We just got a 20+ minute long look at Dune Awakening's gameplay thanks to their video at Gamescom 2024. This was the first time I've gotten to see the game in action. Go ahead and watch the video and read on down below for some quick thoughts.
Thoughts:
- The building UI was almost pixel exact to what I am used to in Once Human. Even further UI elements such as how interacting with an object seemed right from Once Human as well. Even the machines and workstations built inside the bases seemed very Once human.
- I admittedly don't play a ton of games in this genre but are they all so scarily close in design and UI?
- The combat and animations seemed to need work. Character movement looked sluggish.
- I like that the new trend in game seems to always give players a glider or jetpack. Dune Awakening showed off its own flavor in the video and I'm on board!
- The world events seemed cool. The question is if they are random or if they occur at the same time in the same places.
- I am not sure I was a fan of the over world top-down map for travel. I will have to see how it plays but felt like it will take me out of the immersion of the game.
- Each clip wasn't long enough to get a real sense of gameplay but enough was shown to see the game is well along in development.
I walked away from the video interested in the game as a possibly more polished base builder survival exploration than what Once Human currently offers. The game is not set to be out until some time in 2025 so I have time to watch it mature. I'm signed up for testing so hope to get an early look and chance to provide feedback.
