With more variation in the gameplay and a deeper story, this could just have been GOTY material or at least the indie hit of the moment. Especially since so much love has been put into the world, it’s a shame that the gameplay itself isn’t quite up to par – there is simply too much repetition in the actions you have to do.ħ2 There had been more in The Pathless.
Add to this the fact that the game has one of the best soundtracks ever by renowned composer Austin Wintory and it becomes clear that The Pathless creates a unique ambiance. The picturesque environments with ruins of lost civilizations are beautifully designed and are reason enough to spend time with the game.
Just running around the area gives a wonderful feeling. Still, the game world that Giant Squid has put down in The Pathless is the best thing about the game. These multi-stage battles are absolute highlights of the game, especially when you have to chase the imposing creatures through the devastated landscape. When you have activated all the towers in an area, you can take on the final boss – one of several corrupted beasts – from it. You then hand in the collected totems to the high towers. The puzzles are entertaining, but lack a bit of challenge and variety. You mainly use your bow and arrow to light torches or place large pots on switches to open doors. These puzzles are a bit like the Shrines from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but a lot simpler. You are first busy solving puzzles for ‘totems’ for each area. You do this by expelling evil through magical towers that are scattered in the area. Fortunately, you have a generous auto-aim with your bow and arrow, making it easy to maintain this flow.īesides exploring the world in a spectacular way, you must of course make sure that The Godslayer is defeated. Think of the nice feeling you get when you swing through New York as Spider-Man or make a smooth descent in SSX. So you are constantly hitting targets to maintain your momentum, which offers a pleasant dynamic and ensures that you get into a nice flow. In the meantime, a meter slowly deflates and you replenish it by hitting targets with your bow and arrow. By pressing the left trigger, you activate a boost mode that makes you lightning fast. What’s especially interesting about the gameplay is the way you run through the game world. The bond between you and the eagle is central to The Pathless and works well to combat the loneliness of the vast landscapes. The game world is quite vertical, with tall towers and mountains, so your eagle’s help is most welcome. This winged friend is not only there for the mental support, but helps you by floating over the landscape, solving puzzles and reaching high obstacles.Īlong the way you can do several ‘jumps’ with the eagle to get even higher. Fortunately, you don’t have to do that alone, because during the game you will be accompanied by a handy eagle. The Pathless revolves around the beautifully designed protagonist The Hunter, who must end a nasty curse that the powerful creature The Godslayer has caused. The art director behind Journey is also the creative head behind The Pathless and the composer has also stayed the same, which we should be all too happy about. That game and The Pathless can best be compared with the wonderfully floaty PlayStation game Journey, which is not surprising at all. The Pathless was created by Giant Squid Games, which previously made the fabulous underwater game Abzu. What you do get is a minimalist game, with a focus on atmosphere and innovative gameplay. Many conventional aspects that you would expect in a modern open world game, such as melee combat or leveling systems, are not present here. Lucas had exactly the same question and hoped to find the indie gem with The Pathless to alternate the immense AAA games. Even now you may be wondering what to play on your new console. The range of games that comes out around the launch of new consoles is often very variable. Just, ps5 The Pathless (PS5) Review – Just not a high flyer
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