Dawnlands is a brand new survival MMO that owes a giant debt to Zelda and Genshin Influence

August 30, 2023

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Some video games put on their inspirations a bit extra visibly on their sleeves than others, nevertheless it’s onerous to recollect a title that does so fairly as clearly as Seasun Video games’ newest fantasy journey Dawnlands.

Contemporary from a considerably shaky open beta, the cross-platform sport is now accessible for everybody to play on iOS, the place you’ll be capable to check out for your self what seems to be a profitable mixture of Genshin Influence’s UI and mechanics, and Breath of the Wild’s artwork type and survival gameplay.

Set in an impressively huge, Zelda-like open world for a cell sport, gamers should collect sources, construct shelters, and perform Minecraft-style crafting of weapons and instruments so as to survive. The sport additionally boasts a four-player multiplayer mode the place gamers can workforce as much as construct and discover collectively.

The cell-style graphics are spectacular, the gameplay difficult, and the crafting system is deep and surprisingly rewarding, with an honest number of biomes to discover, every with its personal distinctive challenges and sources.

Bugs and lag, however loads of enjoyable available

There may be, however, one thing of a steep studying curve, which, coupled with its grindy gameplay, has the potential to place off extra informal gamers.

Arguably extra of a problem, nevertheless, is the truth that there stays loads of bugs for Seasun to iron out that have been obvious throughout its beta, with crashes and lags commonplace. On prime of that, whereas most sport modes are at present unlocked, the specter of game-ruining “gotcha” microtransactions and non-compulsory subscriptions looms giant.

These reservations apart, Dawnlands has the makings of a strong survival and crafting sport that’s certain to enchantment to followers of the style.

Crucially for some players, exterior of the iffy world of emulation, Dawnlands stands because the closest players are prone to get to taking part in Breath Of The Wild on an Apple gadget.

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