The Forest - izigame

Game Info

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Name

The Forest

Companies

Endnight Games Ltd

Released

4/30/2018

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, SteamVR

Engines

Unity

Type

Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie

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Monday, September 16, 2024 10:15:26 AM

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Austin96

Steam user

The Worst Place To Crash Land

The Forest is a survival horror video game developed and published by Endnight Games. The game takes place on a remote heavily forested peninsula, where the player character, Eric LeBlanc, must fight off cannibalistic monsters, while searching for his son Timmy after a plane crash.
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💾Graphics
I love the visuals in this game. The trees swaying in the wind, the amount of dense grass and sense of dread is just incredible. Animations are really impressive, even for today's standards. Destroying trees is somewhat immersive, moving items, and using your tools all look really well done. The lighting is also amazing. This game truly gets dark at night, which just adds to the immersion and fear factor, especially since you have crazy natives trying to kill you. The inventory menu is so cool too. It has this immersive backpack system that shows all of your gear in real time. Kinda hard to explain, but looks so good. For a game to release in 2018, it looks really good!

🎮Gameplay
Gameplay is pretty in depth for what it is. This is a survival game, so you have to watch your hunger and first meter, and craft items to survive. Base building is in the game, and it’s absolutely well done! I’m actually really impressed with all of the mechanics. Creating a base feels rewarding, and makes you feel much safer! The base can be damaged and destroyed, so be aware of this fact. Hunting animals is really fun, crafting items and upgrading is rewarding as well. There are no perks, just pure gameplay and simple progression. You also have cave systems around the map, which play a huge role in story progression. These caves are dangerous, technical, and scary! Be prepared before going into these caves. Also the AI are actually pretty good and act dynamically, also really scary at times. There are some issues though with the game. Many of the weapons and items you find to progress never change locations when starting a new game. This creates little replayability in my opinion if you are looking for a challenge (when it comes to exploring and progression). Also enemies do not spawn in the caves from what I saw. These are mainly the only issues I have with the game. Besides that the overall gameplay is fantastic.

📜Story
Story mode is good. I enjoyed the story a lot. It’s engaging, compelling, and just overall super interesting and unique. The amount of lore around the caves, boats, and other areas gives you an idea of what happened on this island. The game also offers a lot of foreshadowing and clues as you progress further. The ending is pretty challenging to reach, but so worth it!

🎭Multiplayer
Multiplayer plays really well. No connection issues, and works like a charm. Having up to 8 players, this game offers a seamless multiplayer experience that is optimized, so no worries about online issues. The game will get super easy with more people though, so I would probably recommend 4 players if you want a good balance of difficulty.

🕛Playtime
The game is around 15-30 hours of playtime for your first playthrough depending on how you want to play it, either you rush or take your time. Since the items aren't randomized, expect your second or third playthrough to be much shorter.

🎧Sound
Sound design is incredible. The ambiance of the island is amazing, also hearing the natives at night is so terrifying. The caves also sound so spooky. The devs did such a great job with the sound design. It’s filled with dread, and makes you feel like you are being watched constantly.

❗Bugs❗
The game does have some annoying bugs. AI pathing can be a bit buggy at times, and placing items around can be annoying (but this issue is uncommon). Luckily, I didn't have any game breaking bugs, like quests or any sort of progression.

🔅Performance
Performance is really good! I was getting around 100 fps constant on max settings and had no crashes. If you have a mid range PC, you should be okay. If you have like a GTX 1070 or higher, you can this run this game flawlessly.

✔️Pro’s

Amazing exploration
Sound design is incredible
Story is unique and amazing
Visuals still hold up really well
Crafting system is simple and rewarding
AI are dynamic and unpredictable
Caves are scary and well designed
Original and fun inventory design

❌Con’s

Buggy experience at times
Enemies don't respawn in caves
Key items not randomly respawning in different playthroughs can be exploitable and can ruin replayability

🏆Rating
8.5/10
This game is worth full price.

🔗Conclusion
The Forest is such an incredible survival game that offers such an incredible and unique story. Being able to play with friends as well is just amazing! The heavy atmosphere, haunting enemy design, and amazing mechanics and base building all adds to making an amazing experience for anyone wanting to get into a scary survival game. This is a must buy for sure! It’s fun, scary, and can offer a great experience for many!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/The_Forest/
Links to help you in The Forest:

100% Achievement Guide
The Forest Crafting
Interactive The Forest Map

Specs for Review:

GPU: RTX 3080 (Laptop GPU)
CPU: Intel Core i7-11800H 4.6 GHz
RAM: 32GB Ram

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Storyline

The game begins with the player Eric Leblanc riding in an airplane with his son Timmy Leblanc when the plane mysteriously crashes on a remote island. The player and his son manage to survive the crash, but the player watches helplessly as his son is kidnapped by a man in red war paint. In addition to trying to survive in the wild and fending off hostile wildlife and feral, cannibalistic mutants, the player searches the peninsula for his son. The forest surface leaves clues to help the player puzzle out the story, but the majority of the plot takes place in the caves that riddle the underside of the peninsula. Eventually, the player discovers an abandoned underground lab complex that was studying an artifact capable of bringing the dead back to life, but requires the sacrifice of a child. The player discovers that the kidnapper intended to sacrifice the player's son in order to revive his daughter. However, the player discovers that the daughter had mutated into an aggressive, cannibalistic monster, similar to the other mutants that roam the peninsula. The player confronts the child, who seizes and mutates further before attacking him, leading to the daughter's death. The player then attempts to use the daughter's body to revive his son, but the process is a failure, since a live sacrifice is needed. The player explores the lab further and discovers a second artifact that functions as a type of EMP device capable of bringing down nearby planes, implying that it is the cause of his own plane crash. The player then uses the artifact to cause another plane to crash, intending to find a sacrifice to revive his son. One year later, the player and his son have apparently been rescued, and they are invited onto a talk show to promote a book that the player wrote, chronicling his experiences. However, during the show, the player's son collapses and begins to have a seizure, implying he is undergoing the same mutation that the daughter had.

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