Lotheneil vs. The Backlog Hydra, Ep. #33
An odd exploration/survival game. As a scientist infected with an unknown disease (causing fevers and general weakness) we arrive at an island, rumoured to contain flora that can be used to develop a cure. Gameplay consists of exploring the island, finding new plant and mushroom types, examining them for substances with medical properties, and creating some drugs from it and ultimately said cure.
During the exploration we find remnants of a tribe that used to inhabit the island, as well as previous scientific expedition. Notes we find contain information about past events as well as hints regarding locations of potentially useful plants. The island is inhabited by an aggressive animal resembling a panther with horns, the character needs to either hide or run away from (a torch can also be used to scare it away).
There is no GPS or auto-updating map in-game. In order to find current location and draw the map, we need to triangulate using a compass and local landmarks (which is quite simple, if a bit tedious to do).
All in all - a relaxing if repetitive game, nothing special, but may be worth looking into if it sits in your backlog anyway :)
In progress: Mad Max (will take a while, as the title compels me to check each and every mark on map, and clean it completely) and Exist Archive on Vita (man, how addictively grindy this game is - I’m like 15h into the game and I feel I’ve barely scratched the surface - can easily imagine it taking 50h+ HLTB has listed).
I remember playing this game knowing almost nothing about it and I had no idea there was a monster stalking you later on. It scared the shit out of me the first time I saw it during night. It’s too bad the game was kinda rushed, I liked it despite it’s flaws.
And did you played with unofficial patch?
No, I didn’t, somehow I was not aware of its existence until now. A tiny bit too late now for me :P