New Jericho could be the most logical choice of the factions at the moment, as they are heavily militarised with an emphasis on eradicating the virus and the Mist. They’re a religious group that believes in a deity called the Dead God and believes that the Pandoravirus was sent by said deity as punishment for humanity’s crimes. The Disciples of Anu are one of the most worrying factions as they seek to try to weaponize the Pandoravirus. Their main principles are inspired by the prior society’s mistakes. The Synedrion are most concerned with turning the new world into a utopia state with an emphasis on personal freedom. Each faction has its own way of rebuilding the world after getting rid of those infected by the Pandoravirus, and none of them agree with how the others do it. The three factions aren’t just trying to “save” the world but remake it in their image. The less than 1% that are still around are separated into three factions: Synedrion, New Jericho, and The Disciples of Anu. The Pandoravirus has decimated over 99% of the human race. Exploring is essential when progressing through the game and learning more about this virus-ridden world’s lore. While bugs heavily conquered my experience with Phoenix Point, I enjoyed one redeeming aspect of the game: the story. Unfortunately, the most challenging aliens don’t sound impressive, even for this type of game. You would expect these fierce creatures that have wiped out the world you once knew to be… well, intimidating. What was probably the most disappointing part was the sounds of your enemies. At times, it sounded like the voice actors didn’t have a good microphone when recording. Attention seems to have been spent making the cutscenes and in-game graphics look superb, but the voice acting was lacklustre. There wasn't much of a save with the sound design, but it was made up for in visuals. Many of the bugs happened so frequently, it made playing the game quite frustrating. In many instances, crashing was a problem, either mid-mission or at the end or while saving the game. I couldn’t even restart the level in-game or go back to the main menu and load back in I had to exit the game and close the application. When I finally got lucky and started to play, I had trouble with unresponsive buttons on the first level. This happened a few times, and I couldn’t start the game for a few days. On the PlayStation 4, when attempting to even start the game, there was an error stating that it could not load the game level. In addition to that, the game has some bugs that make it hard to even start the game. However, even on the lowest difficulty, the game wasn’t very “first time” friendly. Phoenix Point is a turn-based tactical strategy game, and for those new to the world of turn-based gaming, there are options to change the difficulty. It all seems hopeless at first, but some are still determined to try to save the rest of humanity and eradicate the Pandoravirus. A mutagenic vector called the Mist helps spread the virus over entire cities, turning its populations into mindless drones connected through a hive mind. The Pandoravirus - a once dormant, alien virus that waited in the permafrost of polar ice caps has now enveloped the Earth, annihilating most of the population, infecting the oceans and later turning into an airborne microbial virus that mutates anything it comes into contact with. The world has had its fair share of viruses, especially over the past two years, and while playing a game where the main plot revolves around one seems like it may lack immersion, Phoenix Point does have its moments where it's worth it. Reviews // 2nd Nov 2021 - 2 years ago // By Kasey B Burgess Phoenix Point Review
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