Dutch developers Square Glade Games decided to mix the wild west, zombie apocalypse and survival style in one, and the result is Above Snakes.
The town of Corpse Creek, late evening. Suddenly, a green meteor hits the ground with a flash and a strong earthquake. When the dust settled, most of the residents were dead. Or so it was thought. Hordes of zombies attack the town, killing everything in their path.
You take on the role of a girl named Aiyana, who wakes up in a cabin just outside the city. Aiyana's mother was last seen in Corpse Creek just before the meteor hit, and you want to go find her. You go outside the hut and meet Jo Ann, who explains the basic controls and actions.
Your goal is to collect food, building materials, craft tools and weapons, fish, cut down trees, build dwellings and craft protective clothing to help you survive in this post-apocalyptic world.
You will meet a multitude of survivors who will send you on various missions, from the classic gathering of materials, to searching for other camps, sending shipments and rescuing someone from their family.
Game je koncipirana as sandbox, but alsostraživanje okoliša se vrši na način da sami biware gdis and koju vrstu površine wantste postaviti - takozvani World piece - kvadwarični dio površine koji dodajeand on postojeći, like u nekom tabletop dungeon crawleru.
Svaka vaša radnja puni "world piece bar", koji kad onpuni možete dodati još jedan blok na svoj grid. Znači already i branjem borovnica, razbijanjem kamenja or cijepanjem dralreadya možete otključati mjesto za new ones blokove.
You have some freedom and can be quite creative when making your grids, but it's important to note that you can't put every block exactly where you want, it has to be properly connected to the rest of the grid, for example you can't put a meadow in the middle of a forest, a prairie has to be next to another block with the same type of surface, a lake has to have a specific shore, which makes sense.
On the workbench you will create walls for your dwellings and various other essential workbenches, on the map table you will unlock new types of territories, on the leather drying rack you will craft clothes and shoes, etc.
Each teritorij there is drukčiju vegetaciju, animals, a često i lokacije ključne za progress through the game. Ništa nećete baciti (iako, možete prodati) jer sve there is your own iskoristivost. Biljke možete kuhati same, ili kombiniwari sa mesom divljači da bi pripremor ukusna jela - na početku ćete puno isprobavati kombinacije, but svaki recept which discoverste se sprema u vašu kuharicu pa vam je brzo dostupan. Kosti koje sakupite when ubijate kosture možete iskoristiti za izradu sjekira i the restg alata, zubi od zombieja se mogu iskoristiti za izradu ogrlica itd.
Izmjene dan/noć se vrše poprorčno brzo i Aiyana će vam napomenuti when is gladna, žedna i umorna pa je dobro nositi ponewhat namirnica sa sobom, pogotovo ako planiware otići dalje od vaše kuće. Preporučio bih i da izradite malu bazu svaki puta when otkrivate neki new teritorij - kućica sa krevetom, radnim stolom i malom škrinjom will be dovoljna (sjetite se samo Minecraft). Postands opcija Fast travel na prethodno otkrivene ključne lokacije, but morate have konja i mrkvu :)
As for the combat, it's pretty simple. Enemies just walk around and won't pay much attention to you and your bases and buildings, so the game doesn't have a Base Defense feel. In addition, the enemies are quite slow and easy to avoid, so everything more or less boils down to a couple of swings with the ax, or the occasional shot with an arrow or rifle from a distance.
The controls are simple and responsive, the music is light and calm, but there is no tempo boost or battle music to let you know when you are actually under attack. The camera lacks a zoom option, and you cannot rotate it as you wish, but each movement of the button rotates the camera by 90 degrees. It often happened to me that I wanted to see who was attacking me from behind a tree or a house and then I started automatically rotating the camera uncontrollably and died.
Finally, I must mention that the game has an interesting idea, but the execution is mediocre. Most of the blocks are empty, except for the occasional plant or stone that you will tire of collecting over time. The missions that the NPCs give you are easy and quick to complete as there is no time limit and the main story where Aiyana is looking for her mother doesn't really feel like a main story. There is simply nothing that would make you rush to find it. The fights are simple and do not provide any challenge, and there is no multiplayer, but couch co-op would be welcome.
The game is currently discounted to €5.99 and if you have nothing to play while waiting for another big release, it will occupy you for a while.
A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for review purposes REDDEER.GAMES
