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Selecting a new game, you will have the option to choose the Scenario Variables which you prefer to play. There are Four Mode to choose from 1. Mild, the yard is a hostile environment but stats are more forgiving and friendly fire is off. 2. Medium, manage thirst, hunger, health and stamina while you fight to survive. 3. Whoa! This is the most punishing way to life the tiny life, Creatures are tougher, vitals are harder to keep filled and everything breaks faster. 4. Creative, zero stress in this mode, craft and explore with no resource management or existential threats. Next, you’ll have to choose the tiny teen to play as, there are four to choose from, Max, Willow, Pete and Hoops.
You begin wondering where the hell you are, you’re not sure if you’re dreaming or in some sort of television prank. Looking around it seems that you’re underground, roots twist out from the soil around you. Moving forward you notice the glimmer of the sky as the ground starts to open up above you. Stepping out from the underground, you notice the sun’s rays shining through what you thought were trees, however, they are blades of grass not trees before you. You also spot a huge baseball and mushrooms you could use as umbrellas but how is this possible? Why is everything so big? Why am I small, what happened? You will have to search for these answers as you travel through the dangers of the garden in your miniature size.
In the bottom left-hand corner, you’ll find your Sca.b Hud, here you’ll find your Health, Stamina, Thirst and Hunger. You’ll want to keep an eye on these especially your health as it can disappear rather quickly, especially if you’re being attacked by a mite which you can’t see because you thought you’d run into a dark place without a torch trying to recover your backpack of lost items after you died there previously. In the opposite right-hand corner is what you have in your hand and the actions that you may be able to do with that item. Along the bottom centre of the screen is your quick slot items, so you can grab a bite to eat or swap weapon or tools quickly.
You will be able to collect resources which you can later use to craft and build other items or use them as food and a source of fluid. Collecting things like 2 x Sprig, 3 x Plant Fibre and 1 x Pebblet which when crafted will give you a Pebblet Spear. This is a basic weapon which can be used to stab or even thrown to keep creatures from killing you. It won’t keep some of the bigger creatures from coming after you but it’ll do for now. There are other weapons like bow and arrows and other things which you could use as a weapon. Crafting tools like Hammers, Axes, Shovels can be used to collect various items which you cannot collect certain items. Chopping down grass requires an axe; a hammer can be used to break rocks into pebblets or to break acorns apart.
As you find new resources, you’ll unlock more items you can craft, although, sometimes not all craftable items are revealed. You can try and figure out what they are by visiting a Field Station and using the Resource Analyser to examine items. The Analyser will allow you to examine three items when fully charged, it will fully recharge in an hour. As well as gaining information on an item and what can be crafted with them you will also gain Raw Science Points. As you travel around the garden world you may come across a neon pink bubble, collecting these will give you more Raw Science Points. You can then use these points to purchase upgrades such as Multi-Story and Fortified Bases. You will first have to collect enough points and then find Burg.L who will exchange your points for upgrading. Burg.L is a robot who used to make burgers, not only will he take your points and he can also offer you some Quests. There are three new quests to complete each day and he’ll pay you in Raw Science Points for completing them.
As you progress you will unlock Mutations, these are hidden until you unlock them by completing a Landmark of some kind. There are thirteen mutations to unlock and you can have up to three active mutations at any one time. Becoming a Grass Master will allow you to chop down grass with increasing ease. The Natural Explorer mutation will give you a better understanding of the lay of the land with each new landmark you uncover.
To survive you’re going to need to find food and fluids to help you survive. You can collect foods such as Mushrooms, Acorn Bits and Nectar which will replace a small amount of your hunger. To replace a bigger chunk of hunger you can collect meat from creatures you’ve killed such as Aphids, Weevils, Grubs etcetera. However, eating their raw meat might not be the best thing to do, and the meat will also become spoiled after a short period of time. Cooking the meat will also allow the meat to last a bit longer before it’s becomes spoiled. Eating cooked meats is safer and it will dispatch a larger amount of hunger than mushrooms etcetera.
You will also need to drink fluids, there are various types of fluids that you can drink although not all may be safe. You will find landmarks like Cans or Cartons of Soda where droplets of soda can accumulate near them which you can drink or if you have a canteen you can collect for those times when you are in need of a drink but none are within range. You can also find Dew drops around, sometimes on the ground and other times hanging onto a blade of grass. You can create a Water Container which will allow you to collect fluids for a later time. Creating a Dew Collector will also allow you to have a steady supply you with a regular source of Dew to drink.
There are eleven categories of items you can craft, Materials, Tools, Workbench Gear, Health and Snacks, Workbench Tools, Art, Base Building, Meal Prep, Utilities, Traps and Décor. There is also a Resources category which gives some information on any resource you have currently found. Crafting at the Workbench Gear will allow you to create gear for your Head, Body and Legs. There are different types of gear you can craft, crafting Clovers and Plant Fibres will give you Clover Hood, Poncho and Shin Guards set. There is some information on any of the gear you may want to craft such as how defensive it is, and its bonuses. The Clover gear has the bonus of +Fuller so hunger will be slower when wearing this gear. If you wear the full set you get the Set Bonus of Moist. You can make gear out of other resources like Ants, Mites, Aphids, Acorns etcetera which will give you different bonuses and stats.
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Positives
+ Looks and sounds good
+ Fun game
+ Multiple Difficulties
+ Single Player and Online Co-op
+ Has cards
Negatives
- Had to restart game after getting stuck and couldn’t move
- No achievements currently
Craft, build and survive as you search for answers in a world where everything wants to kill you in Grounded
8/10
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