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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 22.9 hrs on record (9.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 20 Dec, 2014 @ 11:53am
Updated: 20 Dec, 2014 @ 11:56am

Early Access Review
The Long Dark is a nice divesrsion from multiplayer games. If you love harsh enviornments, blizzards where you can't see because of blowing snow, fighting off hungry wolves, constant serach for food and water, frozen corpsicles, then this is the game for you! There is no real path to take or choose here. It is up to you how you will be able to survive each day. No one to help you. As you play the game you figure out what you need to do to survive, basically by trial and error. There is no camping here, you have to be on the move constantly because just like in the real world you need food, water and make sure you stay warm. You have to keep a close eye on your vital signs and pay attention when you are outdoors as wolves can creep up on you and attack.

THIS GAME NEEDS:
One thing this game needs is the ability to JUMP. There are times that I think the character needs to jump and it makes perfect sense to add jump to the game. Just like in the real world if you jump you exert energy so make jump something that should be used sparingly.

More wildlife- Bears, Geese, Yeti

What about in game characters? AI? It would be cool if you could enter a cabin desperately looking for food and find out someone is already in there, ALIVE and not happy you entered his cabin. You should be able if in survival mode to fight for control of the cabin or run for your life.

More traps- bear traps, wolf traps

Weapons- pistol, crossbow

more enviornmental dangers

more food options

In summary: You will know what it takes to survive. To survive it takes smarts, a strong will, and the ability to find light in The Long Dark.
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