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For the longest time the only thing I knew about Biomutant <\/em>was that Mighty Ape had a collectors edition with a cool statue, and no estimate of when the game was coming out. Then after years of no release date, this year they whipped out a fancy new trailer and a soon release date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now finally I have got my hands on this mysterious title and it was worth keeping on the radar…mostly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mutate your own furry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game kicks off with you making your own mutant furry mammal. There isn\u2019t too much to change but a few variations in shape and colour but when you choose the initial stat boosts that changes the proportions of your mutant like getting slimmer if you go for speed. It\u2019s a small touch that gives you ownership of your mammal so I dug it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the stats you have to choose is where to put your resistance to a bunch of elements. You don\u2019t get a feel for how important this is, and given when you start leveling up your character you can max all this out reasonably quickly it wasn\u2019t too important.&nbsp; That didn\u2019t stop me from fretting and wasting too much time early on on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One clever little addition is that when you meet your mother in a flashback, she has similar fur to yours. It\u2019s the little things that can make big impressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>A mutated story<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3oDgoL4eezE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-NZ&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story is a lot better than I was expecting from a small teams\u2019 open world game. 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The decisions on which way it will go is a lot easier than some games, but I still managed to give 1 dark answer and I wasn&#8217;t sure when I did that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None of these ideas are that new, but it is a unique framing which made it a lot more enjoyable than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Controls that could use more mutation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/vlsjkoh7fyhynhkhyexh.png?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The minute to minute combat and controls definitely function well enough. The problem is \u2018well enough\u2019 isn\u2019t that great and it is clunky at times. So what I found was I was happy enough playing the game but I got frustrated plenty of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mechs and other vehicles were especially annoying. There is a surprising number of vehicles\\mechs that I won\u2019t spoil, but one or two vehicles that felt smoother would have been prefered over the variety. Still I won\u2019t knock the team too much for ambition because the game is loaded with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combat varies between using ranged weapons like guns or a boomerang that became a favourite, to your melee weapons. Going unarmed has a whole bunch of benefits but once I had the steel fist with fire abilities I was a happy man.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do a lot of crafting, improving gear and weapons, as well as upgrades to the character as it levels up. Unfortunately these menus are super clunky and it took me way too long to get the hang of it all. To be honest, there is probably stuff I still managed to miss in here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Biomutated\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/t9oovsy7zo7zuoxzsqwi.png?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have never been so torn on a game. The game has plenty of flaws like the repetitive side missions and combat as well as little bugs and a lack of polish. Yet despite this I enjoyed my time with Biomutant. It\u2019s far from perfect, but it is bloody good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the longest time the only thing I knew about Biomutant was that Mighty Ape had a collectors edition with a cool statue, and no estimate of when the game was coming out. Then after years of no release date, this year they whipped out a fancy new trailer and a soon release date. 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