Hello gamers!
I want to share my impression about a game from steam called Subnautica. I'm sure most of you might have heard it before but for you who haven't and are wondering what game is it, let me introduce it to you. Subnautica is a action-adventure survival game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. The game takes place in another planet as the background, allowing us to explore its ocean and islands freely. While exploring the planet, we will be asked to collect primary needs to survive and resources to go back to earth. And don't forget to safe yourself from the creatures!
How I find Subnautica
I was introduced to this game by my younger brother who watched a youtuber playing this game. We ended up purchasing some games on Summer Sale 2016 including Subnautica. I didn't take an interest because it is a survival game and I kinda get paranoid thinking that we have to keep getting food and drinks repeatedly in a short amount of time. So, I skipped and let him played the game by himself. One day, he asked me to help him played it since he said he was scared (he got eaten by a leviathan once). So, I stayed in his room, doing some unimportant stuffs. At that time, he was playing on his laptop which sometimes lag because his laptop only met the game's minimum requirements.
On May 2019, we got a new PC (my younger brother built it with the help of online community and some changes from the store). My younger brother asked me to play again and since it is holiday, why not?
I ended up playing the game with him. Since he already saw a youtuber playing, my job is to follow his instructions. Well, this way I didn't get the full experience since he already know some stuffs. But even though I'm being instructed to go to several places, I slowly think that this game is pretty interesting (since I like adventure games) and the fact that we need to eat and drink continuously didn't disturb me anymore.
There is this one time though when I tried to continue playing by myself for 10 minutes (I believe) and the experience sure felt different. It felt more tense and I got easily shocked by the creatures. (So, that is my full experience on the game). Finally we did finish the game in 2019 and we completed it again in 2020.
Control and UI
The control of this game is not so simple yet not hard at all. It's the combination between keyboard keys and mouse. Why not so simple? For a starter gamer like I am, I often found myself pressing the wrong keyboard number while in combat (maybe I panic too much😅). The other thing is controlling one of the vehicle which is the cyclops and prawn suit. My younger brother kept getting angry at me for not driving it well😂, in the end he did better though. The prawn suit was on another level, I couldn't grasp at the right moment and kept damaging the suit😂. I once tried to use it and we met a leviathan and almost thrown out to void🤣. The UI (user interface) is easy to understand and simple, allowing players to find stuffs quickly. So, no problem at all.
Art and Music
Art wise, you don't have to ask, it's really good. The shadows and effects given make the game more realistic! The movements in the game are very smooth (note: if you use high graphic). Personally, I use medium and low graphic since sometimes I got dizzy from its smoothness but the other reason is because the PC start making buzzing sound (there's no problem with the buzzing sound, it's only about personal preferences). Back to the game, I love the musics and realistic sound effects. The background musics are calming but ominous at the same time which add experiences to the game.
The only downside of this game is its computer requirements but it's worth playing.
So many things happened in the game either intentionally or unintentionally. Here are some tips for you who are a first timer:
1. Always read the info you got on the tab
2. Don't forget to eat and drink
3. Pay attention to oxygen
4. You can check the coordinates by pressing F1 on your keyboard
5. Bring your cyclops to the Lost River to save time
6. Don't go to the void world, you'll know why ;)
That's all my impression and review about Subnautica. Does it intrigue you to try the game? Or does it make you want to play again? What do you think about the game? Let me know in the comments down below!
🌻 Cinnamoon
