Opting for a highly intelligent character will give them larger heads and smaller bodies it’s a neat system that really makes each build unique. From the very beginning these choices affect your appearance, if you add more points into strength, you’ll have a larger hulking character. The character creation process has you first select one of 6 different “breeds.” You can pick either Primal, Dumdon, Rec, Hyla, Fip or Murgel.Įach one has a different balance across various categories from agility to vitality. At the start of the game, you pick out various aspects that affect your appearance, skill set and gameplay options. Biomutant Gameplayīiomutant is an open world action RPG that features a third-person perspective throughout the experience. One group wants you to save The Tree of Life while reuniting various factions, while the other wants you to destroy the tree and “start over.” After that, you pick up various tasks and make choices that do affect your aura, but the biggest impact is which tribe you align with. The biggest impact of this system comes in the early hours of the game when you need to pick a tribe. You can also decide to be more of a “grey” character dipping into both sides of the morality spectrum. The Aura System measures your deeds in good (with light) and bad (with dark) as the story plays out. Depending on your actions and allies, the attitude of characters and the outcome of the game vary.īiomutant’s morality system is split into “light” and “dark” sides. As you begin to favour one tribe over another you’ll be drawn into conflict with rival groups. You can also opt to remain a “lone wolf” in the world. The game has a Karma and alliance system that lets you join some of these different tribes. While the Tree of Life faces a bleak future, warring tribes look to further their own agendas by either protecting or destroying it. To add insult to injury, creatures called “World Enders,” start to gnaw at the 5 roots of the tree which is slowly destroying it. The central plot line is centred around the “ Tree of Life” which is threatened by a natural disaster. The game features a branching storyline that is affected by player choices and changes the outcome of the end game. You play as a mammalian warrior battling in environments filled with other transmuted creatures. After decades of dumping nuclear waste into the world’s oceans the planet’s animals and ecosystems have been monstrously mutated. In Biomutant, humanity has had its final “kick at the can” and now animals rule the world. Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PCĮSRB Rating: T for Teen A brave new (mutated) world Let’s take a deeper look at the gameplay mechanics, story, and the brave new world Biomutant has created for us to explore. From anthropomorphic creatures, vibrant worlds, and interesting twists on the role-playing genre it packs in a lot of fun and interesting ideas. It breaks away from the glum, washed out tones of other dystopian games and offers more lush environments to explore. The self-proclaimed, “post-apocalyptic kung-fu fable” offers fresh ideas to help recharge the genre. If you are looking for a different take on post-apocalyptic storytelling, Biomutant is one of the most unique video gamesI’ve played.
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