Recent reviews by Outback Daddy

At first the hovercrafts were annoying. Then, they became oppressive. Rocket launchers and even C4, sorry, C5 just tickle the 900mph bastards. But then the hovercraft started porking my mom. Now, I have a step hovercraft and I hate my life. Thanksgiving is going to be so awkward.

Well, I didn't really know what to expect going in. I remember when it was announced and I thought it looked interesting and then forgot about it until today. I haven't read the books but I usually love Dwarves in fantasy settings.

So, my overall impressions are positive. I enjoyed the gameplay very much. The combat is very frantic and can be frustrating if you dont USE THAT PAUSE BUTTON! I liked all of the characters and I was very wrapped up in the story pretty early on. I will definitely be reading the book(s?).

A couple of negatives are definitely in there, the combat is a lot of fun but every now and then something will happen that makes you pretty sad. There is friendly fire so the chances are, you will kill one of your teammates and they will probably be required for the mission and you will fail. Maybe I just suck. Also, near the end of the game there are some missions that go back to back which is fine (the ending was pretty exciting) but your characters dont heal after the mission and when you are forced to use a certain character for a mission it kind of sucks if they have no health going into the second or third mission. Maybe I should have just prepared better.

My biggest gripe with the game is the length. I pretty much marathoned through it and when I was done I was pretty bummed. The game seemed well paced and I felt like it told a complete story but for a $40 game I wish there was more to play around with.

Overall, it is a good, unique game that left me wanting more. However, rather than making me want to buy another $40 installment it makes me just want to read the books.

So, I don't really like the Early Access model and am always on the fence about it. However, Subnautica is a very, very fun game. Sure, there are bugs and graphics glitches but its such a big, interesting undersea world to explore. Great job, Devs! Keep it up!