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One of the game i followed since early release, liked it then ( starting from version 0.25 ) and it became one of the best game in the genre of all times. Devs did really good communication and still keeping it up, game play is captivating - to compare, never got fully into the Forrest or Stranded deep, but really enjoyed TLD.
it really deserves 9-10/10 total score from players and i think lots of negative reviews fall on after release and paid DLC.
Hinterland became one of the best game developing companies in their communication and attitude, listening to players ideas and remarks.
91% positive reviews on Steam reflect game quality and reality much better that metacritics score.
PS: The Survival mode - is all 12/10, by the time Story mod came out, i (and many other people from kick start)had literally 1000hrs (thousand) of play, so story mod felt like softer version of main game. also, when recently Hinterland divided survival and story mod, and released paid DLC - that`s when TLD got bombed with negative reviews, HOWEVER: first, many people and me personally voted for paid DLC - it was fair, the game price stayed around $25 for few years;
second, people complayed "why you do DLC for survival while some story mod seasons in work still" - BUT TLD WAS a Survival Sandbox first and most, and many people like me - play exactly it, survival mod without story and kudos to Devs they still updating survival mod, paid AND free both;
third - the game IS the best at survival and unforgiving - one mistake you you WILL die there, make manual saves if you must;
forth - read carefully game description - its very fair and straightforward - its not a "realistic" blah blah, Devs do know about real live wolves different behavior etc etc and its written very strait - and if its not your type of game - it is not your type, but once again - before DLC release its STEAM rating was around 96-97% positive as deserved, and Hinterland team would put to shame alot of "triple ZZZ" big game companies, like bugfethda etc, in terms of really good attitude towards their players
No matter how much unlucky you might be (wind, lack of food, attacked by the bear), with enough determination there seems to be always a chance to recover. It is truly immerse, engaging and fun experience.
Bought this a few days ago on steam for sale, and episode 1 of Story Mode was really fun, and I loved it. But then, I started episode 2. Ugh! Fetch this, fetch that, go here, go there. Very tedious and boring. So, I stopped and skipped to episode 3 (female character). Started out pretty good, then it just turned sour about 1/4 through and I quit. The DEVS surely could have made the story better. It's total garbage. If you do play the game, don't bother with Story Mode, and just play Survival Mode. That's actually pretty decent, but it still needs tuning and polishing. A 4 is the highest score I will give this mediocre game.
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