![]() ![]() Whether you are a seasoned player in this genre or a first-timer, this game is absolutely worth your time and attention. The story and setting of each of the game’s scenarios are worth playing entirely, each offering a differing moment in time between the catastrophic events and fallout of the global freeze. ![]() The game offers an incredible experience of immersion, through its music, sounds, and visuals. The Frostpunk game, and all of its additional content, is a stunning simulation of city management under dire and downright excruciating circumstances. Having all the game’s DLC at your fingertips is an incredible package of virtually endless fun. Everything from the controls to the smoothness in which it plays is done incredibly well. The Frostpunk: Complete Collection is a fantastic port, never showing any signs of having first been designed for PC. Between the randomness of events and the numerous choices you’ll have to make along the way, you can replay this game repeatedly and never have the same experience twice. Maybe you’ll be more compassionate the second time around, or lead with an iron fist and no mercy? Perhaps you want to focus more resources on a different technology path or adopt different rules and laws for your people. Since there are virtually countless outcomes and possibilities, impacted by each individual decision you make along the way, you will want to return and try different approaches. Thankfully, you can sink dozens of hours into your initial playthrough of the base game and its three expansions. The fantastic setting, the enjoyable gameplay, the incredible sounds, and the beautiful views make for a game you don’t want to end. It makes you want to come back over and over because you feel so attached to what is happening. I’ve put many hours into this game and find that after a while I need to take a break, back to reality, because it grips you so well. To be quite honest, the game is downright emotional and depressing and every element of music, sound, and visuals make it feel raw and real. That is a testament to both the original PC version as well as this latest console port. At no point in my playthrough did I feel like the developers cut any corner or spared any detail. The game does a fantastic job of making you feel a part of its frozen apocalyptic world. The howling of the winter’s wind, paired with somber instrumental music and the cries of freezing and starving people, really is an experience in and of itself. The game looks and runs smoothly and is absolutely gorgeous, displaying a perfected PC game port.Īdding to the stunning visuals, you can enjoy a wonderful soundtrack and amazing gameplay audio. Console owners should rejoice, they can finally experience the entire game, DLC and all, and not feel like they’re getting a second-rate version. This console version ran beautifully on my Xbox Series X, with stunning visuals that ran entirely without hiccups. If you hadn’t told me this game was originally a PC game, I never would have guessed. Every choice has a consequence, and the game successfully makes certain you feel those consequences. Throwing people in jail is certainly an option, but then you have to pull others away from other important tasks in order to guard the prisoners. For instance, a pragmatic decision to stop caring for the ill to conserve resources may lead to a revolt of their family members. None of the game’s decisions have an easy answer and each will directly impact your survival odds. You may also have to deal with hostilities between internal factions or decide between taking in desperate refugees or sending them away to their deaths. For instance, you may see starving parents stealing food (for their children) from the city’s stockpiles, then decide whether to punish them and to what degree you wish to make an example of their actions. Essentially, scenarios will pop up and you’ll have to decide what you are going to do to address the issue(s) at hand. These expeditions take time, so in between travel you’ll zoom back into your city and resume overseeing, managing, and monitoring your settlement.Īn integral part of the game’s experience is making decisions that will have game-altering and far-reaching consequences. Occasionally you will switch away from your city-view and send expeditions (or rescue operations) to other outposts, seeking to return with refugees and resources. Most of your focus will take place within your city and various menus of assigning tasks, conducting research, and checking the status of worker groups and projects. Using your console controller, you’ll navigate the game’s map and your city-view with ease. ![]()
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