The Frosts: First Ones
- August 31, 2021
- Ivan Sukhanov
Get on Steam"The Frosts: First Ones" is a survival strategy game set in a fantasy world covered in ice. Players must lead a group of survivors, gathering resources, building shelter, and fighting off mythical creatures to ensure their survival. With deep crafting and building systems, players must balance their time between exploration, combat, and managing their camp to ensure their tribe's survival through harsh winters and dangerous threats.
Reviews
- The game features beautiful and atmospheric graphics, creating an immersive winter forest environment.
- The soundtrack is highly praised, enhancing the overall experience and atmosphere of the game.
- The game is reasonably priced, offering good value for a short but engaging adventure.
- The controls are frustrating, with characters getting stuck on various objects and laggy jumping mechanics.
- The dialogue and story are often described as boring and confusing, lacking emotional depth and coherence.
- Gameplay can feel tedious and repetitive, with unclear objectives and a lack of engaging challenges.
- story18 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 78 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it boring and poorly executed, characterized by forced dialogue and contradictions. Others appreciate the unique take on the narrative, highlighting the engaging exploration and character interactions that drive the plot forward. Overall, while the game offers an interesting premise and immersive soundtrack, its execution leaves much to be desired for some players.
“Speaking of storyline, I haven't played one that is similar to this game, which is a nice take on this society.”
“A beautifully designed survival game with a storyline.”
“Most of the gameplay is spent exploring the game’s environments for items and talking to people in order to move the story forward.”
“This all would not have been too bad if the story was at least interesting.”
“Sadly the dialogue seems forced and the story contradicts itself pretty often.”
“The story also lacks any kind of interesting features, it just gets confusing and boring throughout.”
- atmosphere10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is widely praised for its captivating atmosphere, characterized by beautiful graphics and an engaging soundtrack that enhances the experience. Reviewers describe it as a walking simulator that immerses players in a lovely winter forest setting, making it easy to get lost in its enchanting ambiance. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's appeal despite its lack of challenge.
“The game is beautiful and atmospheric.”
“A great and atmospheric adventure in the winter forest.”
“Does a great job creating this lovely atmosphere that you can get lost in.”
- music10 mentions
- 90 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its atmospheric and immersive qualities, enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers highlight the beautiful and unique soundtrack, which complements the game's adventure elements and contributes significantly to its captivating ambiance.
“The game has an amazing soundtrack that will completely immerse you in the story.”
“Particular attention should be paid to the soundtrack, it's just amazing here!”
“Simple, but beautiful adventure game with very nice music.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players finding them "meh" while others praise the atmospheric 3D visuals and retro aesthetic that enhance the game's personality. Overall, the graphics are described as beautiful and fitting for the game's theme, though some users note issues with clarity in navigation and cursor visibility.
“For the most part, this is a 3D walking simulator with a retro aesthetic that gives the game a lot of personality.”
“The graphics are great!”
“Very atmospheric game, nice graphics and great soundtrack.”
“The graphics are mediocre.”
“For the most part, this is a 3D walking simulator with a retro aesthetic that gives the game a lot of personality.”
“The world and its characters are rendered in 3D with a retro aesthetic that gives the game a lot of personality.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being bland and frustrating, primarily involving tedious exploration and dialogue with little guidance, leading to a trial-and-error experience. Players often find themselves aimlessly searching for items against a visually unhelpful backdrop, which detracts from overall enjoyment.
“Most of the gameplay is spent exploring the game’s environments for items and talking to people in order to move the story forward.”
“The gameplay is bland, boring, and frustrating: you walk, read, try to get through dialogue, walk through a boring landscape, try to find whatever the game wants you to find (with a white indicator on a mostly white screen, wow!), and do some incredibly stupid clicking tasks where you are given no indication of which option is the correct one, resulting in a trial-and-error situation where you are desperately trying to keep track of the 'correct' order.”
“Most of the gameplay is spent exploring the game’s environments for items and talking to people in order to move the story forward.”
