I definitely do not recommend: Biomutant (Review)

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Yes, I too was excited for Biomutant. Yes, I too wanted it to be good. Yes, this is a small team making an ambitious open world RPG. None of this changes the fact that Biomutant is over-stuffed, undercooked, drawn out and simply not good.

Review code provided by Koch Media.
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Edited by Austin @ausomehd
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[turtlemop]

I’m burnt out on “a mile wide, an inch deep” games. The art style of this game is fantastic, if they had shot for a smaller but deeper game they could have really made something special here :(

[-Cesh-]

It feels like a group of great artists and animators got together to make a game but didn't hire a writer, composer, or level designer to finish the team. These developers need to flesh out their team and I think they can make something good. The art here was amazing.

[erikhendrickson]

Reading this review's title broke my heart this morning. These smaller dev studios need to stop trying to make massive, open-world games. This game likely would've been far better if it was a focused, traditionally-designed experience.

[bakuhakudraws]

I haven't played this yet, but based on the footage and reviews and gameplay I've observed, I feel like the studio for this has a ton of potential, just not enough experience yet to realize it. As sub-par as this game looks to me, I really hope it makes enough money to fund their next project, because I really think the devs have something great in them, they may just need another try and a little better focus to make it happen.

[feircy]

People are too obsessed with big open maps. Smaller, tightly designed and dense areas can be way more fun to explore, without the minutes straight of aimless running

[Plasmacat]

Bro, this is sad. I was so hyped.

Edit- the comments below are as bad as the game. Most reviewers I trust and gameplay I seen make the game look terrible (my money is better spent on other things that have quality).

[aljaztajhman]

For me I don't really care if 1000 people make the game or 1 single person. The game has a triple-A price, so yes I will compare it to other triple-A titles.

[jaredtolbert]

The studio seems very receptive to the feedback they're getting and want to improve the game I'm withholding my judgement for a few updates hoping things get better.

[filurenerik]

Title made me sad instantly. This game looked so good, but I almost knew this was going to be the case...

[Slanderbot]

While I was getting my animation and game design degrees, one of the most prominent things the head of department repeatedly drilled into his students was, "Make an incredible short experience, not a long mediocre one." It was one of the most impactful things I learned from him, and it applies to all treks of life. So many people do not know how to manage their resources and the scope of what they can produce to a high level end product. Of course we all want more, bigger, better, but we rarely have the resources to achieve all of it.

[jish-jash]

Not the review my heart wanted, but wallet needed

[GamesKickz]

My PC version on Steam worked fine for the 1st 4 hours but now the game keeps crashing every 5 minutes with UE4 D3D errors even if I just stay on the main menu.

[demondton]

"this game is actually much closer to a Ubisoft game" Thank you for saving me from buyer's regret

[thomashewitt]

This title broke my heart, but I thank you for your service

[proxy]

This is only one example of why the bump to $70 for standard editions is just a money grab.

[budthecyborg]

Yeah, it sounds like a lot of game developers conflate "time sink" with "challenge", and expect players to feel accomplishment just by sinking time into an activity.
To be fair, that does happen "sometimes", but for a game to consistently rely on that principle demonstrates a lack of imagination.

[Niemandliebt]

Damn, really upset to see this didn't deliver.

[mrbuIIets]

Tempering my expectations is really paying off these days.

[kennethjallington]

Skillup- “It is like a Ubisoft game.”
Me- “ well that’s disappointing.”

[Mrwhosetheboss]

Got 2 Biomutant Ads while watching this 😅 Great video!