's not that obvious at the beginning but later in the game the plot plays an important role. The only minor complaint is a slow start that could potentially repell some players from the exploration - you first need to gather resources, build a base and vehicles and only then the player can plan their trips around the vast world that awaits to be visited. In subnautica, you can't really expect anything and it's a constant I-didn't-expected-that feeling. Sure, Witcher or Skyrim are great too, it's a similar vibe of freedom but wherever you go, there are other people there. What makes it so unique is the constant sense of "unknown". For anyone loving free open-world adventures, where it's the player to decide what to do and where to go - it's probably a life-time adventure. For anyone loving free open-world This one is among the best games I've played in my life and I play for 35 years. This one is among the best games I've played in my life and I play for 35 years. ![]()
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