![]() ![]() The thing is, it lacks the tension of other battle royals like Fortnite, PUBG or Apex Legends because you don’t really get stronger as you kill. You’ll strafe around one another firing arrows at thin air for a while before pulling out the hammers and launching each other thirty feet into the air for no discernible reason other than that it looks funny. When you do come together the weapons are quite hilariously inaccurate, which is likely a deliberate design decision. The big problem is that the map is initially quite massive and there are only 8 of you, so you’ll spend so much time wandering around alone that you might as well forget building a fire and use some of these trees to whack up a winter cabin with a hot tub and complimentary minibar. You’re thrown onto this island, which is split into hexagonal segments that systematically become uninhabitable, thus forcing all the players into a savage battle to the death in the last remaining zone. ![]() Bows and arrows and big hammers appear to be your lot. You’d think anyone industrious enough to forge weapon upgrades from bits and pieces scavenged in the woods would have the wherewithal to fashion a pretty devastating weapon from the fuel and components of a compact rocket pack, but no. In fact you’ll also need to craft arrows for the aforementioned bow, an oddly archaic choice of weapon considering you also start the game with a personalised jetpack. So far so Fortnite, but the blob of chilli sauce dripped into this particular trifle is the inclusion of sub zero temperatures that force you to gather wood to build fires and stay alive. The Hunger Games-y premise is that you’re dropped onto an island with a bunch of other people with nothing but a bow and are told to duke it out until only one of you is left. And to be honest, for the first few games I played against bots, I found it quite enjoyable. Initially I was quite stoked to play it, my enthusiasm bolstered by a colourfully off-the-wall trailer and the fairly earnest promise of a unique experience. It’s difficult to be overly enthusiastic about something no one else seems to really know or care about, which is main issue with The Darwin Project. ![]()
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