The reason I’ve enjoyed it so much is because I’ve not had someone to rely on and I’ve not had a crutch, nor have I been someone else’s crutch. This game is about combating life on your own on a pacific island with little around but the things on your person and whatever you can scavenge, and adding in any form of tribal play would, in my opinion, detract from the game as a whole. It may even seem like, in this day and age, bizarre not to have a multiplayer option, but in this instance, I think multiplayer would ruin the game. It is just you against the elements – and sharks. Whereas most survival games seem to rely on surviving against an enemy, be it zombies or mutants, this game doesn’t.
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My fears of having wasted £11 were quickly allayed as soon as the game started, I was thrust into a relatively unique survival experience. The features they promised and the wonderfully presented game they previewed in the screenshots could surely not fit into such a small package, could they?Īpparently, Beam Team found a way.
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When I started to download it, and noticed the game was less than 500mb, I thought that this was a con. So when I bought Stranded Deep, I was nervous. The game will either have constant dev diary entries and flowing updates, or it’ll remain in its alpha stage forever, taunting you for having spent money on the sub-standard tripe that will now sit forever in your Steam library.
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This makes purchasing an early access game a real crapshoot.
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However, the amount of crap that gets voted through only to be purchased because of some good screenshots and persuasive description is annoying. I do appreciate that these entries on the Steam store page are to generate hype and interest, as well as provide the developer with the needed funds to complete the development of the game, which, to its credit, Steam Greenlight does well. Three words I’ve learned to loathe from bitter experiences since the idea made its way onto Steam.