Sons of the Forest Exclusive Hands-On Preview
Unlike some of its peers, The Forest – the survival horror from Canadian-based studio Endnight games – delivered on not just the popular gather-and-craft survival game format, but also added a surprisingly complex (and equally bananas) story featuring cannibals and mutants. With the immediate arrival of its long-awaited sequel, Sons of the Forest, comes not only the pressure to top the beloved experience of the original, but also to add some new and increasingly wild surprises. And, based on the five hours I’ve played so far, I’m not only excited about the sequel’s potential, but also confident that Endnight could revolutionise the survival genre.
The Forest began with a simple premise; you crash-landed on a mysterious peninsula and began your quest to survive at all costs. There was also the optional objective of finding your kidnapped son, a task that would take you down a wild and disturbing narrative rabbit hole populated by flesh-hungry mutants. Sons of the Forest largely shares the same set-up, substituting your son for a missing billionaire. It’s a basic idea, but one that allows you to jump straight into the action, allowing players who have no intention of progressing the rescue mission to solely focus on building their very own lakeside resort with some friends right away.
Just like its predecessor, you can play, build, and cause chaos with seven of your friends in co-op. But you can still see everything Sons of the Forest has to offer in single-player. The big difference this time, though, is that even if you play solo, you’re not alone. Enter Kalvin.
At the very start of Sons of the Forest, you’re introduced to Kalvin, an elite soldier who not only survived the helicopter crash that stranded you on the island
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