The most important improvement here over the original Subnautica is that it’s more welcoming to new players. For the sake of reviewing Below Zero, I held back on the base building, but in Subnautica I spent hours building down and down, then just sitting in my observatory watching the animals, including a colossal leviathan, go by. Wait… there’s a depth module? What do I need to build that?Įven if you’re not actively seeking resources, Subnautica: Below Zero‘s diverse biomes are wonderful to pick through or observe.
There’s just one problem: this thing has a crush depth of 150 metres. An hour or so later, you’re the proud owner of a Sea Truck. You’ve never heard of these so, risk be damned, you head into the depths, tagging oxygen plants as you go. Except… some of the components you need to recreate it are… odd. Then you find the pieces of a Sea Truck and, grinning with glee, you realise you can plunge deeper without the danger of asphyxiating. Sure, you could stumble across an oxygen plant, but that’s a risk.
Finding the pieces of a sea glide lets you craft the vehicle, for example, so you can move faster and dive deeper before your oxygen expires. There’s crafting to be done (unless you choose Below Zero‘s creative mode) but that too pushes you deeper into the depths. You will have a slight advantage if you’ve played the original not because the territory is familiar (you’re exploring an entirely different part of the planet) but because you’ll have experienced the same cycle of exploration, resource gathering and building. This sequel has more of a story than the original Subnautica and the notion you’re seeking justice for the “accidental” death of your sister drives the plot when it needs to. Make no mistake, exploration is Subnautica: Below Zero‘s beating heart. Sure, you might lose an item or two from your normally packed inventory, but it’s still worth that extra glimpse of the deeps. True, I wasn’t the one expiring on an alien planet but just roaming the waters of Subnautica: Below Zero is such a fulfilling experience that you won’t regret a few deaths by misadventure. That’s how a good third of my Subnautica: Below Zero aqua-treks went and I regret nothing. If at first you don’t succeed, drown, drown again.
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