When not picking flowers, Tom can explore the world, getting into fights and unlocking campsites that act as save points. The missions themselves are easy enough to complete, but there is an issue with handing them in, which I will touch on later. As Tom runs around the world, he can interact with townsfolk in the various villages that he comes across, accepting side missions such as collecting tufts of fur from defeating wolves, to peacefully picking a selection of flowers. Gameplay wise and Beast Quest is a third person, over the shoulder, action adventure title. The rest of the communication is dealt with by way of text boxes, but this isn’t a major issue. There’s not very much conversation to be had from the NPCs, with only Tom, the two wizards and a companion that you can meet actually talking. While we are on the presentation though, the sound effects are pretty good, with crunching sword impacts and roaring monsters all being present and correct. “It’s not as good as Zelda” was the often repeated refrain from my young co-reviewer, both in graphics and gameplay, two things which we will cover soon enough. Nanook’s level is all snowy, while Arcta’s is set in the rocky mountains. I say “levels” as there aren’t levels as such, just four areas of the world with different colour palettes and a series of corridor like runs. There’s never a point where you stand on a rocky promontory and admire the view. There’s nothing here that couldn’t be recreated on an Xbox 360, with muddy looking graphics, and a reduced draw distance – granted, this is due to most of the “levels” being surrounded by high snow, mud banks, rocks or trees. Starting with first impressions, and the visuals are functional. I will use his impressions along with my own in an attempt to give a fair and balanced review. With this in mind, I levered my 7 year old son away from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and asked him to play Beast Quest along with me. Now, before we get too deep, I think it’s important to say that this game is aimed at the younger audience, much the same as the Beast Quest books that the game is based on.
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