ICARUS FINAL REVIEW & ESSAY ON A GAMES TRANSFORMATION

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Published on November 7, 2024 2:30:33 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDKMm7UhuZA

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Icarus (2021)

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This is an essay on how Icarus the survival game started off so badly and dug its way out of that hole and transformed itself with over 150 solid updates. It also covers as a quick review and shows what do you get now if you were to buy it, jump to 10 minutes in to see that.

The first part is an essay on the vision of Icarus, what they changed and when.

Jump to 10 minutes in if you just wish to see what you get now.

Icarus is a game from Dean Hall and Rocketwerkz in New Zealand.

‪@SurviveIcarus‬

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Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Pre-release vision
1:10 - Release and updates overview
2:00 - The studio adapted
2:20 - Analysis of the vision and game on release the good and bad
6:14 - How they listened and why
7:23 - When did it start to change
8:35 - What do you get now for your $$$
10:12 - What do you get in the game now exactly
10:18 - The maps
10:36 - The various game modes
11:15 - UI and inventory system
11:25 - The tech tree
11:39 - Talent tree character customization
11:54 - Character stats
12:06 - Basics - Health - food - water - oxygen - temperature
13:46 - Beds and coziness buff system
14:23 - Day and night system
14:39 - The building system
15:24 - Electrical power system
16:12 - Water piping system
16:45 - Crafting system overview
17:19 - Hunting system and fishing
17:53 - The world is alive - creature journals
18:27 - Cave and ore mining systems
19:03 - Sending exotics to space station calling down equipment
19:20 - Mounts and tames
20:24 - Trophies
20:55 - The crop system and beehives
21:33 - Last thoughts

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