The Axis Unseen on Xbox Series S/X was sent to me by Dark Product, you may know them as the people who also brought you Ratshaker PS5 Review, which was one of the more wtf games I played. Now, The Axis unseen isn’t in the same realm, and it was made by a solo developer (Nate Purkeypile), and I have to say, while I have played a lot of games made by solo devs before, not many are this ambitious.
At its core, this seems to just be a hunting game where you explore, kill strange creatures, and see what you can find. Dig a little deeper past the opening bits, and you will see it is so much more than that. With a soundtrack made by Clifford Meyer of the bands ISIS and Red Sparrowes, you will quickly find yourself hunting mythical creatures, enriched with folklore to heavy metal music that truly fits the landscape.
There is a minimalist approach as well to this game, which I normally don’t like, but The Axis Unseen manages to make sure you don’t lose any information. At the push of a button, you can check how many arrows you have, but this isn’t a wasted movement since this is also how you check wind direction. You bow itself holds a wealth of information as well.
There are some downsides, if you can call them that. The story is hidden behind journal entries that can be long. If you don’t want to explore or hate reading, this could be a problem for you. The game does have a pretty steep learning curve as well, but the game pretty much has every difficulty option you want, to the point that there is a pacifist mode where enemies won’t even attack until you attack them. While you won’t be able to beat the game like this ( you basically have to kill stuff, obviously), it will let you explore at your leisure and only fight when you choose to.
Is this game great? Honestly, no, there are some bugs, and the enemies are a bit weird in their movements. Is the game good? Absolutely, it is. The game is a 7/10 experience that can easily improve with an update or two. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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