7/25/2023 0 Comments Subnautica 3 trailerUntil later, upon the Nth rescue correspondence, the background chatter of the "sandwich run" reminded me that everyone involved in this potential conspiracy-at-worst-and-incompetence-at-best is simply human and part of the same machine as woebegone me. Is this PDA/company going to eventually screw me over? Do they know something I don't?" Though comical on the surface, it also created my first thought of, "Wait. Seen again whenever you first discover diamonds, your previously-loyal and supportive PDA then reminds you that all of the life-saving minerals and resources you've scavenged thus far are technically property of Alterra, and gives you an exact number of what you owe in compensation for used materials. Filling in the gaps, whether major or minor, enriches the backstory of your avatar and your place in this unpaved world, yet through the blurred lens of the company responsible for your debacle. These bits of periphery remind the player that beyond the undiscovered environment in front of them, is an unknown universe surrounding them, reinforcing the depth of Subnautica's core exploration theme. Not only a spot-on take on corporate marketing acumen, but each item, flora and fauna description is full of wit, identity and lore. Take, for example, the gravity gun - again, not an original tool, but its description ends with an official tagline for the product, "Some species are telekinetic. The PDA that is your core UI isn't the most original idea, but it's well designed in that it disappears from sight and mind until needed, and for me offers so much joy whenever I decide to dig into its contents. ![]() If they are on a mission to craft, collect, explore or uncover, they are allowed to participate in the story when it feels right for their individual game. The embedded narrative is powerful both because of the detail of its craft, but also because it offers the player control over how to direct their own momentum. Subnautica is not quite linear (the player has choices of both timing and order of events), but relies on more than just well-crafted emergent narrative. Gushing aside, I want to approach the game from one angle that doesn't get a lot of attention, which is the contribution of Subnautica's less pronounced but carefully considered narrative. If you are a fan of engine-building, survival or construction games in the vein of Factorio, Minecraft, Outer Wilds, Valheim, etc, I submit that Subnautica deserves the crown above all of them. To boot, it is very reasonably priced on Steam. If you haven't played it, I recommend you track down a gameplay trailer and read the comments, likely describing it as one of the best games any particular commenter has ever played. But, I'll resign to do the next best thing, which is to write about Subnautica. However, there is hope.Having just returned from a 3-week long road trip, honestly all I want to write about is Yosemite National Park. Maybe not even next year, given how long it takes to develop any game. Not only that, since Unknown Worlds plans to release this Project M game in early access later in 2022, this means that we definitely will not see Subnautica 3 this year. The only thing that is important is that this Project M game is clearly not another entry in the Subnautica series. However, all of that isn’t important to us Subnautica fans. ![]() Unknown Worlds wants to make the game have an “easy-to-learn, hard-to-master’ formula…that is fun to watch others play”, which suggests that they want this to be a popular streaming game. As for what this Project M game would look like, the only clue we have is from the sole piece of concept art depicting a punky sci-fi city Krafton released to the public above, so there’s not much there. ![]() Moonbreaker could very well be this game’s title, but that’s just speculation for now. Unknown Worlds recently filed a patent at the USPTO for a game called Moonbreaker, which seems like an interesting coincidence when looking at Project M. Krafton calls it “Project M” in their FY2021 financial report. We still don’t know much about this game. According to PC Gamer, it’s going to be “a turn-based strategy game set in a sci-fi world” for PC and mobile. Unfortunately, it’s not going to be the third installment in the Subnautica series. In fact, it would be their first game after Krafton ( PUBG: Battlegrounds parent company) acquired them back in October 2021. Can’t see how this could be a strategy game, but unfortunately, we can see it’s not Subnautica in the slightest.īack on FebruPC Gamer announced Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s next game.
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