![]() Getting a kill on a rabbit feels the same as scoring a deer, or even gunning down a wolf of a bear-that is: too easy. Guns feel arcade-like, and concepts like ballistics on long-range shots didn’t even enter my mind. A lot of the hunting game core mechanics exist, such as tracking, masking scents, animal calls, etc.–but they just don’t really matter too much. Screenshot: Open Countryįirst of all, as a hunting game, Open Country just isn’t that great. It’s like a clear path to video game bliss, but it just doesn’t come together. And while you’ll have access to a store where you can buy hunting supplies, when you’re out in the wild, you’ll have to rely on your ability to craft items, medicines and shelter to survive. ![]() While Open Country is dressed up as a hunting game, it’s really a survival game where things like hunger, thirst, energy, and sleep come into play. Or, if you’d rather skip all that, you can take your RV to one of three areas and play Open Country as a sandbox, hunting, fishing and riding ATVs to your heart’s content. After befriending a man named Gary at a remote hunting lodge, you’re given a series of tasks from him and a number of characters that you’ll encounter through Open Country’s 30 story missions. You play as a hunter and survivalist, tired of their 9-5 and city life, who has decided to get away from it all. Open Country is a third person semi-open world survival game. ![]() I mean, who wouldn’t want to get away from the claustrophobia of city life to the great outdoors once in a while? And if that’s not possible, video games are the next best thing, right? The idea of a game where you can hunt to survive without the backdrop of a post-apocalypse was also extremely appealing. In one of my favorite games, The Long Dark, I often hunt for game for survival, and the thought of a hunting game embracing that concept absolutely tickled me. When I first saw Open Country, I thought the concept of a hunting game that’s actually a survival game was great. ![]()
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