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- ION LANDS
- ION LANDS
- ION LANDS
- ION LANDS
Phoning Home
Released On: Feb 7, 2017
61
7.3
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
61
21% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
61
21% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
While there are dozens of Sci-Fi Survival games to choose from, ION LANDS has blended a remarkable combination of elements to create a saga that stands out from the crowd.
Phoning Home tries very hard to blend the survival genre with a narrative experience. In doing so, it manages to give the player a real reason to keep going on in his adventure but, at the same time, some gameplay dynamics are a little bit flawed. Anyway, there's some real magic in the connection between the two main characters, Ion and Ani, and that's something.
If you're looking for undemanding and pleasant entertainment for a few afternoons, Phoning Home is the perfect candidate. Despite a few mistakes, it is a game that deserves your attention.
Phoning Home is a good survival game and you will find impossible to not develop an empathy with ION and ANI, the two main characters. Anyway the gameplay is slow and a lot of bugs make it far from being perfect. If you want to enjoy the game you have to accept its flaws and embrace the moral dilemmas that you will face during the adventure.
A combination of exploration and survival game with crafting elements. The story follows a robot’s crash landing on an unknown planet and his attempt to make contact with his native world. The title offers captivating visuals with vast environments. Unfortunately the game mechanics are too clunky, the narrative is almost empty and shallow and the game has severe pacing issues, becoming a tedious and repetitive experience in the end.
While the story and the philosophical intention are well conceived the mechanical aspects are not well thought through and at worst boring with their endless resource grind.
The smooth textured environments do not make up for the game play issues and infuriating dialogue.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 User Ratings
7.3
64% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
18% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
18% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 User Ratings
7.3
64% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
18% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
18% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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Summary Phoning Home is an open-world game of exploration and survival set on a strange, alien planet. It tells the story of two robots – ION and ANI – and their life-defining journey.
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Feb 7, 2017
Developer:
- ION LANDS
Publisher: ION LANDS
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