Sons of the Forest is savage and filled with discoveries. Our impressions on Steam's latest big Early Access hit:
That doesn't mean I'm not delusional about my capacity to be a skilled survivalist if I wanted to be, though. Much like watching half an hour of 24 Hours in A&E makes me think I could run the NHS, gaming has imbued me with inflated and very misplaced confidence in my own abilities. I am convinced that I will only survive butif I ever had to deal with, say, a zombie apocalypse or a plane crash on a mysterious island.
Not so with sequel Sons of the Forest, though. Whilst the survival traits are undeniably there – you'll have to manage your hunger, thirst, strength, and fatigue carefully; more so when the weather turns and you're quietly rebranding yourself as a popsicle – this delicate balance adds to the fun, rather than impeding it, and it's refreshingly simplistic given the island's vast array of flora, fauna, and freely-flowing water.
More experienced Forest sherpas may tell you that, at first, the island's indigenous population is more likely to observe than attack, but that was certainly not my experience the first time the sun set on my temporary home. Maybe it was where I'd set up camp. Maybe I just looked particularly appetising.
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