Green Hell - (PC) Steam EUROPE Digital Key
Green Hell for PC is a survival game in an open world format, where the player
must survive – and try to thrive – in an unusual location for such games which
are usually set in deserts or arid landscapes – places survival is hard because
of a lack of resources. This game parks you firmly on the banks of the Amazon
river with all the dangers that entails: poisonous plants, bad water, dangerous
creatures and natives who may or may not welcome intruders into their domain!
About the Game
In story mode you are Dr Jake Higgins – again an apparent improvement on other
survival games, as it means you start with some advantages and knowledge. You
are looking to find your wife, Mia, who is bent on making friends with local
tribespeople because she speaks their language – she is Jake’s interpreter, as
well as his partner.
However, this rather blinds her to the dangers of those who do not wish her
well, and Jake, whose only current contact with her is via a radio, must keep
himself alive and track her down before it is too late. Jake’s progress is
constrained by the need to learn on the go, making and then using tools that
give him access to more of the jungle, each one hopefully taking him ever closer
to Mia. There are multiple endings, so the game is worth replaying to see how
the other endings play out.
Need to Know
Jake is armed with a useful satellite watch which doubles as your health monitor
and a compass to keep you on track. Your inventory all fits into your backpack,
so it is with you all the time, and you save by building a shelter, wherever you
are. Remember to save before committing yourself to a tricky crossing or feat,
and in a place where you are relatively safe – it’s mildly irritating to
repeatedly die seconds into any save!
It’s not just basic food along with clean water and sleep that you need in this
game, you need to get the right balance of fats, carbs and proteins which makes
it a lot trickier to accomplish, despite the abundance of potential nourishment
all around you. You can check your limbs, one at a time and in fair detail, so
you can spot wounds, leeches, bugs, bites and rashes as soon as they start
affecting your health status.
There is also a sanity bar which you should keep an eye on, especially when Jake
is particularly stressed, ill or exhausted! If you start losing your mind, your
grip on reality wanders and the music becomes poignant, and the colour drains
from the world. The jungle will try and kill you even harder in this state, but
you can recover by performing ‘normal’ actions, such as curing minor illnesses,
drinking good water, eating well, and getting caught up on your sleep etc.
Ways to Play
The beginning of story mode – about ten minutes or so – is identical to the
tutorial, and it cannot be skipped, so you could miss the tutorial and dive
straight into story mode. If you survive first time out (highly unlikely!) you
will be away, without needing to do it all again, for real this time.
You can play with a buddy in story mode, and have a friend along to keep an eye
out for danger, slap a cure together and generally look out for each other.
Co-operative multi-play is also available in online survival mode where you and
three others work to keep the team alive and on the move.
Whichever mode you play, it is possible to survive, but the game does not make
it easy – you have to work at it and you may well finish the game exhausted and
feeling as though the real Amazon wouldn’t be quite so determined to make you
dead! In both modes there are plenty of missions and side quests to work
through.
Crafting is – surprisingly – super simple. Just gather what you need – usually
just one of each item – and then drag and drop them together and voila, the item
is made. You must have a shelter to save the game, as mentioned above, so make
the first one early and then save often as you progress!
Pro tip – coconuts are your friend! They are clean water, food and even bowls
all in one. Gather as many as you can carry!
Exciting Ways to Die in the Jungle!
Jaguars will kill you with enthusiasm, enjoying you for dinner while you curse
and respawn, trying to remember exactly where they were so as to avoid them this
time round, but there are a great many ways to die in this appropriately named
green hell – here are just some of them!
Arrows – not all the locals are happy to see you, and despite Mia’s insistences,
some of them will happily try to kill you!
Falls – all that lush green growth can be deceptive, with lethal drops suddenly
opening under your unwary feet
Venom – famously, venom is what snakes squirt into when they bite, poison is
what kills you should you eat it. But you are not going to be bothered about
using the right word when snakes are falling out of trees and biting you,
creeping up behind you and biting you, or appearing apparently out of nowhere
and – you guessed it – biting you!
Poison – watch what you eat, as some of the berries, animals and leaves will, if
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