{"id":6774,"date":"2020-04-28T16:30:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playlab.uta.fi\/?p=6774"},"modified":"2020-04-28T16:30:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T13:30:04","slug":"abandonment-and-the-struggle-for-survival-the-long-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/abandonment-and-the-struggle-for-survival-the-long-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Abandonment and the struggle for survival \u2013 The Long Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In The Long Dark, the player assumes the role of a crash-landed pilot trying to survive in the<br \/>\ncold, dark days and nights of the Canadian wilderness. The game plays a lot like many other<br \/>\nsurvival games where the player has to keep track of their food and water intake with the added<br \/>\ndifficulty of the temperature while making sure to craft and obtain enough weapons and<br \/>\nammunition to make it through. There are three different game modes that are currently playable;<br \/>\n\u00b4Story mode\u00b4 is where the player gets to experience things that have happened before the crash as<br \/>\nwell as make his or her way through the game in a more structured way with the addition of<br \/>\nquests, \u2018Survival mode\u2019 is where basically the player is free to move as he or she wishes and is<br \/>\nnot bound by any rules or restrictions. The last game mode available, \u2018Custom\u2019, basically allows<br \/>\nthe player to customize their experience and set their own rules.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to survive as long as possible by scavenging for food and water and defending<br \/>\noneself from the wildlife present: wolves, bears, etc. The Long Dark has both day and night<br \/>\ncycles but what makes it really special and especially difficult are the blizzards and snowstorms<br \/>\nthat can cause death because of freezing temperatures. Making shelter and having materials for<br \/>\nmaking fire becomes a very important part of the player\u2019s life as they struggle to explore the<br \/>\nvarious available maps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by author<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What made The Long Dark special to me was the atmosphere. Having played every single<br \/>\nsurvival game out there and none made me feel as alone and abandoned as this one has&#8230; in a<br \/>\ngood way. Finding myself alone in the freezing temperatures, hunted by wolves, has definitely<br \/>\nbeen the closest I have ever come to fear in a survival game. The fact that there is no multiplayer<br \/>\nmakes it even more of a solitary and extraordinary experience; every battle is yours to fight, you<br \/>\nare the one responsible for yourself and none else. There are, however, multiple difficulties the<br \/>\nplayer can choose from and thus make the game more or less challenging.<\/p>\n<p>The user interface and design are minimalistic, easy to understand, and the overall graphics of<br \/>\nthe game are stunning, the style of the art makes me think of a watercolor painting, which<br \/>\napparently was the intention of the developers. The game not trying to be too realistic in art style<br \/>\nis perhaps what\u2019s even more attractive to me, in some kind of inexplicable way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-1-1024x499.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-1-1024x499.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-1-300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-1-768x374.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-09-at-10.35.03-AM-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo by author<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Hinterland Studio<br \/>\nDeveloper: Hinterland Studio<br \/>\nPlatforms: Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4<br \/>\nRelease date: August 1, 2017<br \/>\nGenres: Survival<br \/>\nPEGI: 16+<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A first-person survival video game with the most beautiful and darkly sights, The Long Dark<br \/>\nopens up the world of the Canadian wilderness to anyone who dares venture 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