Biomutant, what are you, really?
I’ve spent upwards of 35 hours tromping around developer Experiment 101’s beautiful world. I’ve listened to thousands of lines of dialogue, leveled up my mutant raccoon-thing with psionics and resistances and custom-crafted gear. I’ve felled massive, unusually fluffy bosses, ended a tribal war fueled by dueling and unexpectedly nuanced ideologies, and saved the whole, entire world.
It’s been a long journey, but I’ve seen much of what Biomutant has to offer. And yet for all of that, I’m still not entirely clear on what this story was about or how it was shaped by various turns of the plot. Even the game itself is a bit of an enigma. I’ve dubbed the vibe it exudes “Ghost of Cuteshima,” since it plays a lot like Sucker Punch’s superb PlayStation game, except everything is furry and kind of creepy-adorable and named things like “Hoof Puff.” (Also, the presence of sifus and “Wung-Fu” is more of a nod to Chinese martial arts.) Read more…
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