Raft review

Exceptional

by Ocelotiki_Ko

Early Access Review Raft has an interesting Game principle. Alone or me Friends you swim across the wide Sea On a small, homemade Raft of Wood and Plastic. Only a few small Islands appear here and there. And still. In order to stay Alive, the small Raft must be extended so that you can follow the Current of floating drift And take care of yourself. As if mere Survival wasn't hard enough, several very stubborn sharks hit the small Raft. With Joy, they bite Parts of the Raft and can only be displaced if you notice their Attack in time and inflict damage on them until they don't survive any of their Attacks. But even that helps only briefly, because another Shark will take the Place ... And so the Character on his Raft, fishing with a homemade Garbage Hook drives boards, Palm Fronds, plastic or Barrels out of The Sea, feeds on fish, found vegetables or coconuts Harvested From the few Palm trees, and boils water to survive. Tools, Workbenches and Boxes must be built, new Functionalities learned and things collected From the Seabed. There is always something to do. I like the Game quite well in itself. It is cozy and not very hectic except for the Shark Attacks. Most of The time you are on your Raft and you don't see anything except Driftwood and Water. Islands rarely appear and can only be controlled if a Sail is present. By Finding abandoned Messengers or other "Treasure Chests," new Items and Blueprints can be found and explored so that they can be produced themselves later. So far I have only played the Game on my own and am therefore a bit divided. Basically, the Game is right ... Boring. You sail across the Sea fishing stuff out of the Water. Later you have fishing Nets That even do that. That is, you boil off Water and roast Food, wait for the next Shark Attack and look Out for an Island. Maybe only something can be made. You often don't do More than that. To make new Things, you have to explore them first. But You need a "View Copy." If you don't have that, well. Then you have to look for it until you find it. Do You need iron/Metal to make Nails or Hinges? This is only available below islands and Reefs. Is there nothing in Sight? Well, wait. I don't want to talk the Game bad at all, but also in my short Score I have already made a Lot of the Manufactured Items. Sooo a lot may not come out there anymore. I think That is a pity, because the Principle has a lot of Potential. And the Shark Attacks really annoy in the Long run. Constantly the Shark bites the Raft, with each Dive you are attacked several times (unless you distract the Shark with Fish Baits) and without Diving Equipment the air is hardly enough to break down 2-3 Stones. I will keep an eye on the game in the Long run and play it when the Desire for something rather more Quiet is there. Maybe you can also find who for a Round for two. I recommend the Game with Caution, because the game is quite playful (I haven't noticed anything to the Contrary yet) and it's fun. It can only get relatively boring quite quickly.