Dead in Antares

I played on Survival Mode (the experience recommended for those who have played Dead In games before) with no reloads of previous save points. I'll first say that I enjoyed myself for many portions of my playthrough, and I love the "Dead In" core gameplay loop in both Vinland and Antares, and this game definitely made me want to go back and play Vinland for a third time. But I decided to leave a Not Recommend in hopes that it provides some useful feedback for whatever Ishtar does next, and because I don't think I'll play this game again. For a few pros: The characters are interesting enough. All 10 characters unlock multiple story moments with each other character, and more story beats occur when you complete certain research tasks and exploration milestones, so you get lots of story elements, even as you get into the late game. The basic work stations support the "Dead In" style of gameplay well—gather key resources to sustain your crew and upgrade your camp. And balancing energy-consuming actions vs. resource-depleting actions was a good puzzle for the majority of the game. The main storyline is fairly interesting. Here's what went wrong: • My playthrough took 55 hours. (My two…

Idea is great but the story drags on and it gets quite boring once you unlock all the characters.

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The game is not bad. For next ones I would recommend thinking of mechanisms to automate some of the more repetitive tasks and to add some additional challenge that makes the game interesting on later stages when the basic resources are secure. Additionally, I was not too invested in the story, found myself fast forwarding. And third issue - fighting becomes boring and repetitive over time. Even the final boss fight had just 2 simple mechanics that you had to pay attention to to beat it.

I liked Dead in Vinland a lot, played it several times. And so I was looking forward to another Dead in.. game. It did not dissapoint. It plays quite similar to Vinland, the soundtrack is nice and the art is simply gorgeous.

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