Th world is teeming with detail, rendered with simple flat colours and solid contrast. And, yeah okay, the game uses a beautiful cel-shaded art style very reminiscent of Breath of the Wild. There’s an introduction of vertical traversal expanding on the idea of open-world. There are four beasts to find and cleanse in order to progress. Sure, there are four sections of the map with an inaccessible centre-region harbouring the game’s main protagonist. I take that as an insult to the masterpiece that Giant Squid have created, to simply reduce it down to a single influence and disregard its unique qualities. One thing I’ve seen mentioned a lot with regards to this game is how it is a Breath of the Wild clone. The heart-warming bond which grows between the Hunter and her Eagle is a touching development to experience as you work together to solve puzzles, and help her when she’s scared or hurt. I won’t spoil more than I need to, as I want you to experience the story for yourself, to have that same incentive to uncover the history of the island as well as the origins, wicked deeds, and motivations of the all-powerful antagonist.Ī short ways into the story we come to meet our adorable companion the Eagle, through whom we will be able to explore greater heights.
Through progression, and mostly exploration, we come to learn more about the “Tall Ones” – ex-guardians of the island who have been been turned into corrupt spirits acting at the beck and call of the intimidatingly powerful “God-Slayer”. With a keen eye, a light foot, and insane abilities with the bow, she hopes to be the one to finally uncover the source of the darkness and cure the world of its blight. Many hunters have come to the island in the hopes of restoring the light and saving the world, but none have been successful… Or even returned.Ĭue our main protagonist, the Hunter. A mere 30 seconds into the game’s trailer I was sold and it was in my basket… The Pathless Review A Familiar Tale of Light vs Darkĭuring the game’s prologue, we’re told of the darkness which is spreading across the world, and how it originates from the island we’re about to explore. MrZhangetsu fleetingly mentioned it to me during launch week as we were hard at work preparing guides and platting games, but I hadn’t given it much thought as I swung around a snow-capped New York completely in awe of raytraced skyscraper reflections.Īs things slowly calmed down, and I got through platting my fourth PlayStation 5 title in a week, I took a moment to browse the PS Store and see what other PS5 titles I could add to my collection when I saw this. Advertisements The Pathless completely slipped under the radar for me, with games like Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Astro’s Playroom rightfully drawing my attention for the launch of the PlayStation 5, I’d somehow totally missed any word of this game.
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