![]() ![]() Subnautica and I actually have what I would describe as an on-again and off-again relationship. The only thing to do is to explore this world and search for some way, however impossible, to find a way home. It doesn’t take long for the player to understand that there is no hope of rescue. This device will serve as his companion and guide throughout the harrowing journey on this unknown planet. He wakes up shortly after crashing on the planet and, after a quick search, he finds a PDA. A panel inside of the pod loosens, bounces around for a few seconds before hitting him smack in the face. Within moments, his escape pod begins to shutter and shake. Heavy debris begins to hurl towards the planet below. As he looks up, we see a massive ship, the Aurora, explode. In the opening video, Ryley is seen rushing into an escape pod while lights flash and sirens whir. However, I’m pretty sure that this title also hints at the man himself being non-essential, and with a game as cheeky as this one, I think my theory is well-justified. Apparently he’s the boss of those people in charge of fixing sinks, unclogging toilets, and screwing in light bulbs. The protagonist of this story is a simple yet resilient man named Ryley Robinson, a Non-Essential Systems Maintenance Chief. It’s about humanity’s inborn will to survive it’s about the wonder of uncovering the mysteries the world (wherever that world may be) it’s about humanity using its non-renewable resources wisely but mostly, it’s a scary game about scary things lurking in the depths of the ocean, ready and willing to tear your body limb from limb given the slightest opportunity. Subnautica is a game about a lot of things. It’s entirely possible that I watched Jaws at a much too early age. I honestly couldn’t tell you what’s wrong with me. To this very day, I don’t think I would go into a pool by myself. Anything could be down there! In my mind, it sounded like the worst psychologic torment a person could inflict on another human being. Was she out of her mind? It was dark outside. One night, my wife came in from outside and told me that her and her mom went for a quick swim in the pool. Even in that pool, where there was a guarantee that nothing could harm me (except maybe too much chlorine), I still found myself having terrifying thoughts of very sharp teeth grabbing hold of my leg and pulling me under. One very telling example is when we moved into our home (close to a decade ago). The fact is, pretty much all bodies of water are at least a little scary to me. However, unfortunate as it may be, it isn’t just the ocean I’m afraid of. Of course, by now you can tell that I’m pretty much terrified of the ocean and I think I’m doing a decent job of justifying my fear of that particular body of water. ![]() ![]() If something should go afoul, the human will always lose to the born-and-bred hunter/killer who has been fishing for its food since it was born. This, of course, puts us at a gross disadvantage should any of those aforementioned creatures is hunting for some other living thing. To add to the absurdity, we only need to bear in mind that our particular species of mammal has become particular well-adjusted to land, and not at all well-adjusted to the water. According to my wife, this is tantamount to tying myself up and lying across a set of railroad tracks.īut however bold I may be, the idea of stepping into a large body of water, where every living thing is either – a) trying to eat some other living thing or, b) running away from something that’s trying to eat it – seems to me to be the height of insanity. More recently, I removed a broken lightbulb while it was still plugged in, without the use of any protective gloves. For instance, for my fortieth birthday, I fully intend on going skydiving (or at least bungie jumping I do have children after all). I like having adventures I like doing things that a lot of people may consider dangerous. I’m really not sure if it’s just me, or if everyone else is just lying, but I’ve always found the notion of stepping my own two feet into the ocean to be the most insane proposal I’ve ever heard.Īnd believe me, I’m really not a risk-averse person. My One-Sentence Review: A frightening exploration of the deep, dark ocean, this game crafts a captivating story that will keep you interested until the end My Completely Subjective Score: 9 out of 10
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