I loved The Forest. My tiny squad of survivors committed a small nether forty hours gathering fortifications astir the clang zone, scouring for nutrient and uncommon weapons successful sprawling underground caverns, and keeping cannibals and, later, grotesque mutants astatine bay. The sequel, Sons of the Forest, got 2 trailers earlier this year, highlighting a newfound accent connected storytelling. An unnamed NPC – specifically, a nonvolatile mutant – is slated to beryllium the player’s companion. But beyond montages and abbreviated enactment sequences, erstwhile Sons of the Forest footage inspired much questions than answers.
A caller trailer (seen below) continues that exciting, albeit frustrating, contented of communicative vagueness. However, this clip around, we yet got a merchandise day acceptable for Spring 2022.
As you tin expect, Sons of the Forests’ mechanics physique upon the endurance fearfulness systems from the archetypal game. Collecting materials to trade makeshift shelters and hunting instrumentality has returned. The eating mechanic – astir notable erstwhile the subordinate quality kills a turtle and eats its earthy nutrient (damn!) – is backmost arsenic well. And, of course, erstwhile you task into dense forests oregon descend into pitch-black caves, horrifying enemies await. New variants of mutants with fleshy bristles and conjoined torsos volition necessitate caller weapons to beryllium bested – shotguns, stun batons, and much volition assistance you successful the unfastened world.
Javy Gwaltney besides enjoyed The Forest, awarding it a 9 successful his Game Informer review and concluding with:
“Perhaps the highest praise I tin springiness The Forest is conscionable however earthy the crippled ties together. A batch of emergent storytelling games often extremity up having a novelty that overstays its invited by the extremity ... The Forest is simply a triumph, some for the endurance genre arsenic good arsenic gruesome horror. It gives players conscionable the close magnitude of state to bask the situation of this hellish nightmare.”
Sons of the Forest launches connected May 20, 2022, for PC. If you haven’t played the archetypal crippled yet, I’d highly urge it, and beryllium definite to work Javy’s 30 Wacky And Gross Things You Can Do In The Forest portion piece you’re astatine it!
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