Sure, it can be annoying to realise you left a necessary item on your boat if you’re miles away from it.
You can craft bags and chests to store items on your boat, but deciding which ones to keep on you, and which ones you can do without for now, throws another challenge into the equation.
Windbound tells you when something new becomes available to make too, which is handy when you unearth a new raw material on your travels.Īs you gather more materials and items, resource management becomes a trickier proposition. You start off with the basics, both in terms of materials and craftable items, but as you progress through the game, you unlock different items to craft if you gather the right resources. A quick key or button press brings the menu up, and scrolling through its sections to find the right item to make and the materials required is straightforward. Thankfully, Windbound’s crafting menu is easy to navigate and doesn’t require much explanation. Gathering resources - the backbone of any survival-oriented title - is an inevitability, but unlike similar games such as No Man’s Sky, there are no tutorials that introduce how its crafting mechanics, or generally staying alive, work. It sounds easy on the surface, but Windbound’s gorgeous art style and intriguing plot belie its demanding gameplay. Marooned on an unknown island after her boat is destroyed by a mysterious sea creature, Kara must use her survival skills to build a new vessel, traverse the Forbidden Islands, and reunite with her clan. Windbound puts you in the shoes of Kara, a young woman who gets separated from her sea tribe during a violent storm. With its Wind Waker-esque sailing mechanics, Breath of the Wild-style crafting and combat systems, and graphic similarities to both titles, Windbound would fit neatly into the Zelda universe.Īs much as it resembles Link’s various outings, though, Windbound is its own beast that, with a bit more polish and variety in its gameplay, could have left a real mark on the survival genre. Ever since its official announcement in April, similarities have been drawn between 5 Lives Studios’ latest title and Nintendo’s beloved franchise.
Windbound, the new indie survival-adventure game, has found it tough to avoid comparisons to The Legend of Zelda.
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