Friday, December 28, 2018

Subnautica is a Paradigm Change

Subnautica is a game about exploring a beautiful alien world without guns. The best way to deal with threats is to run away. Later, you will be able to use your knife on some things. But the sea is full of things that are bigger than you are. They move fast to (but you may be able to dodge). It is dedicated to the survivors of Newtown. It is “one vote towards a world with less guns.” It is gorgeous, the sound design is fantastic, and the building mechanism is quite interesting. The world is not procedurally generated. It is intricate and well designed. There is some glitching on my system, but nothing awful after recent updates. And anyway, if you die, you just respawn. It is a beautiful and peaceful game with moments of tension, expectation, and discovery. It is relatively short, but I think that's a good thing do. Play through in a week or a month instead of a year. Enjoy! Take a look at images from the game.