![]() ![]() But you’re not simply looking to stay alive you’re also seeking a cure for a new disease that is currently ravaging the world (like I said, remarkably prophetic). Your job is to search the island for different plants, identifying them through diagrams and written descriptions, then bring them back to one of several laboratories to synthesize the vaccine. While there are some familiar survival mechanics, such as drinking water and sleeping to maintain energy, the greater mechanical focus of Miasmata is on navigation and traversal. There’s no minimap or fast travel in Miasmata. Instead, you have to use landmarks to triangulate your position on the island, which gradually reveals portions of the map. In addition, movement is momentum based, so moving too fast or turning too quickly will cause you to fall over and injure yourself. This may seem easy enough to avoid, but Miasmata’s island is also home to a creature that persistently hunts you, often requiring you to abandon whatever you’re doing and flee. ![]() ![]() Much like Death Stranding, this basically turns the landscape itself into a puzzle, as you need to think carefully about how you move down a slope, This adds a constant undercurrent of tension, as you’re never exactly sure when the creature will appear. Today Miasmata is somewhat rough around the edges, and the monster is only scary until you actually see what it looks like, but its island is still eerily beautiful, and its science-based story and innovative movement mechanics make it still worth playing today.ĭying Light is as much an action and horror game as it is a survival experience, but it still features the blend of exploration and scavenging that forms the core of most survival games. By day, you spend your time picking your way through the ruins of a zombie-infested city, completing objectives, searching for weapons and equipment, and getting into scrapes with the local undead. ![]()
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