Subnautica: Below Zero

After completing the first Subnautica, I immediately went looking for a sequel and found Subnautica Below Zero. And, naturally, I downloaded it immediately.

And what can I say: the game is no worse than the first part. Yes, the world has become smaller, some instruments are made a little differently than I’m used to, yes, there are no familiar plants. But a lot of new things have appeared. The list of plants and fish has expanded, and new funny creatures have appeared. Have you petted the baby Stalker? This is such a biting beauty. And penguins and monkeys - they’re adorable. There is an opportunity to repaint the base. How the standard white color infuriated me, but now at least paint it in the colors of the rainbow.

A new transport has appeared. This is, of course, not a Moth, but the Sailor is quite comfortable. Plus comfortable trailers. I may now say something blasphemous for Subnatika fans, but I didn’t like Cyclops. Too big, inconvenient, I always forgot about it and then looked for where it was. The main time of the game, I had it near one of the bases, and I used either the Moth or the Crab. Simply because it was more convenient to climb everywhere on them.

This is what I like about the Sailor: it’s small, there are several different carriages, and it’s simply more comfortable. True, I rarely turned on music on it to hear what was happening around me. I usually turned on music at the base and hung speakers everywhere. Why not, beautiful music and pleasantly relaxing. You can sit in one of the observatories and enjoy the views.

And yes, the views in this game are also beautiful, and there are a lot of beautiful things now, both in the water and on land. I especially liked the forest of winter acacias. Everything is so light and bright, there are few dark places and now you don’t constantly expect someone to grab your ass. Although they can grab it, you still shouldn’t relax.

And yes, now gg is a girl and the plot is more expanded. Now you need not only to survive and think about how to escape from the planet. Now we play the role of a detective and again a savior, but not for the planet, but for the Architect. The scale is thinner, but the possibilities are wider. Well, we have the opportunity to look at the world of the Architect and get to know the ancient race better. Quite interesting and in some ways even exciting.

Of the minuses - the same problem with tags, this is some kind of kick-ass. you poke around the mark, look for a passage, but it may not be here at all. This is somewhat infuriating, but after the first Subnatika it is already familiar and looks more like a simple nuisance than a problem.

In summary: the game is interesting, you can play it either separately or after the first Subnatika, it will complement your knowledge and impressions. Each game is good in its own way and I won’t say that one is worse or the other is better, they are both good. Here you have to play for yourself and dive headfirst to get your own impressions. In any case, I recommend playing.