3/9/2023 0 Comments I saw black clouds xbox![]() One thing that’s easy to see is that Forever Skies is gorgeous. In this demo, the creatures aren’t present (other than some pesky bugs), and there’s no way to descend through the green fog into whatever horrors lie below. I was reminded that, despite the challenge of this demo (it’s very easy to starve, dehydrate, fall off your ship, or meet any other number of sticky ends), the developers also gave us a note reminding us that many of the world’s dangers lie ahead. As my ship slowly drifted across the sky, I spotted blinking orange lights that signal potential life. The moment my feet hit the deck of my blimp, a 20 minute timer clock started. We only got a small taste of the world of Forever Skies. Discovering new ways to thrive is a major part of any good survival game, and it’ll be fun to discover all the ways Forever Skies might do it differently. Additional rooms give me the space I need to build hydroponics, additional engines, an insect catcher and electric cooker, a bed, and bottles for storing and processing water. It provides me with materials to expand the footprint of the ship’s floor plan. Another machine would let me scavenge scrap metal, synthetic material, and glass as it flies past the ship, or literally dissolve it off of other towers. A fabricator allows me to build new constructs like a small water condensing machine to gather ambient moisture, though I’d also need materials to build a filter to ensure what I’m collecting doesn’t contain traces of the toxins from below. Boarding the ship I find what I need to not only survive, but thrive. It hints at a wider world that I was excited to explore. Gathering up a handful of notes, data pads, and journals, I was able to piece together some of the final moments of the previous inhabitants. ![]() ![]() A handful of sun melons from some plants will offer food and a small bit of hydration, though sipping from pooled water on this rusted wreck might have long-term effects at some point. Scrounging on a derelict tower leaves you with few options for food and water, but you’ll quickly find a scanner that helps. Like any good survival crafting game, you’ll start off with absolutely nothing and a ticking clock before you starve to death, dehydrate, or worse. In the brief demo I got to play I immediately felt the grip of isolation and desperation they were aiming to drop on the player. Forever Skies feels very, very far from home, and you are alone in this alien world. ![]()
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