![]() Combat encounters move around the map, and you can avoid them or fight them. Exploration and travel is a matter of moving your ship from destination to destination. The GUI has some disasters on it, but with some poking around you can figure things out. ![]() On the main map, you use WASD to move-W and S to increase or decrease ship speed, and A or D to turn. ![]() The gameplay takes some getting used to, but the basics have little learning curve. In all, I enjoy everything I read in this game and the creativity behind it.Ĭombat is real-time with cooldowns attached to attacks. For all the creepiness the game fosters, it also fosters a feeling of pulp adventure, as well as possessing humorous stories. At port you share tea with devils, pursue ill fated romance with landlubbers, eat at dangerous restaurants with a reputation for cooking the deadliest zee beasts, rub shoulders with admirals of Fallen London’s navy, and much more. As you travel further away you start encountering crabs the size of mountains, barracudas longer than your ship, megalodons with frightening devices attached to their bodies, ships full of soulless golem pirates, and more. What sets you out of London are, usually, more mundane tasks along the lines of smuggling and information gathering. The events that transpire overzees, as well as the creatures you encounter, are like things out of the post Lovecraft Mythos. The note under Madam leaves implications that there are many female zee captains, or that male zee captains also adopt the title.įailbetter Games does a good job cultivating a dark and grim atmosphere with Sunless Sea. And, the best part of all, in true Fallen London style, they allow you gender-neutral character options-in fact, actively stating that your character’s gender is your own business. You also decide why you became a captain, and while there are only two options available right now, they plan on eventually implementing more choices in later stages of development. Each background corresponds to each of the games statistics, and provides you with an officer that’s connected to your background in some way. The options are simple but open-ended, so if you like to fill in the blanks on who your character is outside of stats, there’s plenty of room. You’re given the choice of handling who you were before being a captain immediately, or whenever you feel like, and your character is really yours to create. Failbetter Games states it is in a late Beta stage, and even provides a helpful roadmap as far as current development goes! As it stands right now, Sunless Sea is interesting and beautiful and I’m enjoying every moment I play!Ĭharacter creation is simple, and starts immediately. Though it is an Early Access game, the game is very well made and put together. You move through top-down 2D environments in real time, managing resources and attempting to accomplish your ambitions. Sunless Sea is an independent RPG set in the universe of Fallen London and expanding on the underground sea to the east of Fallen London, focusing on exploration and atmosphere. Whether you make your fortune through selling secrets, smuggling, transporting the willingly deceased to the Tomb Colonies, fighting pirates, or even vicious beasts in the zee, we welcome you to the Unterzee, Delicious Captain. ![]() Eight zailors (don’t call them sailors) await you to lead them to fortune on the Unterzee. Through some fortunate circumstance you’ve gained a ship and have become a zee captain. You find yourself at the Wolfstack Docks with your closest friend, most trusted colleague, or otherwise somebody that’s not going to murder you. Due to fortunate circumstance, your life in Fallen London is about to change for the better. ![]()
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