You are in for one memorable survival experience.
Some key points that this game offers:
- Survival Elements.
- Great Soundtrack.
- Full Crafting Tree.
- Rogue Like experience.
- Indie Gem 4/5.
Gameplay & Controls:
The game offers full controller support for those that prefer the controller way. As for those that prefer the ol trusty keyboard and mouse, the game caters perfectly to the old ways. The game runs and handles like a dream. Character movement and behaviour has been neatly done delivering smooth sailing via raft or alternatively you can use your feet.
The gameplay however is quite unique, you start with your character Scout and your faithful companion and from there it is you against the world. Scavenge and loot for supplies and materials to survive. You have access to many crafting recipes to make things more survivable.
You travel from one small location to another via your raft, steer it in the direction you wish to go and dock when you are near an explorable location. Each explorable location is randomly generated and contains unique resources to that generation. Each generated location is unique in appearance and contents. Some may come across as safe and others may have nasty beasties waiting for you.
Graphics:
The game presents a very unique visual experience. This however does not limit the beauty that the game offers. The open world has been beautifully crafted for us, filled with unique buildings and other explorable features. Each of these have been beautifully drawn, and presented.
This world is vibrant, warm and colourful in its own unique way. However, the world can be just as terrifying and scary, the combination comes together beautifully giving us a lifelike experience as we enjoy what the game has to offer.
The weather is another beautiful addition to the game, rain fall looks so real and the threat that it poses makes it all the more wonderful. The water flow that we get caught in as we travel from location to location has been created just as brilliantly, giving us a thrilling yet scary as hell ride when the rapids get stronger and stronger.
There is a wide variety of settings to fully customize your game experience.
Sounds:
Absolutely brilliant, the music does not just add to the game, but it really defines your experience, and enhances it in a unique way. It builds the atmosphere; it enhances the experience that the game gives you. Whether you are struggling for control in rough water rapids or facing down a big ol wolf, the music will not fail you, it is there when you need it, adding to your scare factor or soothing you as you causally explore for some food and rest.
The in game sounds for the minor things and for the environment have been created and implemented just as beautifully adding further life and realism to the game, all these elements come together beautifully to shed a unique and cheerful light on this world.
we have full volume control to make use of as we see fit.
Replayability:
The fun never ends, the game offers a procedurally-generated river, so every experience is unique in its own way. You have settings to customize your game such as perma-death and standard play.
So, you can test your skills against everything that the game has to offer, and then there is Endless Mode, so plenty to do.
MGR Gaming’s Conclusions:
Spoilers Ahead:
The Flame in the Flood offers a new and unique survival crafting experience; This we do in a Post- Apocalyptic setting with Rogue like elements so there truly is plenty to experience and even more to enjoy.
The game offers a variety of challenges, not only do we need to eat, sleep and stay hydrated, but we need to stay dry and disease free, this can all be obtained by scavenging for supplies and materials and then crafting some of the many recipes that the game has to offer. Face off against some nasty beasties such as boars, wolves and even bears as you struggle to survive.
The game offers a very memorable experience, you don’t just travel through each location without looking back, you can’t help but put yourself in to Scouts shoes and experience what is happening there, what that world has come to, it is by far a very unique and thrilling experience.
The game is filled with plenty to do, plenty to explore and a whole lot more. As you travel down river you can even upgrade your raft to a more powerful version than the previous one making things easier and more survivable for you, and that is still not all, the game truly has much to offer and the only way to experience it is to play the game.
Additional Info:
Platforms: PC: Mac: Xbox One: PlayStation 4: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Survival: Post-Apocalyptic: Crafting: Roguelike
Censor Rating: Mature
Age Rating: 13
Developer: The Molasses Flood
Publisher: The Molasses Flood: Curve Digital
Release Date: 24 February 2016
MGR Gaming Steam Curator:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32364038/
