conchobhar
What's Shenmue?
Sable is a coming-of-age tale of discovery through exploration across a strikingly rendered open world desert. Go on a deeply personal journey across an alien planet as the young Sable, exploring ancient monuments, ruined architecture, and ships fallen from the cosmos, all while learning the history of its inhabitants and discovering her place in the world.
The unbelievably gorgeous Sable charmed many back at when it was unveiled at E3 2018, but seemed to disappear from sight after a couple of delays. So it was a pleasant surprise to get a Steam notification that Sable is out today (for PC and Xbox X|S).
Another surprise: this is a much meatier game than it first appeared. Though still very much a game about wandering the desert and exploring ruins (there is no combat at all), there are also towns to visit, people to interact with and even some basic quests to do. I had thought this game would be similar to Journey, but reviewers are keen to liken it to Breath of the Wild. (I mean, don't read too much into that comparison, but you get the idea.)
The reviews I've seen are positive; some have misgivings over the game being a little too aimless, but I see the confidence in its world as a feature and not a bug. So I'm very much looking forward to playing this finally. Anyone else going to pick it up?
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