12/25/2023 0 Comments Subnautica below zero reviewEach biome has its own distinctive look and feel. There was an underwater ship that I got lost on a few times which resulted in many untimely deaths.īelow Zero’s map is smaller than its predecessor but it's extremely detailed. Lack of oxygen always remains a threat even once you craft the huge oxygen tank. But as you progress through the game, surviving gets easier and you can explore with relative ease. Robin was at deaths door a lot! Mainly because I couldn’t find enough food and water. At the start of the game, I was barely getting by. And in my case, my finger was never too far from the pause button. You are always looking over your shoulder and for the first few hours you’ll find your hands tensely gripped on the controller. Not being able to fight, adds to Below Zero’s atmosphere. Even after building the Prawn Suit, I didn’t find myself firing off many missiles. Instead, you must lay low or speed away in the Seatruck. You don’t have tools which will kill monstrous Leviathans. It's also about dodging the creatures which roam the ocean floor. Sadly, there aren’t many room options or items to place.īut Below Zero isn’t all about crafting. I wanted to spend more time crafting and creating great spaces underwater. There aren’t many assets to make each base unique. After 15 hours I felt like I’d scanned everything, and I had nothing else to populate my bases with. Yet Below Zero is lacking on customisation. My main base currently has a 3-story aquarium, and I love placing eggs in it and seeing what hatches. One thing Below Zero doesn’t do, is hold your hand through the gameplay mechanics.Īdditionally, base building is really fun to mess around with. Thankfully, I had access to Youtube and looked it up. This was frustrating as there was no guide to tell me what to do or how to build it. This slowed down my progress as I couldn’t travel very far. I spent ages without the Seaglide as I never scanned all the parts. To build new items, players must scan broken items around the map which will form a blueprint. You’re rewarded with exploring and the game gets easier as you build better tools. For a planet made of water, finding something to drink was difficult.Īs you explore more, you learn to build new tools and you find new materials to craft with. There were plenty of times I found myself desperately chasing Bladderfish as they gave me water. However, I loved this aspect of Subnautica as you always had to keep track of where your next meal was. Some players might find these stressful to manage, so there is an option to turn them off. When outside you must also watch Robin’s temperature as she can die from hypothermia. You must keep yourself topped up on water, food and O2. Like most survival games, you will have primary functions to take care of. It was the addition of these that made me continue playing Below Zero and fall in love with the survival genre. One story is personal and the other takes players deeper into the lore of Subnautica. This story runs parallel to your sisters as you try to help AL-AN build a body for himself so he can escape the planet. Exploring different areas will unlock new information and I was always hungry to know more.Īlongside this storyline, Robin also discovers a mysterious transmission which turns out to be an alien lifeform named AL-AN. It’s a great way to unravel the plot and piece the mystery together yourself. But most of the game still takes place underwater which is inhabited by terrifying creatures.Īs you explore, you’ll find audio logs which tell the story of the Alterra expedition. Unlike the first game, Below Zero has areas of land to explore but the weather is deadly, and you’ll find yourself freezing to death. From this point, she must explore, craft and build a base to survive the planet’s harsh climates. However, Robin’s arrival on the planet doesn’t go smoothly and she ends up crash landing on the icy surface. Robin, knowing her sister better, is ready to discover what this shady company is really hiding. Her sister, Sam, worked for Alterra and supposedly died on the job due to negligence. The main character, Robin is making her way down to planet 4546B to investigate her sister's death. Unlike other survival games I’ve played, Below Zero starts with a plot. But for a newcomer, like me, Below Zero is enthralling! “Alterra” Motives This survival game pushed me to explore and urged me to craft as I followed its engaging plot.įans of the first game, Subnautica, will be able to make comparisons and may view Below Zero as an enjoyable expansion. Subnautica Below Zero changed that for me. I find them dull, and I lack the motivation to explore their vast worlds as there is no thread to tug on, no incentive to make we want more. I’ve never enjoyed games that focus on survival mechanics.
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