{"id":7044,"date":"2023-02-25T20:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T02:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/?p=7044"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:28:40","slug":"sons-of-the-forest-early-access-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/sons-of-the-forest-early-access-first-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sons of the Forest: Early Access First Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>First: Apologies for my absence lately. Initially I was spending my limited free time getting my new rifle set up, scope mounted, bore sighted, deep-cleaned and more for my first range trip of the new year, and then.. I got COVID, which even while vaccinated and boosted WITH Paxlovid was not a fun experience given my health problems. I&#8217;m back, now, and will be putting out a good chunk of content I&#8217;ve had planned over the next week!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Forest was a solid survival game; something almost like a more adult-focused Minecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sons of the Forest sought to basically continue that experience with some basic updates, but the core game is still the same: Set up a home base, explore, and survive.. Storyline completely optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the new entry we have companions, a more detailed building system, and clever AI that all come together cohesively. My first 4 hours thus far have been exceptionally enjoyable.. Even when I died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game doesn&#8217;t hold your hand, much like in The Forest, so if you&#8217;re not familiar with the former don&#8217;t feel ashamed if you die a few times as you try to get familiar with things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While nothing spectacular, the graphics have been improved in Sons of the Forest and are much more immersive. Performance on Ultra on an RTX 3080 could occasionally be hit &amp; miss, but I chalk that up to early access and pending optimizations. It&#8217;s pretty much standard now that games tend to perform better after the developer collects more real-world feedback to create patches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combat itself feels better overall: There is more weight to your attacks, and some enemies will require a little bit of extra thought as to whether you should outright engage immediately or let them make the first move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companions are a huge boon; Kelvin saved me massive amounts of time and effort, so don&#8217;t neglect to make use of him. Of course, he&#8217;s unable to participate in combat due to (at the very least) hearing loss.. However, he&#8217;s not the only companion in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect a full review in the coming weeks, but if you&#8217;re itching to play something now, I&#8217;d say go ahead and grab it. 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