My first death in Windbound came from starvation, but there are other options to meat. A solid spear can kill most enemies and they’ll supply meat, for a start, which can be eaten raw for minimal effects or cooked on a small fire to provide substantial health and hunger recovery. Each is capable of killing you quickly if you’re not careful, especially in the early-game, but they do contain resources you’ll need to survive. Monsters roam the land from boars all the way up to large lizard-like creatures that spit poison. Of course, there’s more than just fog to worry about in Windbound. These get harder each chapter, not only because of potential dangers but also because rock masses, fog and extra islands are added. Although the islands are procedurally generated, the first chapter only features a couple of islands and finding the three towers and exit are easy to spot. Find and ignite three towers that’ll extend bridges on another island ,that’s more-or-less the chapter’s exit. There’s a total of five chapters in Windbound and each features the same objective. Fortunately, the gameplay loop was engaging. I’ll be honest: none of this grabbed my attention. Each tower you light up presents a poem and each time you finish a chapter you’ll be presented with some hieroglyphics laying out, what I assumed was, history of Kara’s people crossing this land. Although Windbound is being touted as a narrative-driven adventure, it is not a simple or plainly told story. What the oar is, and what the towers are - I couldn’t tell you. You’ll spot a tower just across from you on another small island and climbing that you’ll unlock one of three shell ‘keys’ needed to progress out of the chapter. With it, and some sticks, you’re able to build your first raft. Gathering what you can, you swim across a small gap of water onto a larger island and here find a magical oar. But it’s enough to build a simple slingshot to protect yourself. Your first island starts the same every time you play the game. You can roll credits and it took me probably around 10-12 hours to do so for the first time, although there’s a lot of replay value, especially for those seeking to grab all the game’s achievements/trophies. Unlike most survival games the story in the game has a beginning, middle and end.
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