The same goofy satisfaction applies to armor and gear my character rocked a mascot helmet and a polo shirt that looked ridiculous, but the outfit was augmented to be as sturdy as a suit of armor. I had a great time maximizing this system, and seeing my creations tear through monsters always felt rewarding. These abilities add a flashy wrinkle to the action, but they also don’t pack as much punch as I wanted in battle, even after investing stat points into them.īiomutant’s combat became more tolerable once I acquired stronger weapons via a robust and rewarding crafting system. After collecting random junk like old sniper scopes, trumpet horns, or even bananas, you can slap together devastating killing machines. I appreciated the variety of special powers at my disposal such as creating trails of fire or conjuring ice storms. Parrying feels especially unsatisfying, and the loose lock-on system makes staying on target a finnicky pain. Being barred from summoning my boat in one clear body of water but not another puts a damper on the game’s sense of freedom.Ĭombat blends stylish melee with wacky gunplay but lacks the polish it needs, often feeling messy and imprecise. Summoning a mech from the sky feels empowering until you realize some vehicles can only be used in vaguely designated zones. Traveling gets even better thanks to a variety of transportation options, from riding various mounts to stomping around in a mech suit to soaring on a glider. I enjoyed Biomutant most when I simply explored, stumbling upon hidden bunkers or abandoned villages and clearing them of their precious loot. The anthropomorphic character and monster designs are a charming blend of strange, funny and, sometimes, unsettling.
A majestic Tree of Life sits at the world's center and its four gigantic roots snake for miles overhead for a wondrous sight. Despite its post-apocalyptic premise, the vibrant overworld is packed with color, and I love how that beauty is juxtaposed with ruins of modern civilization. Like many jacks-of-all-trades it winds up being a master of none, and a thick layer of technical jank on top of half-baked ideas makes Biomutant feel like a case of feature creep that needed to be scaled back.Īt its core, Biomutant is a typical open-world game featuring a large map littered with basic objectives, points of interests, and various environmental biomes with bizarre wildlife roaming in between. The game blends elements of open-world design with stylish action, gunplay, crafting, a morality system, and more. Much like its gene-spliced protagonist, Biomutant is a hodgepodge of ideas stitched together to form what is ultimately a mixed bag.
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