Early Access - My honest first impressions
This review was made possible by EA Game Changers, thank you EA for allowing me early access Full disclaimer: I have only played the pack for like 6 hours so far MY HONEST FIRST IMPRESSIO...
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GAMEPLAY:
Let’s start with Mermaids:
Right off the bat I’d like to say that I’m terrified and attracted to mermaids simultaneously. They are the mythological creature that scares me and fascinates me the most. So, when I decided to play with and evil mermaid last night, I was very scared of it but also couldn’t stop looking at her swimming around in the night. Which means they did a great job. The way they move is exactly how you'd imagine mermaids would swim if they existed.
As far as how developed the lifestate is compared to Vampires or Aliens, I would say is something in between but unfortunately closer to aliens than to vampires. There aren't many special interactions but the ones that are there are pretty fun. They don't have anything close to what vampires have (powers, weaknesses, etc) and that is a shame but I know that it's not possible to bring such a fleshed out lifestate in a pack that has a thousand other things going on.
They can sleep on the water and I thought that was really cool
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Normal gameplay:
The part-time jobs added in the patch plus the new ones coming with the EP are a great way to enjoy the island and have a more chilled experience. There are also the odd jobs which are one time opportunities (rabit hole).
I didn't have time yet to properly play the conservationist career but so far, for those concern about the island being litered, I haven't seen much debris around.
It is a shame that toddlers can splash around in the sea with an adult but you can totally create the illusion by grabing the toddler and walking into the water with them
They can however build sand sculptures alone or with an adult and also play in the sand.
I can tell there's much more to the island because I feel that after 6 hours I am only scratching the surface.
Here some more pictures
Blowing the conch
Yoga at the beach
@catloverplayer I know you'll like this one
Sunbathing
And more:
Also, very important!
I learned that there are 2 types of buoys (am I spelling that right?)
The colour matters: red for diving and diving supplies, green for snorkel.
Let’s start with Mermaids:
Right off the bat I’d like to say that I’m terrified and attracted to mermaids simultaneously. They are the mythological creature that scares me and fascinates me the most. So, when I decided to play with and evil mermaid last night, I was very scared of it but also couldn’t stop looking at her swimming around in the night. Which means they did a great job. The way they move is exactly how you'd imagine mermaids would swim if they existed.
As far as how developed the lifestate is compared to Vampires or Aliens, I would say is something in between but unfortunately closer to aliens than to vampires. There aren't many special interactions but the ones that are there are pretty fun. They don't have anything close to what vampires have (powers, weaknesses, etc) and that is a shame but I know that it's not possible to bring such a fleshed out lifestate in a pack that has a thousand other things going on.
They can sleep on the water and I thought that was really cool
---------------
Normal gameplay:
The part-time jobs added in the patch plus the new ones coming with the EP are a great way to enjoy the island and have a more chilled experience. There are also the odd jobs which are one time opportunities (rabit hole).
I didn't have time yet to properly play the conservationist career but so far, for those concern about the island being litered, I haven't seen much debris around.
It is a shame that toddlers can splash around in the sea with an adult but you can totally create the illusion by grabing the toddler and walking into the water with them
They can however build sand sculptures alone or with an adult and also play in the sand.
I can tell there's much more to the island because I feel that after 6 hours I am only scratching the surface.
Here some more pictures
Blowing the conch
Yoga at the beach
@catloverplayer I know you'll like this one
Sunbathing
And more:
Also, very important!
I learned that there are 2 types of buoys (am I spelling that right?)
The colour matters: red for diving and diving supplies, green for snorkel.
