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When you approach an enemy, you can sneak up on it, but most of the time they will see or hear you coming and begin charging towards you if they feel threatened. Enemies vary somewhat as well from defenseless small rabbits like animals, to boars, to large almost prehistoric rhinos that charge at you. In one of my playthroughs, I came across a spear with a blade which helped to dispatch enemies rather quickly. Each weapon has a varied attack range and strength. You can lock onto an enemy and dodge and strike them using your various items and weapons you have crafted. And since items deteriorate, weapons will break and food will spoil, it is important to always be ready to make more sharp sticks and slings for rocks, as well as keep Kara fed and healthy.

They get tiresome and repetitive quite quickly and slow things down as well. You will see the crafting animations a lot during your time in Windbound. Once you have a certain amount and type of item you can begin crafting. You will be cutting down a lot of trees and tall grass, picking up rocks and berries, digging in mounds of dirt, and more throughout the story. Sailing is made faster by upgrading your boats and outfitting your rig with sails, and other items to ensure smooth sailing from island to island.Д¬rafting is a huge part of WindboundвЂ™s main gameplay concept and takes a front and center approach. You have your sailing, which for the most part is relaxing though the later gameвЂ™s chapters do require a bit of swerving and avoiding attacks from animals in the water. ItвЂ™s not perfect, but I enjoyed my time in the world, and the emotional ride constantly swaying between immensely chilled out and вЂњgod damn it I diedвЂќ was one I found quite fun.There are three main parts to Windbound that sum up its total gameplay package. You donвЂ™t always have to kill things, and you can generally be a little more relaxed as you journey from island to island and watch the wildlife. Windbound is a lovely little adventure game in a beautiful world. Which is good, because thatвЂ™s the only way youвЂ™re going to find all of the mysterious artefacts that are essential to uncovering the truth of where you are and so much more.

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As you improve your little sea-faring vessel from canoe up to a full boat, youвЂ™ll get to calmly go from place to place with very little effort. At least it is when the weatherвЂ™s not terrible. The sailing is probably the most peaceful aspect of the game.

This doesnвЂ™t happen on Story difficulty, so you can avoid it if youвЂ™d like, but itвЂ™s definitely something to be aware of.

YouвЂ™ll lose all of your items and a lot of progress upon death, and I think a lot of people are going to find that rather unpleasant.

Well, that and probably die, but itвЂ™s a survival game, so what were you expecting. There are so many cute little things running around the islands of Windbound that when you do find something a little more terrifying itвЂ™s a nice chance to show off your weapons and hunting skills. Combat is fairly good fun, although I felt bad killing nearly every creature I came across and did my best to avoid doing so whenever I could. The other main components of the game are the combat and the sailing. Every island is littered with an array of materials for you to get your hands on, and upgrading your storage and your boat is a relatively painless experience most of the time. Thankfully, materials are fairly easy to come by and the crafting system is easy to use. This is the core of WindboundвЂ™s moment-to-moment gameplay, your fight for survival. Not only are you going to have to find food to stay alive, but given that youвЂ™re on one of many islands, youвЂ™re going to have to build a boat as well.

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