Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Game Journalism - Day 2

Who created subsistence?

The gaming company Cold Games had created this game.

Supplies and Resources?

In Subsistence there are many crates that carry supplies scattered around the map and a lot of resources to be scavenged.



Crates hold different types of supplies









You can kill and even capture animals for resources




Animals you can find are wolves, Bears, Rabbits and Chicken.




You can also Mine for ore such as Iron and copper.


Tip for the day

Build a base and a command code so that you can access more resources.






Monday, April 3, 2017

Game Journalism - Day 1

(Unfortunately my screen shots were not saved so i have no graphic images for this post)

What are the basic needs for life?

Food, sleep, shelter, drink, oxygen

What does the title (Subsistence) mean?

the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level.

What is the game?

Subsistence is an early access survival game taking place in a forest close to a base of a mountain.
As it is a survival game it is similar to a few other games such as The forest, Rust and ARQ.

What does early access mean? 

Early accessearly funding, or paid-alpha is a funding model in the video game industry by which consumers can pay for a game in the early stages of development and obtain access to the unfinished game, Alpha/Beta versions of the game, while the developer is able to use those funds to continue work on the game.

A few features to the game

This game as it is a survival game has many challenges like animals that will kill you if you are near them, if they hit you but you don't die you will start to bleed out if you do not bandage yourself. it also has cooking mechanics and building mechanics that are an essential part of your survival.

Day 1 tips

Find a spot to camp and keep your eyes out for animals (to hunt or avoid) and packages lying round.